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In 1995, the Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia took a shoestring DIY approach to recording their debut album, Mystic Stylez. Their example led to a flourishing independent hip-hop scene.

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has been looking at the causes of the riot. It's now voting on contempt resolution for Steve Bannon who defied its subpoena.

A string of Jehovah's Witnesses have been convicted since Russia's Supreme Court banned the Christian denomination as an "extremist organization" in 2017.

This week brings mystery writer P.D. James' homage to Jane Austen, a comic novel from Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel, a mountain climbing disaster story from Jim Davidson and Kevin Vaughan, and Mimi Alford's tale of her affair with President John F. Kennedy.

The lawsuit arrives as U.S. renters continue to struggle. The latest figures show that half of American renters spent more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities in 2022, an all-time high.

Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about the evidence presented by the Jan. 6 committee and the difficulties in prosecuting a former president.

The settlement is the latest in a string tied to the mortgage practices that led to the housing bubble, which was mostly responsible for the great recession.

Robert Bainter lost his Apple Watch body surfing in Huntington Beach, Calif., only to have someone find and return it six months later. It still worked, according to KTLA.

A man in Canada tried to sell a carved replica of a grand wooden chair. Over six years, he dropped the price from 5,000 to 1,000 Canadian dollars. At last a pub owner bought it, the CBC reports.