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News brief: Jan. 6 hearing, Mar-a-Lago search details, Venezuelan migrants

The Jan. 6 panel presents evidence in a final hearing. More details are out on why the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago. White House expels illegal Venezuelan migrants as it offers some a legal path to entry.

Ex-Capitol Police Chief Says Requests For National Guard Denied 6 Times In Riots

Steven Sund contradicts reports that help was not requested, saying security officials at the House and Senate rebuffed calls for assistance ahead of and during the attack on the Capitol.

Officers remove tape Thursday from the scene of Wednesday's standoff with police in Philadelphia. The gunman, identified as Maurice Hill, wounded six police officers before surrendering early Thursday after a more than seven-hour standoff.

Officials On Philly Man Who Shot 6 Officers: He 'Should Not Have Been On The Streets'

Six officers were shot in an incident in North Philadelphia that started with a narcotics unit serving a warrant and went on for hours. Two officers trapped at the site were later evacuated safely.

Reporter's Video From Inside Senate On Jan. 6 Shows A Crowd Prepared For Violence

New Yorker writer Luke Mogelson says many of the insurrectionists he filmed at the Capitol "had no inkling that what they were doing was wrong or suspicion that it could result in any consequences."

Ina Jaffe

Ina Jaffe is a veteran NPR correspondent covering the aging of America. Her stories on Morning Edition and All Things Considered have focused on older adults' involvement in politics and elections, dating and divorce, work and retirement, fashion and sports, as well as issues affecting long term care and end of life choices. In 2015, she was named one of the nation's top "Influencers in Aging" by PBS publication Next Avenue, which wrote "Jaffe has reinvented reporting on aging."

FBI arrests man who allegedly planted pipe bombs near DNC, RNC before Jan. 6 attack

The FBI announced Thursday the arrest of the man the believe planted two pipe bombs near the site of the U.S. Capitol complex on Jan. 6, 2021.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that most new heroin addicts first became hooked on prescription painkillers, such as oxycodone, before graduating to heroin, which is cheaper.

Tales Of Corporate Painkiller Pushing: 'The Death Rates Just Soared'

Washington Post journalist Scott Higham says recently released evidence shows the drug industry purposely shipped big quantities of opioids to communities without regard for how they were being used.

A health worker dons protective gear at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site set up by the Los Angeles Fire Department in Inglewood, Calif., on Monday.

Testing Could Unlock A Return To Normal Life, But Obstacles Persist

President Trump and a pageant of guests attempted on Monday to sell the idea that victory — when it comes to scaled-up testing — is just around the corner.

The McKinney Fire killed four people and destroyed homes, including this mobile home park in rural Northern California earlier this month.

Inflation makes recovery from California fires and other disasters more difficult

Extreme weather events made worse by climate change are hitting some of the poorest parts of the United States hard. Recovery will be extra difficult at a time of high inflation.

People walk along 5th Avenue in Manhattan, which is one of the nation's premier shopping streets, on Feb. 15, 2023. Consumer spending was unexpectedly strong last month. That's good for the economy – but not so good for inflation prospects.

Despite high inflation, Americans are spending like crazy — and it's kind of puzzling

Americans began the new year with a spending spree, but businesses are not sure how long it can last. There's a lot riding on the answer, since consumer spending is the backbone of the U.S. economy.

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