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House lawmakers have a reached a deal on a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President…

For the past 18 years, Andy Linares has been running his family business, Bug Off Pest Control. Recently, he came to the StoryCorps booth in New York's Grand Central Terminal to talk about his work as an exterminator.

The Rules Committee of the Jacksonville City Council voted down legislation Tuesday to hold a public referendum on whether to remove all historical markers from public places.

Technically speaking, the Greek film Hard Goodbyes: My Father is a contender for the Oscars and the Golden Globes. But with runs in only two U.S. theaters, the odds are against it. The film is a coming-of-age story about a 10-year-old boy living in Athens, and Liz Yuan liked it enough to try her hand at distributing it. Hear NPR's Michele Norris.

Growing up in Brazil, singer Marisa Monte's first love was opera. But eventually, the soft swaying sound of the samba lured her back to the musical roots of her homeland. She has two new albums out — one samba, one contemporary pop.

City Council voted 16-1 to kick in the first $20 million toward a health and financial technology campus Downtown. The city intends to approve $30 million more over the next three years.

There has been no winner for 35 consecutive drawings, since the last time someone won the top prize on July 19. That streak trails the record of 41 draws set in 2021 and 2022.

The jackpot for the next drawing Monday night remains the world's ninth-largest lottery prize of all time.

In the early 20th century, many of England's workers awoke to the tap, tap, tap of their town's "knocker-up." In her children's book Mary Smith, Andrea U'Ren follows a day in the life of a knocker-up armed with a pea shooter.

The jackpot is now the world's fourth-largest lottery prize after rolling over for 34 consecutive drawings, since the last time someone won the top prize on July 19.