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Ahead of the House Jan. 6 committee meeting Monday, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to law professor Kim Wehle about the importance of this moment for American democracy.

Scott Simon speaks with independent journalist Marcy Wheeler, who covers national security, about the latest developments in the Jan. 6 insurrection trial.

Mosquitos love heat. And as summers get warmer, mosquito-borne illnesses are rising, in the U.S., Europe, and South and Central America. Here are some tips to protect yourself.

After trading fire across the Israel-Lebanon border for almost a year, this week Israel and Hezbollah have intensified the fighting. Here’s a look at Hezbollah, its origins, goals and leadership.

A series of crime novels now adapted for TV imagines former German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a crime-solving detective.

With no costumes, no superpowers and no Batman, HBO's The Penguin is less like a comic book series than a crime drama — closer to The Sopranos than to the Batman movie from which it came.

San Marino has trounced Liechtenstein, its first international soccer win in 20 years. NPR's Scott Simon has details.

Jewish people across the U.S. are increasingly concerned about incidents of antisemitism, a new report shows. In the Northeast, one out of six Jewish people say they were targets of antisemitism from late 2021 to the same time last year.

The world’s oldest film festival is underway in Italy -- it's the Venice International Film Festival. We learn more about this year’s most talked about entries.

Washington Post Chief Executive and Publisher Will Lewis' pick to be its lead editor has withdrawn from the job. Robert Winnett of the U.K.'s Telegraph was scheduled to start after the U.S. elections.