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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to author Daniel Combs about his book Until the World Shatters, which explores the connection between Myanmar's jade industry and a long-running civil war.

Torrey Peters' new book features three people who struggle with parenthood and family questions. She says a transgender lens can help everyone understand the limits of how we define gender.

In Selma, Ala., the reenactment of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge was scaled down because of COVID-19. It was also the first without civil rights icon John Lewis who died last year.

A pool of potential jurors were in the court building, waiting to start the selection process. But they're being sent home for the day.

Blunt is the fifth Republican senator to announce his intention not to seek reelection next year.

An insurrection task force directed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says U.S. Capitol Police need more support to address security weaknesses. The review was led by retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré.

Two more of President Biden's nominees to lead the Justice Department will be questioned by the Senate this week as Merrick Garland prepares for confirmation as attorney general.

Taking Klubradio off the air was the latest blow to press freedom in a country where the right-wing populist leadership and its allies have increased control and influence over the media.

In an 8-1 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of two former students blocked from expressing religious opinions on campus. But Roberts protested keeping the case alive after the college caved.

Former Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler has started a new group in Georgia that aims to be the conservative counter to Stacey Abrams' effective Fair Fight voting organization.