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Brazil's parliament has been investigating President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic and is issuing a report that's harshly critical of his performance.

Mattress Firm, Claire's, Guitar Center are bankruptcy survivors going from a year of shuttered stores to planning a new life as publicly traded companies.

Researchers have hardened wood and fashioned a knife out of it. It's three times sharper than steel and can slice through steak, and could be a sustainable alternative.

Unrest increases in Caracas, Venezuela, where leftist president Hugo Chavez faces heavy opposition from capitalists. NPR's Martin Kaste reports.

Nikolas Cruz admitted to being the gunman in the shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and pleaded guilty to killing 17 people and wounding 17 others in 2018.

Fighting between government forces and Tigrayan rebels is escalating in Ethiopia's north. The government is bombing targets in the rebel capital and there's a bloody battle over two strategic towns.

The future is uncertain for United Airlines after last week's denial by a federal panel of the carrier's request for $1.8 billion in loan guarantees. United seems likely to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Michael Levine, a Yale law professor and former airline executive.

Host Liane Hansen talks with Doyle McManus, Washington bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, about the resignations of two members of President Bush's economic team and the re-election victory of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA).

Former arena manager John Butler has asked a judge to seal court records related to his 2020 misdemeanor conviction for theft in connection with what started as one of the largest embezzlement cases filed in McLean County and ended with a plea deal that required Butler to pay the city $450,000 restitution.

A Navy report on the arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard concludes that there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members and others that helped fuel the blaze.