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The House has passed a bipartisan plan to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Senate Republicans are opposed to the measure.

The U.N.'s top envoy on Syria says diplomats have failed to agree on a date for a peace conference. Lakhdar Brahimi says he's still hoping such a meeting could take place in Geneva before the end of the year. He had been hoping it would take place this month, but the Syrian rebels aren't ready to attend, the U.S. and Russia have yet to agree on whether Iran should take part and there are many other roadblocks. Brahimi is raising the alarms about a conflict that has affected half of the population, with 6,000 people fleeing every day.

Sprinkle them over yogurt and granola and think about the season’s first berry tart or muffins or cake. Even a salad. The possibilities of what you can do with summer’s tart, sweet, bursting-with-juice berries are endless.

Preserving democracy is top of mind for Democrats and independents, while Republicans are most concerned about immigration. And there are big splits on how to handle immigration in particular.

Whether it's by way of the radio or one of her novels, Lauren Rico says her goal is to reach people who wouldn't normally go out of their way to listen to classical music. The broadcaster and author chats with Suzanne about making music more accessible on the latest episode of Sunday Baroque Conversations.

The Royals will make their second trip to the World Series in two years after beating Toronto 4-3 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. They host the New York Mets in Game 1 Tuesday.

Two debuts claim the top two spots on Billboard's main album's chart: Lil Baby and Bad Bunny.

A year ago today, the WHO first learned of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China of "unknown" origin. Here's the impact of that fateful day, by the numbers.

Mark has been a host, reporter and producer at several NPR member stations in Delaware, Alaska, Washington and Kansas. His reporting has taken him everywhere from remote islands in the Bering Sea to the tops of skyscrapers overlooking Puget Sound. He is a diehard college basketball fan who enjoys taking walks with his dog, Otis.

Anxious, dyspeptic, self-denigrating. That’s Asher Baum, the protagonist in Woody Allen’s new novel, What’s With Baum? Fans of Allen’s work will recognize the familiar themes in this romp through the mind of Asher. The 50-year-old journalist turned creative writer. Our Baum, WSHU’s Culture Critic, Joan Baum, read it. You can listen to her review right here.