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Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger accepted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's appointment to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. He will join Wyoming's Liz Cheney as the only two Republicans on the panel.

Pelosi Has Chosen A 2nd Republican, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, To Serve On Jan. 6 Panel

Kinzinger will join fellow Republican Liz Cheney at the committees first hearing Tuesday. Both supported impeaching Trump for Jan. 6, and were the only GOP members to support the committee's creation.

Mourners lament the deaths of young men at a funeral in El Alto, Bolivia, on Wednesday. The men were shot outside a major fuel plant in an operation by Bolivian security forces to clear a blockade that has caused fuel shortages in La Paz.

At Least 6 Killed As Political Turmoil Continues In Bolivia

Ex-President Evo Morales continues to influence politics from exile in Mexico City as the interim president moves toward new elections. The death toll has risen to 30 in the post-election violence.

A grocery store worker stocks bread at a MOM's Organic Market in Washington, D.C., on April 2. Last week, bread sales jumped 30% compared to a year ago. But yeast sales were up more than 450%.

Whaddaya Knead? Yeast And Baking Powder Top America's Shopping Lists

As stay-at-home orders set in across the country, Americans are still buying more staple foods than normal, but the spikes in purchases are slightly calmer than a few weeks ago.

Tanks of liquid nitrogen are seen at the Foundation Food Group poultry processing plant in Gainesville, Ga. Six workers died after a freezer malfunctioned in January 2021.

6 Poultry Workers Died From A Nitrogen Leak. OSHA Has Issued $1 Million In Fines

They died when a freezer malfunctioned at the Foundation Food Group's poultry plant in Gainesville, Ga., in January. OSHA cited the company and three others for failing to ensure worker safety.

Fast-Food Mania: Nearly Half Of Top 50 U.S. Chains Have Cache Valley Presence

With In-N-Out Burger opening soon, the Cache Valley restaurant landscape will feature 23 of the top 50 fast-food chain restaurants in the U.S. as rated by…

Seven Coronavirus Deaths In Utah, Confirmed Cases Top 1,000

Two more deaths in Utah related to the coronavirus were announced on Wedensday afternoon.As of 1 p.m., there are now 1,012 confirmed cases of the…

Nine Utah Cities Rank Among Top 20 For Best Places In US To Start A Small Business

Utah cities dominate a new list by WalletHub that analyzed the best small cities in the United States to start a business.WalletHub compared more than…

Top Chicago Public Health Official Addresses The City's Challenges Ahead

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Allison Arwady, public health commissioner for the city of Chicago, about her city's preparations for a growing number of cases.

<em>When You Trap a Tiger</em> by Tae Keller won the 2021 Newbery medal.

'When You Trap A Tiger' And 'We Are Water Protectors' Win Top Children's Book Honors

America's librarians award Tae Keller's When You Trap A Tiger the Newbery Medal and We Are Water Protectors illustrated by Michaela Goade and written by Carole Lindstrom won the Caldecott medal.

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil at the 135th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. on Tuesday. The groundhog is said to have seen his shadow, signaling six more weeks of winter.

At Virtual Groundhog Day Ceremony, Punxsutawney Phil Predicts 6 More Weeks Of Winter

While every day may feel like Groundhog Day in a pandemic, today really is. In Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, signaling six more weeks of winter.

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