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Tuesday on Capitol Hill a panel of top military officers — including the Joint Chiefs of Staff — faced a Senate panel that grilled them about the problem of sexual assault in the military. There was consensus that the problem is unacceptable, but there was less agreement about solutions. One controversial proposal, backed by some Senators, calls for taking responsibility for military trials of sexual assault cases from commanders. NPR's Larry Abramson reports on the debate over the military chain of command and sexual assault.

Liberia's top cop stared Ebola in the eye and didn't blink. But when he came to the Ivy League school to study, he was sweating it.

Seven months ago, Trump scrapped his plan to nominate Ratcliffe over concerns that he would not have the backing of Senate Republicans. It's unclear what has changed.

The French Open just started and already the women's No. 1 seed is out. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated.

The U.N.'s top court begins hearings Monday on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change.

The new chief, Tom Manger, said the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection should not define the department and that necessary changes to its procedures have been made in the months since.

The Jan. 6 investigatory panel is seeking information from Gingrich about his communications with senior advisers to then-President Trump in the days leading up to the 2021 attack on the Capitol.

Many musicians churned out great R&B away from the mainstream this year. Here are five worth your attention.

You can NOT be serious! You'd put Grandaddy's "Jed The Humanoid" over "She's Leaving Home" by The Beatles?! And I see no mention of Bob Dylan on this list! How daaaaare you. This week's debate looks at our favorite stories told in song.

Bolsonaro has downplayed the threat of the coronavirus while arguing that the economic and emotional impacts of shutdowns would harm more Brazilians than the pandemic.