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Proud Boys members Joseph Biggs, left, and Ethan Nordean, right with megaphone, walk toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.

Leaders of Proud Boys, including Auburn man, ordered jailed on Capitol riot charges

A federal judge on Monday ordered two leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group to be arrested and jailed while awaiting trial on charges they…

Workers remove security fencing surrounding the U.S. Capitol on Saturday.

Senators Unveil Competing Funding Proposals For Capitol Police Now Short On Cash

Weeks before the police agency is slated to run out of money, the Democratic Senate Appropriations chair and the panel's ranking Republican introduced competing emergency funding bills.

Trevi Fountain fee takes effect as Rome seeks to manage tourist crowds

Tourists hoping to get close to the Trevi Fountain had to pay 2 euros starting Monday as the city of Rome inaugurated a new fee structure to help raise money and control crowds.

A protester participates in a “wage strike" demonstration on May 26th, 2021 in Washington, DC.

It has now been 15 years since the federal minimum wage rose to $7.25

Fifteen years ago this Wednesday, the federal minimum wage went up from $6.55 per hour to $7.25. It hasn't budged since.

Seattle City Council candidates, left, Tanya Woo and Alexis Rinck.

Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Tanya Woo lead in Seattle primary

With 103,933 votes counted, progressive challenger Rinck has netted 46.8% of the vote and incumbent Councilmember Woo has 41.6%.

Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Ofeibea Quist-Arcton is an award-winning broadcaster from Ghana and is NPR's Africa Correspondent. She describes herself as a "jobbing journalist"—who's often on the hoof, reporting from somewhere.

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