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An attack that hit a boys' school in Afghanistan's capital has left students dead and wounded. It's the latest in sectarian violence against Shia Muslims since the Taliban took control in 2021.

At least five small, independent bookstores have opened locally in the district in the last two years — and more are on the way.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with University of Chicago constitutional law professor Aziz Huq about what happens now that the House Jan. 6th Committee has subpoenaed former President Donald Trump.

Singer k.d. lang talks with NPR's Scott Simon about her new CD, Hymns of the 49th Parallel, her tribute to the great songwriters of Canada. She covers songs by Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and others.

President Obama addressed the nation's schoolchildren Tuesday, urging them to work hard. Some students at Stuart-Hobson Middle School in Washington, D.C., who watched the president's address, called his speech "really true," and "inspirational."

Everyone knows about the multimillion-dollar salaries and celebrity status of NBA players. But in the shadows of the NBA, men toil in the relative obscurity of the D-League to keep their dream alive.

NPR's Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.

Washington, D.C.'s Earth Conservation Corps is a non-profit organization with a mission to recruit a few dozen young men and women in the community to clean up and restore their own neighborhood. But there's one hitch: It's one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the country. NPR's Daniel Zwerdling reports.

A recent NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found nearly 6-in-10 voters say President Trump's top priority should be lowering prices. That concern is being expressed loudly in the swing state of Wisconsin.

Read the full transcript from the Oct. 13 hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.