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A letter signed by 34 people held on charges related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol complains of inhumane conditions behind bars, including mold, abusive guards, bad food and filthy laundry.

A new research collaboration between Harvard University and Oxford University Press aims to compile the first fully-formed dictionary of African American English.

The U.S. Embassy confirmed the 60-year-old's death in Wuhan, China. The death on Thursday was the first of an American from the virus.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on today's Supreme Court decision that states cannot be sued by their employees for money damages under the Americans With Disabilities Act. The justices' 5-4 ruling follows a pattern of recent decisions that reduce the power of the federal government over the states.

The tight race for a U.S. Senate seat from South Dakota -- won by Sen. Tim Johnson, the Democratic incumbent -- shows the growing power of Native American voters on both parties. Brian Bull of South Dakota Public Radio reports.

As overhauling Social Security takes center stage in Washington, perhaps no group is watching the debate more closely than middle-aged Americans.

The panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack are taking their time before deciding to pursue criminal contempt against Mark Meadows because it will be a bigger legal test.

NPR's A Martinez speaks to author and scholar Janell Hobson about the symbolism of the American flag on the cover of Beyonce's new album, which has been divisive among some fans.

Studies show the populations of most North American shorebirds are declining. But the American oystercatcher found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts is a success story.

Thursday begins the five-day Indian festival Durga Puja, the largest annual celebration for Bengali Hindus. Commentator Sandip Roy contrasts celebrating the holiday as a child in Calcutta and as an adult in California.