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A top official at the National Park Service says a liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project.

Ginni Thomas gave closed-door testimony to the House Jan. 6 panel about her communications with those pushing an effort to overturn the 2020 election results. Here, a look at Thomas and her activism.

After months of threats, U.S. customs will begin to collect the new tariffs on Chinese imports on July 6. China quickly announced tariffs of the same scale.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Elie Honig, a former federal prosecutor, about the ramifications of Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Four prosecutors who worked on Capitol riot cases have found a way to continue public service after leaving the Justice Department. They're all colleagues again.

Susan Stamberg gathers recommendations for the season's best books from independent booksellers Lucia Silva, Rona Brinlee and Daniel Goldin. This winter, their top picks range in subject from toasters to typeface, odd bookmarks to old Volkswagens, department stores to pasta design.

Mann has never been a mere bummer, and her eighth solo record unfurls with a springy zinginess that makes it hard to resist. Charmer is the work of a sharp, confident veteran who's never strayed far from the top of her game.

Justin Bieber's video for "Baby" is no longer the most viewed video on YouTube. The new record-holder is "Gangnam Style" by South Korean rapper PSY, which topped 820 million views this weekend. Then, Sunday, Bieber played a halftime concert at Canadian football's championship game — and was booed by the crowd. Keeping his cool, Bieber called out, "Thank you so much, Canada."

In a nonpartisan race in which two Democrats were the top contenders, the city councilman has edged out City Controller Wendy Greuel.

Thirty years ago, Pink Floyd's recording The Dark Side of the Moon became the number one album on Billboard magazine's pop music chart. So began the longest streak in music chart history: 741 weeks on the Top 200. No other recording comes close. The album has touched one generation after the next, which is odd because it's such a quirky album of electronic music, sound effects, saxophones, and a famous but unidentified female singer performing scat. Reporter Jad Abumrad of member station WNYC went around New York City to ask likely listeners why Dark Side has lasted.