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NPR's pop critic and correspondent shares her favorite albums of this year.

The U.S. Capitol Police has suspended six officers with pay for their actions during the Capitol riots on January 6. A further 29 officers are under investigation.

They're up-and-coming nations. They're regional political powers. And they're especially vulnerable to the impact of the pandemic.

The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection wrapped up its hearings Friday.

"The monks are all safe, but our hearts go immediately to those affected, say the Benedictine monks of Norcia.

The three most-senior cardinals leading U.S. archdioceses issued the rebuke in a joint statement on Monday, saying recent policies have thrown America's "morale role in confronting evil" into question.

Vernon Kruger is living 80 feet up in the air in a wine barrel that is mounted on the top of a pole. In the 1990s he did this for 67 days. He wants to break his record while raising money for charity.

Also: Death toll at 120 in wave of bombings in Pakistan; U.N. holds emergency meeting on Mali; report reveals 50 years of alleged sexual abuse of children by former BBC presenter Jimmy Savile.

The massive reptiles, which were both caught Sunday, set new state records for heaviest male alligator. Each hunting team spent hours trying to bring the gators in.