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More people from Florida face charges from the attack than from any other state. Why has Florida become a hotspot for these extremist groups and others who took part in the insurrection?

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.

You have to give Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware credit. He's a really good sport. The sophomore who broke his leg last weekend delivered David Letterman's Top 10 list Thursday night. No. 1: "At least my bracket's not busted."

Christine Fox was recently named acting deputy defense secretary, making her the highest-ranking woman in Pentagon history. She talks with NPR's Rachel Martin about the Pentagon's budget challenges, her long career in defense and about inspiring Kelly McGillis' character in the movie Top Gun.

In honor of creative writing, and because it's still National Poetry Month, here's a whimsical headline combining all the stories from this past week's…

DeSantis said his office will continue to support the $1.6 billion Everglades Agricultural Area reservoir, which was approved by the Legislature in 2017 but has recently been questioned by new Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby.

Florida’s 2023 legislative session kicked off this week, and the first measures include bills to further restrict the state’s abortion ban from 15 weeks after pregnancy to 6. We also talked with the new Democratic and Republican party chairs.

Federal prosecutors will ask for a 33-year sentence for Enrique Tarrio, the last of the top Proud Boys leaders to be sent to prison for his role in the riot.

Playboi Carti's supersized blockbuster MUSIC holds at No. 1 in its second week of release. Elsewhere, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" holds at No. 1and Morgan Wallen charts a fifth top 10 hit from an album that isn't even out yet.

Mississippi is the most obese state in the nation. That's not something top-ranking state officials like to boast about, so they've decided to take matters into their own hands. A group of state lawmakers has begun an effort to shed hundreds of pounds. It's hoped their weight loss will spur others on.

The year in television started with a bust — or to be more precise, a writer's strike — but Fresh Air's TV critic says there were plenty of TiVo-worthy programs in 2008. Prominent among them: AMC's Mad Men.

A man who had the Cuban economy on his resume has recently died. The 12 jurors who decided whether Nikolas Cruz gets life in prison or dies have been selected. The city of Miami and other cities have been looking into the potential of underground tunnels to help ease traffic congestion.

A veteran reporter's view on the hot-button issues in the coming year: Police in schools, the fallout from the Vergara case and more.

Consumer Reports ranked the Toyota Prius the 2010 Green Car of the Year despite a recall from the world's No. 1 automaker. David Champion, senior director for Consumer Reports' Auto Test Center, discusses the process behind the rankings.

Monthly revenues have repeatedly topped projections. During the first four months of 2022, collections exceeded expectations by $2.125 billion.

NPR's Stephen Thompson reports on two new bands that are topping the Billboard charts despite being fictional K- pop groups from a new Netflix movie.

More than 1,200 people have been charged for crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and investigators are building cases against more suspects.

The fifth Jan. 6 panel hearing focused on the pressure former President Trump levied on the Justice Department. Top ex-Trump DOJ officials testified that Trump pressured them to back election lies.

Dreamgirls is nominated for eight Academy Awards, but not for Best Picture. Babel, which is among five nominees for the top film, earns seven nominations.

The United Nations has long been in the spotlight over allegations of child rape and other sexual abuses by its peacekeepers, especially by those based in Congo and the Central African Republic.