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Representatives Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and Jason Crow, D-Colo., reflect on the ways their military and intelligence training aided them during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

The holiday season is full of traditions, but where did those come from? This year the staff of All Things Considered tracked down experts to find out.

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with Brendan Slocumb, author of The Violin Conspiracy. The crime mystery finds a Black classical musician trying to recover his stolen instrument — among other challenges.

Union Gen. Gordon Granger set up his headquarters in Galveston, Texas, and famously signed an order June 19, 1865, "All slaves are free." President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday last year.

Overwhelming majorities want to see universal background checks, raising the age to buy any kind of gun to 21 and red flag laws. But just a quarter trust the government to look out for them.

Everyone is occasionally guilty of listening in on other people's conversations in public. One person has become a professional at it. Renee Montagne talks to Michael Malice, who runs OverheardinNewYork.com and has co-edited a book based on his Web site's gems.

The decisions of juries have featured prominently in some of this year's biggest news stories -- from Arthur Andersen and Laci Peterson to the current trial of Michael Jackson. In the first part of series on juries, Ari Shapiro reports on what the legal community is doing to bring more potential jurors into the courthouse.

NPR goes inside a school-turned-shelter in Ukraine, where children evacuated during the war face an uncertain future.

Scott Simon speaks with Kate Holden of Cork, Ireland; Kristan McMahon of Lakewood, N.Y.; and April Price of Erie, Colo. about "The Big Lebowski," which they all just watched for the first time.

As has become customary in the past few years, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich's near-OCD list-making habit revealed a certain strain of outer sound that pervaded his headphones in 2009.