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The Capitol after Jan. 6

The Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol has left a lasting impact on everything from relationships between members of Congress to the political focus of lawmakers.

A majority thinks Trump is to blame for Jan. 6 but won't face charges, poll finds

As the Jan. 6 hearings have played out, there has been only some, if any, movement in people's views of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, but independents' views have changed since a December poll.

Anthony Scaramucci, whose tenure at the White House was short but attention-getting, made a splash in the first round of voting in the NPR Top Political Story of the Year Bracket.

NPR Bracket, Round 1 Results: Top Seeds Advance, 'The Mooch' With An Upset

Voting continues Wednesday for you to decide the top political story of the year. After the first round of voting, there are 32 stories left with some big match ups ahead.

Blair's Top Media Adviser Resigns

Alistair Campbell, British Prime Minister Tony Blair's top media strategist, steps down amid accusations that he helped exaggerate evidence on Iraq's weapons programs. The British media had dubbed Campbell the "real deputy prime minister." Campbell cites family reasons for his resignation. Hear NPR's Guy Raz.

Dr. Michael Baden points to an autopsy diagram showing where bullets hit Michael Brown, as the family's attorneys Benjamin Crump (left) and Daryl Parks look on during a news conference Monday at the Greater St. Mark Family Church in Ferguson, Mo.

Forensic Experts Discuss 6 Bullets That Hit Michael Brown

Only one of the teenager's wounds was not survivable, pathologist Dr. Michael Baden says. The preliminary findings of his autopsy show the teenager was shot at least six times in Ferguson, Mo.

Law enforcement personnel investigate the scene of multiple shootings in Arkabutla, Miss. on Friday Six people were fatally shot at multiple locations in the small town in rural Mississippi. A suspect was arrested and charged with murder.

A man has been charged with killing 6 people in Mississippi

A lone gunman killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather Friday at multiple locations in the tiny rural community of Arkabutla, the local sheriff said.

Serena Williams returns a shot to Venus Williams during Tuesday's quarterfinals match of the 2015 U.S. Open in New York City.

Serena Tops Venus In U.S. Open Match, Moves Closer To Grand Slam

Williams defeated her big sister 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. It keeps alive her quest to win each of the year's major tournaments, the first time the feat would be accomplished since Steffi Graf did it in 1988.

Haitian President's Second Term

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports from Port au Prince on the beginning of Jeanne Bertrand Aristide's second term as president of Haiti. There is concerted opposition to Aristide and his Lavalas Party from a coalition of smaller parties known as Convergence, which has formed its own government and called for new elections.

Haiti

There is another election today: voters are going to the polls in Haiti, where former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide is running for another full term. Opposition candidates are boycotting the election, citing fraud. Voters have been scared away from polls due to a spate of explosions from homemade bombs around Haiti's capital. Host Lisa Simeone talks to NPR's Gerry Hadden from Port au Prince.

Britain's Alt-J was this year's Mercury Prize winner, for the band's debut album <em>An Awesome Wave</em>. The group is also Bob Boilen's pick for Album Of The Year.

Bob Boilen's Top 10 Albums Of 2012

The host of All Songs Considered shares the 10 albums and 30 songs he most loved this year.

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