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A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur.

Powerhouse names lingered around the top of Billboard's albums chart all summer: Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen — crowding out new entries. But this week brings an embarrassment of riches.

In response to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot four years ago, Congress passed new rules to govern the presidential certification process. Those rules will be in effect Monday.

Nearly 2 million tourists visit the U.S. Capitol each year and learn about the building's art and history. What they don't hear on official tours is what happened on Jan. 6, 2021.

Not paying someone for a job they did is illegal. It's called wage theft. But in California, the worst offender has paid only a tiny fraction of the millions of dollars in wages he owes workers.

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing to change out of jeans to conform to a strict dress code.

President Biden hosts the new British prime minister at the White House. They’ll discuss whether to let Ukraine launch western weapons into Russia. If they do, Russia says it will respond accordingly.

South Carolina is the latest state to debate a six-week abortion ban. The state's Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Tim Heaphy, a lead investigator for the House Ccommittee on the U.S. Capitol attack, about President Trump's clemency for all of the Jan. 6 defendants.