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High-profile ransomware attacks are surging as cybercriminals take advantage of weak IT systems. The surge in popularity of cryptocurrencies is also spurring bad actors.

A joint Senate committee probe released its report on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. It detailed intelligence failures and new information about the warnings the Capitol Police got in December.

Actor Clarence Williams III has died. He was best known for playing Linc Hayes on The Mod Squad and Prince's father in Purple Rain.

President Biden's nominee to be the country's next public lands chief appeared before a U.S. Senate panel Tuesday where she was grilled over Biden's controversial freeze on new oil and gas leasing.

In a reversal of long-standing policy, the DOJ said it would start to require body cameras when federal officers are executing search warrants or making pre-planned arrests.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Joe Severino of the Charleston Gazette-Mail about the legislative record of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin.

Police in Canada have charged a 20-year-old man with murder for the deaths of four people killed when hit by a truck. Police say the driver deliberately targeted the family because they are Muslim.

The global fight against COVID-19 is in very different stages country to country. Reporters on three continents explain the status of the pandemic in Germany, Kenya and Colombia.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Mark Bucher, co-owner of Medium Rare, a DC restaurant that's sponsoring several pandemic Mother's Day reunions over brunch.

United Airlines wants to bring back supersonic air travel, like crossing the Atlantic in three hours — but many have questions about the promise of a net-zero carbon footprint startup.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sephora's Artemis Patrick and designer Aurora James, creator of the "15 Percent Pledge" to support Black-owned brands, about how the initiative is going.

Nicaraguan authorities arrested Cristiana Chamorro, President Daniel Ortega's key opponent in upcoming elections, and barred her from running for office after accusing her of money laundering.