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Angry protesters demonstrate in front of the Icelandic Parliament in March. Voters rejected a plan that would have forced the country to pay for the losses of savers in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

Ash from an Icelandic volcano is causing big and costly disruptions in Europe but, so far, it's nothing compared with the havoc caused by the country's economic eruption a year and a half ago. How can a remote island in the North Atlantic, with only about 320,000 people, be the source of so much damage?

Iranian, French and Chinese officials sign a deal to develop a major offshore gas field in the Persian Gulf. It's the first big contract between Iran and a consortium led by a Western energy firm since sanctions were loosened in January.

Iran, France And China To Develop $6 Billion Gas Field In The Persian Gulf

The deal marks the first Western energy investment in Iran since the loosening of sanctions in January.

Italian Coast Guard Rescues More Than 6,000 Migrants In Mediterranean

Italy's coast guard rescued more than 6,000 migrants from scores of boats in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya Tuesday. It was one of the largest rescues in a single day this year.

A video displays a discussion about presidential pardons on Thursday during the fifth hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Republican lawmakers asked the White House for pardons before and after Jan. 6

Various Republican House members requested pardons from President Donald Trump in the final days of his administration, according to testimony presented before the Jan. 6 committee.

Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, talks to reporters on Nov. 17, 2022.

Jan. 6 committee is likely to make criminal referrals related to Capitol attack

Chair Bennie Thompson said members haven't decided how many referrals to issue. "We have not made a decision as to who," he said, "but we have made decisions that criminal referrals will happen."

Trump distorted the history of the Jan. 6 riot. NPR's archive preserves the evidence

It's been five years since the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. NPR's Investigations team's coverage includes an archive of much of the documentation no longer available from the government.

6 Police Officers Shot In Separate Incidents In Florida, Pennsylvania

On the same night in Florida, two police officers were fatally shot in Kissimmee, near Orlando, and two were shot in Jacksonville. Two others were shot in Pennsylvania.

Helicopter crashes into Hudson River, killing 6, including family of Spanish tourists

A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday. Mayor Eric Adams has confirmed that 6 people are reported dead, including a family of tourists from Spain, with 3 children.

U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., addresses Democrats at a results watch party following South Carolina's leadoff Democratic presidential primary, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Clyburn, a national co-chair for President Joe Biden's reelection campaign, advocated for his home state to go first on the party's nominating calendar. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

SC top Democrat Clyburn says DNC in Chicago must be a party 'lovefest'

SC Public Radio's Maayan Schechter speaks to South Carolina U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn on July 26, 2024, about President Joe Biden's exit from the 2024 race, Vice President Kamala Harris' entrance and who she should pick as her running mate.

The big takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee, 2 years after the day

Last year a Congressional committee investigated the attack on U.S. democracy that day and the lead-up and aftermath, painting a picture of former President Donald Trump and his inner circle's involvement in the day in question.

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