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Miami’s former top cop accused commissioners of corruption, leading to an investigation. And he’s suing. Miami Dade’s school board narrows its superintendent candidates to three. Plus, how will almost $1.1 billion be spent on Everglades restoration?

Vote-trading scandals in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics forced the International Skating Union to make major changes to its judging system, including obscuring which judge issued which mark. Sports correspondent Mike Pesca discusses the issue of transparency and subjectivity in Olympics judging with NPR's Rachel Martin.

Certain prepared pasta dishes were recalled from retailers like Trader Joe's, Kroger and Walmart between June and October. Health officials urge customers to dispose of them and clean their fridges.

Even though Taylor Swift released her album "The Tortured Poets Department" back in April, she found a way to bring it back to the top of the charts in December.

After delays, Rupert Murdoch will be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which also alleges that Fox News destroyed messages from star Sean Hannity and others.

Also: Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga takes a symbolic presidential oath of office; a Russian fighter jet buzzes a U.S. Navy plane; and watch for the blue blood super moon tonight!

The committee laid out how Trump and a lawyer advising him pressured Pence even after Trump was aware there was a riot. The question now is whether Trump could face criminal consequences.

The agreement resolves claims against the bank about mortgage-backed securities it sold before the housing bust. Many weren't worth what was promised. Also today, BofA and other banks are expectd to settle claims related to alleged foreclosure abuses.

The Super Bowl is over, but there's still plenty of sports to talk about. Mike Pesca, host of Slate's The Gist podcast, talks with NPR's Rachel Martin.

Ihor Brusylo, deputy head of Ukraine's President's Office, tells NPR Trump is a "peacemaker and dealmaker," while expressing hope the U.S. continues to provide aid to Ukraine.

Donald Trump told CBS he plans to build a barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border. Adding he's not going to round up all unauthorized immigrants as he vowed during the campaign — just the law breakers.

Andriy Yermak, top aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that Ukraine has an "urgent" need for sustained military aid.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Washington Post reporter Alex Horton about internal documents from the National Guard assessing public sentiment about the federal takeover of Washington, D.C.

Pogačar also won the sport’s other major race, the Giro D’Italia, earlier this year, making him the first man to win both majors in a season since 1998.

The first primetime televised hearing by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection was held on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Defense Department officials say that No Easy Day, former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette's book about the secret mission to kill Osama bin Laden, includes classified information that may harm U.S. military operations. The book is currently the bestseller on Amazon.

The Washington Democrat walked back comments she made over the weekend in which she called Israel a "racist state."

ISAAC HAYES is a renowned soul musician, who rose to the top of the charts in the 1970's on the Stax label, a soul record label. He released his first solo album, "Presenting Isaac Hayes," in 1968. His next album, "Hot Buttered Soul," became a gold record in the 1970's. His 1972 soundtrack to the movie "Shaft," went platinum and won an Oscar for "Theme From Shaft." HAYES is also an actor, who has held roles in the movies "Robin Hood: Men in Tights," "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka," and "Posse." He is in the new Nicholas Cage movie, "It Could Happen to You," in which he plays a news photographer who puts Nicholas Cage into the media spotlight when he wins the lottery.

The Exxon Mobil CEO had, at times, a shaky hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday. He's still expected to win confirmation, but perhaps narrowly.

As rainforest destruction hits record levels, Brazilians have rediscovered their most important eco-asset — and so should people anywhere facing sea level rise.