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A look at the role armed militia groups may have played in the weeks before Jan. 6

NPR's Cheryl W. Thompson speaks with Mary McCord, executive director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, about the role of armed militias in the attack.

Serena Williams wins the singles match against Garbine Muguruza of Spain after the women's singles final at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, on Saturday. Williams won 6-4, 6-4.

Serena Williams Wins 21st Grand Slam Title At Wimbledon

For Williams, it leaves her one shy of Steffi Graf and at third place for the all-time women's Grand Slam record.

Denver Riggleman, a former Republican Congressman, joined the staff of the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. His new book, "The Breach," describes his work on the investigation and his path to politics.

A new book's behind-the-scenes look at Congress' Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation

Denver Riggleman spent 8 months as an adviser to the Congressional committee investigating the January 6th Capitol Riot. Now he's written a book about his experience — called, "The Breach."

Jere Numminen of Finland, right, is defended by Mathieu Schneider of the United States during a quarter-final men's ice hockey match, Feb. 22, 2006.

Europeans Knock U.S., Canada out of Olympic Hockey

The Canadian and United States hockey teams are heading home from the Turin Olympics after tough matches against rivals in Europe. Canada was beaten 2-0 by Russia in the quarterfinals and the Americans lost 4-3 to Finland.

Fourteen years after the 1992 hit 'Basic Instinct,' Sharon Stone is in good form for the sequel.

Stone, Cold in 'Basic Instinct 2'

Sharon Stone returns as a gorgeous novelist (and apparent psychopath) in a sequel to her 1992 smash hit Basic Instinct. This time, she's matching wits and sexual techniques with British actor David Morrissey instead of Michael Douglas. David Edelstein has a review.

Do Pakistanis Support U.S. Drone Attacks?

Drone strikes in Pakistan are in the spotlight after that country's Prime Minister visited the U.S., and a new report detailed hundreds of civilian casualties from American attacks. But how do people in Pakistan view drones? Host Michel Martin speaks to freelance journalists Aisha Sarwari and Madiha Tahir to find out.

Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute has been named the new public editor for NPR.

NPR Names Poynter's Kelly McBride As 6th Public Editor

Media ethicist Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute has been named NPR's public editor, an in-house advocate for listeners and newsroom watchdog.

The case of transgender high school student Gavin Grimm, seen here last year, has been sent back to a lower court by the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Won't Decide Transgender Teen's Challenge To Bathroom Policy

A one-sentence order sends the case back to a lower court and cites the Trump administration's rescinding of guidance that students have the right to use facilities matching their gender identity.

In February, ahead of the Texas statewide primary, Carlos Vanegas at the Harris County Elections Office in Houston pushes a cart with mail-in ballots to be sent to voters. The county ultimately rejected thousands of the mail ballots it received back.

In Texas, thousands of mail ballots were rejected following new ID requirements

Perhaps most notably, Harris County rejected a whopping 19% percent of the mail ballots it received, or 6,888 ballots in total. Four years ago the county's rejection rate was about 0.3%.

A water crisis restricts usage to 6 hours a day in one of Mexico's largest cities

Scott Simon talks with Associated Press reporter Marcos Martinez Chacon about the water crisis affecting the residents of Monterrey, one of Mexico's largest cities.

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