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Gabriel Sterling, one of Georgia's top election officials, defended the state's voting system against former President Trump's election lies and warned violence could result from the false claims. He's among the witnesses at the House Jan. 6th committee's fourth hearing.

The Jan. 6 committee holds its fourth hearing today. Here's what we know

Tuesday's hearing is expected to focus on former President Trump's pressure on officials to change the results of voting in their states.

News brief: 4th Jan. 6 hearing, eastern Ukraine, cryptocurrency vulnerability

The House Jan. 6 panel holds another hearing. Russia is close to capturing Severodonetsk, a key city in the eastern part of Ukraine. Analysis shows cryptocurrency tech is vulnerable to tampering.

A South Korean musician wins the prestigious Van Cliburn piano competition

Six finalists competed in the competition in Fort Worth, Texas, including two from Russia and one from Ukraine. An 18-year-old South Korean was the youngest to win in the contest's 60-year history.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., who's seen here on Feb. 10 in Culpeper, Va., faces reelection in a competitive district this fall. Her Republican opponent will be decided in a primary Tuesday.

How the Jan. 6 hearings are landing in one Virginia swing district

In Rep. Abigail Spanberger's competitive 7th Congressional District, some voters are more concerned with economic issues than the ongoing Jan. 6 hearings at the U.S. Capitol.

Brit Oliphant connected with her fourth-grade student, Seth Snyder through skateboarding. Brit was shocked to find out Seth was so passionate about skating but didn't have a skateboard of his own. She started an organization, Boards 4 Buddies, to change that.

A teacher in Hawaii is rehoming surfboards and skateboards to underprivileged kids

A schoolteacher in Hawaii connected with a student through skateboarding, only to find out he couldn't afford a board of his own. She started a grassroots organization to fix that.

"With the pandemic, with the climate crisis, the world is becoming more and more inhospitable for more and more people," Zola Jesus tells NPR. "<em>Arkhon</em> is about all of that."

Zola Jesus finds purpose in the process

Zola Jesus has spent years contemplating the spiritual quandaries of what it means to be an artist. On her album Arkhon, she grapples with political and economic structures of power and disconnection.

The sun rises as a raptor flies by in Frankfurt, Germany, during the summer solstice of 2019, the so-called longest day on the Northern Hemisphere.

The longest day: The first day of summer arrives in the Northern Hemisphere

The summer solstice officially begins at 5:13 a.m. Tuesday on the U.S. East Coast, according to the National Weather Service.

Franken's chances, Jan. 6 committee's case and more from Pints and Politics

Iowa Public Radio and The Gazette in Cedar Rapids combine forces for a night of political commentary about the most important issues shaping our state and nation.

Are the Jan. 6 hearings impacting how people vote? Here's what voters in Virginia say

Ahead of Virginia's statewide primaries, we visit the 7th Congressional District, which is slated to be a close contest in November. And we ask voters about the impact of the Jan. 6 hearings.

Members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front were seen marching near the National Archives in Washington, D.C., in January.

Far right groups shift focus to LBGTQ events. Their hateful aim hasn't changed

As anti-LGBTQ narratives ramp up in the mainstream, far-right groups Patriot Front and Proud Boys have used the moment to target Pride events. But their goal remains the same, extremism trackers say.

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