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Nearly 14 months after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the first trial of a defendant charged in connection with the deadly attack begins Monday.

Renee Hall succeeds David Brown, who led the department through the aftermath of the ambush deaths of five officers last July. She leaves Detroit, where she has been deputy chief of police.

Cheers erupted from a street-level crowd as Alex Honnold reached the top of the spire of the 508-meter (1,667-foot) tower, about 90 minutes after he started.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie nabbed the backing of the New Hampshire Union Leader this weekend, citing his executive and national security experience. But that doesn't mean he's guaranteed a win.

It is the first such release in five months from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the first to be approved by Defense Secretary Ash Carter.

The United Nations has complained that Nepal's bureaucracy is getting in the way of relief efforts. Government officials in Kathmandu say they aren't receiving enough of the right kind of aid.

Also: More volcanic fissures develop on Hawaii's big island; Italy lurches toward fresh elections; and an interim memorial opens today in Orlando for Pulse nightclub victims and survivors.

A federal judge on Wednesday acquitted a New Mexico man of misdemeanor charges that he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol and engaged in disorderly conduct during last year's riot.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Harry Dunn, a Capitol police officer on duty Jan. 6, about his memoir documenting the events of the insurrection, and the toll it took on officers protecting democracy.

Avoid layoffs at any cost. Set up emergency financing for states and cities to help health systems. Cut regulations to speed medical response. Those are some recommendations from leading economists.