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Hurricane season comes as no surprise to Virginians. We know when it’s coming, and we know what the consequences might be. So how good are we at…

In softcover fiction, Jill McCorkle's cluster of retirees faces death with humor and sorrow. In nonfiction, Lawrence Wright peeks into the world of Scientology, Simon Garfield charts a history of maps, Jonathan Cott recalls his friendship with John and Yoko, Duncan Wall spins yarns about the circus and Mark Binelli welcomes us to his Detroit.

Four officers who responded to the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are giving testimony to the newly established, Democratic-led panel investigating the attack.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with historian Timothy Naftali about the history of impeachment in America.

Cressida Dick, 56, a former beat cop in London's West End, on Wednesday was named the first female police commissioner in the organization's 188-year history.

The Dow Jones industrial average topped 23,000 for the first time, crossing another milestone amid better-than-expected earnings reports and concerns that stocks are approaching another bubble.

Inflation continues to challenge the Biden administration. Meanwhile, the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues public hearings.

Scott Simon talks with Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas, one of several congressional Republicans who expressed concern about the fast repeal of Obamacare in a closed-door meeting.

How President Trump's travel ban has left a number of American citizens and Yemeni-American families trapped in the tiny country of Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa.

The photographer and folklorist documented a caravan of mule-driven wagons that left Mississippi to march on Washington 50 years ago to draw attention to poverty.