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Nurses perform timed breathing exercises on a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the la Timone hospital in Marseille, southern France on Dec. 31, 2021.

Death toll surpasses 6 million for the pandemic now in its 3rd year

Health care experts say that confirmed deaths represent a fraction of the true number of deaths due to COVID because of limited testing.

News brief: vaccine-or-test ruling, Jan. 6 charges, Novak Djokovic

Supreme Court delivers two key decisions on vaccine rules. The Oath Keepers leader is charged with conspiracy in the Jan. 6 riot. Australia's revokes tennis star Novak Djokovic's visa again.

Exit interview: David Rennie ends 6 years covering Beijing for 'The Economist'

David Rennie, longtime China Bureau Chief of "The Economist," is leaving Beijing. In Part 1 of an exit interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, Rennie talks about where the Chinese economy is headed.

Rep. Liz Cheney has stepped into the role played by Republican Sen. Howard Baker of Tennessee in the Watergate hearings, speaking for that portion of her party willing to hear the facts and make an independent judgment, Ron Elving writes.

The Jan. 6 committee has learned some lessons from previous televised hearings

The most telling testimony against the Republican former president has come from Republicans he appointed or who supported him and voted for him (and, in some cases, say they would do so again).

News brief: Jan. 6 subpoenas, Supreme Court preview, India's climate challenge

The Jan. 6 House panel issues more subpoenas for ex-Trump officials. A look at two cases before the Supreme Court Tuesday. And, India's rapid development has left it with many environmental issues.

Convinced the election was stolen, thousands of Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 as Congress counts and certifies the Electoral College vote.

What We Know So Far: A Timeline Of Security Response At The Capitol On Jan. 6

Despite days of widespread incitement on social media in advance of the insurrection encouraging extremist Trump supporters to assault the U.S. Capitol, law enforcement was unprepared and overwhelmed.

The Jan. 6 committee presented voted this week to subpoena former President Trump. The fate of the subpoena will likely be decided soon by the courts. The impact of the committee's work will likely take longer to gauge.

The Jan. 6 committee has done its job, but its impact depends on others

No matter how much news and attention a congressional panel may generate, the ultimate effect depends on whether they alter the arc of a presidency or otherwise change the course of national history.

NFL suspends quarterback Deshaun Watson for 6 games over sexual assault accusations

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Lindsay Jones, senior NFL Editor for The Ringer, about the NFL suspending quarterback Deshaun Watson for six games.

Matt Pottinger, former deputy national security adviser, and Sarah Matthews, former White House deputy press secretary, are sworn in to testify as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing on Thursday.

Here's every word from the 8th Jan. 6 committee on its investigation

Read the full transcript from the July 21 House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack hearing.

News brief: 4th Jan. 6 hearing, eastern Ukraine, cryptocurrency vulnerability

The House Jan. 6 panel holds another hearing. Russia is close to capturing Severodonetsk, a key city in the eastern part of Ukraine. Analysis shows cryptocurrency tech is vulnerable to tampering.

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