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Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss, former Georgia election worker, wipes her eyes as she testifies during the fourth hearing on the Jan. 6 investigation in the Cannon House Office Building on June 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan committee, which has been gathering evidence for almost a year related to the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, is presenting its findings in a series of televised hearings. On January 6, 2021, supporters of former President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol Building during an attempt to disrupt a congressional vote to confirm the electoral college win for President Joe Biden. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

'I felt very afraid,' recounts poll worker describing hostile voters at primary election

By one estimate, about a third of poll workers have quit since 2020, leading to a national shortage.

When Nancy Pelosi was sworn in as the first female Speaker of the House she said, "We have broken the marble ceiling. For our daughters and our granddaughters now the sky is the limit."

'Know Your Power' Charts Pelosi's Path To Congress

On Jan. 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi made history as the first female speaker of the House. She talks with Deborah Amos about her new book, Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters. Pelosi comes from a devoutly Democratic family, and she charts her journey from stay-at-home mom to politician.

Viola Davis just put the G in EGOT. She accepted the audio book, narration and storytelling recording award for <em>Finding Me</em> during the 65th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on Sunday, in Los Angeles.

Viola Davis achieves EGOT status with Grammy win

"I just EGOT!" the 57-year-old actor said after winning best audiobook, narration and storytelling recording for her memoir, Finding Me, at the Grammys premiere ceremony on Sunday.

Sunday Puzzle: Laundry Day Challenge

Virginia Macali plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

People, including children, are hurt after a bus crash in Magoffin County, Ky.

Students were on board the bus when it wrecked on Route 40, near Salyersville.

Sunday Puzzle: Animal additions

Bern Krafsig plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

Packing up Christmas decorations can be as big a job as setting up

An 80-year-old Rhode Island man has a bigger job than most on his hands. Geno Milano's nativity scene has over 400 pieces. The collection has been growing since he began putting it together in 1975.

Jefferson County School District Food Service Department staff arrange some of the hundreds of free lunches that was given to students on March 3, 2021 in Fayette, Miss. As one of the most food insecure counties in the United States, many families and their children come to depend on the free meals as their only means of daily sustenance.

Food access increased for children in 2021, but decreased for adults living alone

Children had more access to food in 2021 compared to the previous year. But for other groups such as the elderly and women living alone, food insecurity was on the rise, according to the U.S.

New Utah law to set limits on how children can use social media

The law signed by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox on Thursday requires those under 18 years old to get parental consent before signing up for sites like Instagram or TikTok.

Economist: Stimulus Appears To Be Working

More jobs were lost last month than expected, but the Obama administration's economic stimulus package promises to create 600,000 jobs by the end of the summer. Mark Zandi, the chief economist at Moody's Economy.com, says that without the stimulus, the numbers would be worse.

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