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The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is moving forward to hold former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress after he stopped cooperating with them.

Nowhere is the nation's home buying and building binge more visible than in Las Vegas. On average, 200 new residents arrive every day needing a place to live. That has led to a rash of lawsuits over construction defects.

It's a big moment for fans of high fantasy. But for some, the weeks leading up to the release of Amazon's Lord of the Rings prequel series have meant a mix of excitement – and a little anxiety.

Longtime NPR foreign correspondent Anne Garrels has died. She was known for her brave work covering war zones and conflicts around the world.

A confirmation hearing for Robert Gates before the Senate Armed Services Committee is scheduled for Tuesday. President Bush nominated the former CIA director to replace Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to a close friend of Philando Castile, Danny Givens. Philando Castile was fatally shot Wednesday night by police during a traffic stop in a St. Paul, Minn., suburb.

A federal jury found a scuba dive boat captain was criminally negligent in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with ESPN reporter Michael Voepel about where the NCAA Women's Tournament currently stands.

The Kennedy Center Honors will broadcast on CBS Wednesday evening. This year's Honorees are Dionne Warwick, Billy Crystal, Renee Fleming, Barry Gibb and Queen Latifah.

In the boldest move yet by new CEO Marissa Mayer, Yahoo will buy the blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion. The move is a bet that Tumblr's large community of users is a source of potential profits. While Tumblr is a fast-growing startup, it has not generated significant revenue.