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Announcing the winner of the 2023 Tiny Desk Contest

Nearly 6,000 independent artists submitted to this year's Tiny Desk Contest. Meet the Utah band that rose to the top.

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, top, visits state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters in North Korea Thursday, May 12, 2022.

North Korea reports 6 deaths after admitting COVID-19 outbreak

North Korea's official news agency says nearly 190,000 people are being isolated for treatment across the country.

Diaa Hadid has reported on Pakistan and Afghanistan for NPR for 6 years. (Diaa Hadid)

NPR's Diaa Hadid reflects on 6 years covering Afghanistan and Pakistan and shares what's next

Diaa Hadid has covered the rise of the Taliban and crackdowns in Pakistan. She's trekked through the Himalayan mountains in northern Pakistan to see the impacts of climate change, and introduced us to characters like the queen of Pakistan’s dirty theater.

The Muskogee Public Schools posted this image of Davon Davyon Johnson last week to its Facebook page. The Muskogee Police Department and Muskogee County Sheriff's Office presented the 6th-grader with a certificate naming him as an honorary member of their force.

This 6th-grader gave a classmate the Heimlich and saved a woman from a fire in one day

An 11-year-old boy from Oklahoma is being honored for his heroism after he saved a choking classmate and rescued a woman from a house fire in one day.

Here are the names of the 6 Air Force airmen who died when their refueling plane crashed

On Saturday, the U.S. Defense Department released the names of six service members who died when their military refueling aircraft crashed.

In this image from U.S. Capitol Police video, Paul Hodgkins of Tampa, Fla., stands in the well on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Jan. 6. On Monday he was sentenced to eight months in prison.

Capitol Rioter Who Walked On Senate Floor On Jan. 6 Sentenced To 8 Months In Prison

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.

Members of the Oath Keepers on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

Extremists who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 turn their attention from national to local politics

NBC senior reporter Brandy Zadrozny explains what's happened to the extremist groups and their online networks in the past year.

Gov. JB Pritzker announces the state’s six-year, $50.6 billion infrastructure plan at a news conference Wednesday in Chicago.

Here’s what’s in Illinois’ $50.6B six-year infrastructure plan

Largest-ever plan covers roads, bridges, waterways, airports, transit and more

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., chair of the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, speaks during a meeting on Dec. 13, 2021. One part of the panel's probe focuses on money and the day's events.

New clues emerge about the money that might have helped fund the Jan. 6 insurrection

Recent legal moves by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol offer some clues on how it's following the money.

Shoppers buy face masks on O'Connell Street in Dublin, Ireland, on Tuesday. Ireland's government is putting the country at its highest level of coronavirus restrictions for six weeks in a bid to combat a rise in infections.

Ireland To Impose 6-Week National Lockdown, Estimates 150,000 Job Losses

Under the lockdown, nonessential retail businesses will be closed, and restaurants and bars will be takeout only. Residents are to stay within about a 3-mile radius of their homes.

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