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Two top CFPB officials resign after being ordered to stop all work

The directors of supervision and enforcement at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stepped down, citing the stop work orders issued by Russell Vought, the agency's new acting director.

Becoming Bernie: The 6 Chapters Of Sanders' Life

Bernie Sanders is an improbable politician. Independent, occasionally irascible, he came from the far left and an urban background to win elections in one of the most rural states in the country.

<em>Jet</em> magazine founder John H. Johnson started the publication to spotlight black achievements and report on events that he thought were important to black communities. But as the media and political landscape around <em>Jet</em> changed, the magazine struggled.

After 6 Decades, 'Jet' Magazine Decides To Go All-Digital

The digest of black life is ending its print offerings after more than 60 years. The once-influential publication was an oddity: both ubiquitous and easily overlooked.

Mariama Keita, a farmer in Senegal, uses her cellphone to figure out the best time to harvest her peanut plants.

This Peanut Farmer Turns To A Cellphone — And Prayer — For A Top Crop

Mariama Keita of Senegal farms the old-school way: hoes, pitchforks, no tractor. But lately she's relying on a not-so-traditional tool.

Reassembling Baghdad Police Force Tops Interim Chief's Agenda

Baghdad's new police force begins work Monday with new uniforms and new leadership. Zuhar Abdul Razaq, a former police officer chosen by the U.S. Army to temporarily lead the force, says he will focus on reassembling the police force and on controlling the looting and lawlessness that has pervaded the city since U.S. forces invaded more than three weeks ago. Hear NPR's Guy Raz.

Najaf Blast Kills at Least 75; Top Cleric Dies

An apparent car bomb explodes outside of a mosque in the Muslim holy city of Najaf, killing at least 75 people, including prominent Shiite cleric Ayatollah Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim. Al-Hakim led a political party that operated in exile for years in Iran during Saddam Hussein's regime, and had cooperated to a degree with occupying U.S. forces. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

A committee exhibit shows former Vice President Mike Pence talking on the phone from his secure location during the riot, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol holds a hearing on Thursday.

Pence prevented a fall into chaos, and 3 other takeaways from Jan. 6 hearing

The committee laid out how Trump and a lawyer advising him pressured Pence even after Trump was aware there was a riot. The question now is whether Trump could face criminal consequences.

Bin Laden's Death Was Top Priority, Negroponte Says

The killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces marks the fulfillment of a goal that was "the highest priority" for America, says former U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte.

FKA twigs' mixtape <em>Caprisongs</em> is NPR hip-hop and R&B editor Sheldon Pearce's top album of the year.

Sheldon Pearce's Top 20 Albums of 2022

In a year when the industry bet on fresh tech and virtual worlds, NPR's hip-hop and R&B editor found these albums powerfully immersive all on their own.

In Mosul, reminders of the Islamic State's brutal rule include a school wall covered with drawings showing how militants executed their prisoners. The U.N. says the area around the city holds mass graves where thousands of people were buried.

Islamic State Dumped At Least 6,000 Bodies In Mass Graves In Iraq, U.N. Says

"Victims include women, children, elderly and persons with disabilities, members and former members of the Iraqi armed forces and police," says a new U.N. report that details 202 mass graves.

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