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The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection wrapped up its hearings Friday.

The bloody 1989 crackdown in Beijing changed China, NPR's Louisa Lim explains in a new book. She also chronicles the brutal repression that took place in another city — and remained hidden until now.

State attorneys general vowed the funds would go toward tackling the addiction crisis. But as with the tobacco payouts of the 1990s, local officials have started using them to fill budget shortfalls.

Conservative lawmakers (including Senator Bob Dole) are angry over a proposal by U.N. Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali to raise money for the world body by levying fees on financial transactions such as airline tickets and postage stamps. Trevor Rowe reports.

The universe is full of invisible stuff--dark matter, for example, outnumbers visible matter by a ratio of five to one. Some theoretical physicists think dark matter may be lurking in extra dimensions. Cosmologist Michael Turner discusses the dark side of the universe, and how physicists are studying it.

The wrangling over what to do about a sprawling homeless camp in Santa Rosa, Calif., highlights how hard it is to find answers for a growing crisis across California and much of the West.

A mortar blast killed two Marines in Iraq almost 20 years ago. But families weren't told for years it was "friendly fire," a tragic accident, despite regulations. Some of the wounded were never told.

A mortar blast killed two Marines in Iraq almost 20 years ago. But families weren't told for years it was "friendly fire," a tragic accident, despite regulations. Some of the wounded were never told.

Zimbabwe's elephant population is growing, but climate change makes rainfall unpredictable. Animals travel farther in search of water now and often end up clashing with villagers for scarce resources

Trump administration officials say changes to federal agencies engaged in science were made in the interests of better science that benefits more Americans. Many scientists we spoke with disagree.