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The House Select Committee investigating the Capitol insurrection held its first hearing Tuesday. We look back on how that day unfolded.

Simone Biles pulled out of the women's gymnastics Olympics team finals competition for mental health reasons. A winner of five Olympic medals, Biles' reason was the pressure she carries.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mark Rosenberg, founding director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, about gun violence prevention and the CDC funding research on it.

The Taliban say their blitz through Afghanistan is complete. President Biden on Tuesday tours Ida damage in the Northeast. Tennessee and other states are struggling with the latest COVID-19 surge.

Anger is growing in Louisiana over the number of vulnerable people dying from the heat in Hurricane Ida's aftermath. Residents want to know why cities and nonprofits weren't better prepared to help.

Americans and others are still trying to get out of Afghanistan, after the U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover. At the same time, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is involved in crisis talks.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to journalist Natasha Del Toro about her new podcast, Verified: The Next Threat, about the rise of a global movement that is propelled by white supremacy.

Audrey Niffenegger's new book is a collaboration with her husband, comics artist Eddie Campbell — but Campbell's style doesn't jell with Niffenegger's writing, leading to an uneven experience.

Generations of Americans had their worldviews shaped by photo and editorial choices that the magazine now says were racist. But some scholars and staff photographers knew that decades ago.

NPR may not be able to help you with your love life, but we do have something else to offer this Valentine's Day: a playlist of the best love stories in podcasting.