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On Thursday, President-elect Joe Biden announced the team he wants to lead the Justice Department. It has its work cut out, including with the aftermath of Wednesday's violence on Capitol Hill.

For the second straight year, the communal arts festival isn't happening because of the pandemic. But the community that hosts the pilgrimage doesn't mind.

There are increasing calls on Capitol Hill to respond to President Trump's actions in inciting insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Some are calling on the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment.

The arts employ nearly five million people in America, but advocates say President Trump's record of support for arts and humanities has been mixed. Will that change under the Biden administration?

The coronavirus is ripping across one of the nation's poorest and unhealthiest states — Alabama. The state ranks third in the U.S. for the number of people per capita hospitalized with COVID-19.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Adam Jentleson, former deputy chief of staff to Democratic Sen. Harry Reid, about his reaction to the events that took place on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

The U.K. is struggling to stop a more contagious version of the coronavirus. NPR discusses what might happen if the variant spreads across the U.S.

Michel Martin speaks to Shomari Stone, a reporter with Washington, D.C.'s NBC affiliate, about what it's like to cover crime at a time when homicides are on the rise nationally.

During the pandemic, more people have been biking for exercise or to avoid crowded public transportation. At the same time, many cities have seen big jumps in bikes stolen from novice cyclists.

The last elections were held in 2006 and the Palestinian parliament hasn't conducted real business in years. Many observers predict the Islamist party Hamas is poised to win if elections are held.