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Harris Will Leave Senate Seat Monday, Set To Return As Tiebreaking Vice President

January 17, 2021 - 12:00pm

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will step down from her California Senate seat Monday before taking up a more high-profile position in the chamber two days later, transition officials have announced.

When Harris makes history as the first woman, first Black person and first Indian American to serve as vice...

Listen: Eyewitnesses Recount The 1954 Shooting Attack On The U.S. Capitol

January 17, 2021 - 11:58am

On March 1, 1954, four people launched on armed attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The insurgents, all young Puerto Rican nationalists from New York, fired more than two dozen bullets into the House of Representatives chamber in a plot to bring attention to the fight for Puerto Rico's independence....

Betto Arcos Shares The Power Of Community In 'Music Stories From The Cosmic Barrio'

January 17, 2021 - 11:58am

For over a decade, arts journalist Betto Arcos has been a familiar voice to public radio listeners, bringing them the sounds of the world — be it from a samba school in Rio or an amphitheater in Colombia, profiling artists who play unusual instruments or create cross-cultural mashups. More than...

Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak

January 17, 2021 - 11:33am

This page is updated regularly.

Explore the chart below to find a country-by-country breakdown of new and total cases since January.

In late spring and early summer, new COVID-19 cases were largely driven by cases in the Americas. While the U.S. has consistently had the most new...

Coronavirus Is Surging: How Severe Is Your State's Outbreak?

January 17, 2021 - 11:30am

This page is updated regularly.

More than 23 million people in the U.S. have had confirmed coronavirus infections and more than 395,000 have died of COVID-19. Tens of thousands of new cases are reported daily nationwide. In the graphics below, explore the trends in your state.

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In His Inaugural Address, Biden Seeks To Move Past 'American Carnage'

January 17, 2021 - 11:00am

Updated at 9:40 a.m. ET

When Joe Biden gives his inaugural address this week, he will do so from a place that will illustrate the magnitude of the challenge he faces as the 46th U.S. president — and will test his ability to find the right words to begin...

Social Media Site Gab Is Surging, Even As Critics Blame It For Capitol Violence

January 17, 2021 - 11:00am

In the days before the insurrection attempt on the Capitol, alternative social media site Gab was lighting up about it.

Some of the discussion on the social media, which is popular among Trump diehards, even veered into a level of specificity that caused alarm among outside observers.

"There...

Didn't Get Enough Financial Aid For College? You Can Ask For More Money

January 17, 2021 - 9:00am

Last spring, the pandemic stole Maddie Harvey's job on campus in the Dean of Students office. She was finishing up her senior year at St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minn., and without the income from her job, she wasn't going to have enough money to pay her upcoming tuition...

Federal Prisons On Lockdown Because Of 'Current Events'

January 17, 2021 - 12:05am

Authorities are locking down all federal prisons as the country braces for potential violence leading into Wednesday's swearing-in of President-elect Joe Biden.

The lockdown was announced early Saturday morning. A statement from the Bureau of Prisons does not specify the length of the lockdown but says the agency...

On Biden's Inauguration Day, Trump Will See Himself Out

January 16, 2021 - 10:54pm

President Trump plans to leave the White House and Washington, D.C., on Inauguration Day with a departure ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, a senior administration official said on Saturday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the announcement is not yet official.

Trump — who has not congratulated President-elect Joe...

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Harris Will Leave Senate Seat Monday, Set To Return As Tiebreaking Vice President

Listen: Eyewitnesses Recount The 1954 Shooting Attack On The U.S. Capitol

Betto Arcos Shares The Power Of Community In 'Music Stories From The Cosmic Barrio'

Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak

Coronavirus Is Surging: How Severe Is Your State's Outbreak?

In His Inaugural Address, Biden Seeks To Move Past 'American Carnage'

Social Media Site Gab Is Surging, Even As Critics Blame It For Capitol Violence

Didn't Get Enough Financial Aid For College? You Can Ask For More Money

Federal Prisons On Lockdown Because Of 'Current Events'

On Biden's Inauguration Day, Trump Will See Himself Out

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