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A U.S. District Court judge says he wanted to send a message with his sentencing of Paul Hodgkins. It is the first resolution of a felony case stemming from the insurrection.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the man was a Sri Lankan national who was inspired by the Islamic State group and described the incident as a terror attack.

The House voted Thursday on a bill to provide humanitarian aid at the border. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., joins NPR's Audie Cornish to discuss the vote.

The House select committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will focus on how ex- President Donald Trump pressured then-Vice President Mike Pence not to count lawful electoral votes.

Jesmyn Ward, two-time National Book Award recipient and the youngest winner of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, will present the 2025 Flora Plonsky Levy Lecture at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Jesmyn Ward has based much of her fiction and non-fiction work on her home territory. The author will read from her 2023 historical novel, "Let Us Descend," an Oprah's Book Club pick and instant New York Times best seller. The story follows an enslaved woman from the Carolinas to a Louisiana sugar plantation. Oprah Winfrey called the novel, "a vital work for our culture." Doors for the free event will open at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24, in Angelle Hall auditorium. It is open to the public. For more information, click here.

Cast members, Libby Judice Smith and Peggy Dersch, are in the studio to unveil more about the comedy "Blithe Spirit" by Noël Coward performed at Cite des Arts on May 29, 2026, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM“Blithe Spirit” is about a novelist, Charles Condomine, who holds a séance to gather material for his book, accidentally summoning the ghost of his first wife, Elvira, who then haunts his second wife, Ruth, creating a chaotic love triangle between the living and the dead. The play, described by Coward as an "improbable farce," explores themes of love, marriage, and the afterlife through witty dialogue and supernatural hijinks.Check out their website for ticketing and more information!

Lawyers for the former president and the special counsel team argued before a federal appeals court about the scope of a gag order lodged against him. The court gave no timetable for a ruling.

For Hostess, the deal with the peanut-butter-and-jelly conglomerate is a sweet win after not one, but two bankruptcies.

Wilson, a 6-foot-4 center for the Las Vegas Aces, has dominated this year. In her eighth season, she finished in the top five in points, rebounds, blocks and steals.

In times of crisis, we're grateful for music that speaks to the current moment. So we asked a handful of visionary artists: Who taught you that music could be a vehicle for political expression?