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  • Members of the National Guard patrol near the U.S. Capitol in March in Washington.
    Prosecutors Secure The 2nd Guilty Plea In The Capitol Insurrection
    Paul Hodgkins pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing an official proceeding. He is the second person to plead guilty in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
  • A man walks past a newsstand with advertisements for the Mega Millions lottery on Tuesday. The $1.537 billion Mega Millions winning lottery ticket was sold in South Carolina.
    A Winning Ticket In S.C. For $1.5 Billion, One Of Largest Jackpots In Lottery History
    The drawing was Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET. The odds for holding the winning ticket were about 1 in 302 million.
  • With much of the country ordered to stay at home, countless businesses have shut down and millions are out of work.
    Staggering: Record 10 Million File For Unemployment In 2 Weeks
    The staggering number of people claiming jobless benefits set a new record for the second week in a row. Much of the country has been ordered to stay at home, bringing the economy to a lurching halt.
  • A demonstrator wears an Oath Keepers anti-government organization badge on a tactical vest during a protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2021.
    Justice Department Charges Suspected Oath Keepers In Plot To Attack The Capitol
    The Justice Department charged six more members of a far-right militia group for allegedly plotting ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. At least three others were already charged from the group.
  • Billy Joel's Piano Lesson, Part One
    Billy Joel doesn't perform on his latest CD, a collection of classical pieces he composed. The 'piano man' explains why — and reveals what he's learned about his craft (6:58-7:45) Billy Joel: Fantasies & Delusions, Op. 1-10. Sony/Columbia.
  • Ahmir Thompson, AKA Questlove.
    Ahmir Thompson, AKA Questlove
    Ahmir Thompson, aka Questlove, is the drummer for the Grammy-winning hip-hop group The Roots. The sextet melds musical styles: rock 'n' roll, jazz fusion, funk, poetry, shout-outs to hip-hop pioneers, black nationalism and groove-laden neo-soul musings. (This interview originally aired Feb. 6, 2003.)
  • Pianist Konstantin Lifschitz
    Piano Artistry from Konstantin Lifschitz
    At 28, Russian pianist Konstantin Lifschitz is celebrated for his exquisite musical sensibility and nuanced playing. He performs Chopin's Waltz No. 1 and Liszt's Paganini Etude No.6 in NPR's Studio 4.
  • High Court Backs Oregon's Assisted-Suicide Law
    The Supreme Court rules in favor of Oregon's physician-assisted-suicide law in a 6-to-3 decision. The justices find the state has the right to allow doctors to prescribe lethal doses of drugs for terminally ill, mentally sound patients.
  • Songwriter Allen Toussaint, a Hitmaker
    Allen Toussaint, evacuated from New Orleans after the floods hit, is a songwriter best known for the hit "Working in the Coal Mine." He wrote songs for The Meters, Dr. John, Patti LaBelle and many others, and was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. (This interview was first broadcast on Jan. 6, 1988.)
  • The Fabulous Pre-Fab Gorillaz
    The Gorillaz' debut album sold more than 6 million copies worldwide, and the group was nominated for MTV awards, Brit awards, even a Grammy. Their recent tour sold out premier venues in North America. Not bad for a bunch of cartoon characters. NPR's Susan Stone goes behind the curtain, Tuesday on All Things Considered.
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