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At least six people are said to have died after the El Almirante ferry, which was carrying more than 150 passengers, began sinking.

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is asking fellow members of Congress to cooperate in the probe.

Nobody paying attention for the past 24 months would be surprised to see Indiana — yes, Indiana — leading the way into this year's College Football Playoff.

In 1985, Mark Bryan heard Darius Rucker singing in a dorm shower at the University of South Carolina and asked him to form a band. For the next eight years, Hootie & the Blowfish—completed by bassist Dean Felber and drummer Soni Sonefeld—played every frat house, roadhouse, and rock club in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast, becoming one of the biggest independent acts in the region.In Only Wanna Be with You (2022, USC Press), Tim Sommer, the ultimate insider who signed Hootie to Atlantic Records, pulls back the curtain on a band that defied record-industry odds to break into the mainstream by playing hacky sack music in the age of grunge.He chronicles the band's indie days; the chart-topping success—and near-cancelation—of their major-label debut, cracked rear view; the year of Hootie (1995) when the album reached no. 1, the "Only Wanna Be with You" music video collaboration with ESPN's SportsCenter became a sensation, and the band inspired a plotline on the TV show Friends; the lean years from the late 1990s through the early 2000s; Darius Rucker's history-making rise in country music; and one of the most remarkable comeback stories of the century.Tim Sommer shares the Hootie story with Walter Edgar.

U.S. officials approved the deal in September, months after Iran emerged from sanctions.

Hip-hop superstar Chance the Rapper returns to the show to play a game we call, "Chance? Meet Community Chest": Three questions about Monopoly.

The founder of the Oath Keepers and four others individuals linked to the far-right, anti-government group go on trial Tuesday on seditious conspiracy and other charges stemming from the Jan. 6 riot.

Scott Simon talks with Rep. Bennie Thompson about the Jan. 6 hearings. The Mississippi Democrat chairs the committee investigating the attack on the Capitol.

The House Jan. 6th committee released its final report this week. It included additional evidence and detailed descriptions of the plan to overturn the 2020 election results.

The president's budget details his ambitious (and costly) plans to invest in infrastructure and the social safety net — the likes of which the country hasn't seen in decades.