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Dozens of states are raising the minimum wage. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Gina Schafer, CEO of Ace Hardware, who decided to implement the pay bump across the board in all her stores.

A doll named Corinne Tan is American Girl's latest "Girl of the Year" — the first of Chinese descent. The company says her story will teach kids about standing up to racism, among other lessons.

Several of the key facts of the Jan. 6 insurrection are indisputable. And yet millions on the right do dispute them. Here's a look at how that happened.

The two cases are in a preliminary posture, but how the court rules will very likely signal how these issues are ultimately resolved.

President Biden and Democratic leaders converged at the Capitol on Thursday with speeches, ceremonies and prayer to mark the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Many Republican allies of former President Trump were outraged in 2021 when the Capitol was attacked. But as Trump's popularity endures, the party's elected leaders now largely overlook Jan. 6.

The omicron wave in the U.S. will likely continue to the end of January, then start to recede rapidly. Former advisers to President Biden say a new strategy is needed to help the U.S. live with COVID.

For Christians, Wednesday night marked the Epiphany: the 12th day of Christmas, when the Wise Men or Three Kings bring presents to Jesus in Bethlehem. In Spain, it's a holiday not to be missed.

India's COVID-19 caseload is quickly rising, as omicron threatens the country's already precarious health system.

It's been a year since the deadly attack on the Capitol. And as arrests continue and jail sentences begin for those who committed violent acts there, the narrative surrounding the event has shifted.