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Port Arthur, Texas, Expected To Take Another 6 Months To Recover From Harvey

Recovery continues in southeast Texas a month after Hurricane Harvey made landfall. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Derrick Ford Freeman, the mayor of Port Arthur, Texas about efforts in his town.

Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with former President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

'It really felt like history.': Photographer reflects on covering Jan. 6 riot, as hearings begin

Washington Post photographer Michael Robinson Chavez captured rioters scaling the walls of the U.S. Capitol in an effort to break in and stop the certification of the vote.

Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks to Parliament in Baghdad on Thursday. Iraq's former spy chief was sworn in early Thursday as prime minister after weeks of tense political negotiations as the country faces a severe economic crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.

Iraq's Former Spy Chief Voted Prime Minister After 6 Months Of Caretaker Government

Mustafa al-Kadhimi was the third candidate whom Iraq's president had asked to try to form a government. Parliament approved the majority of Kadhimi's Cabinet early Thursday morning.

Wang Yaping is one of the three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou 13 spaceflight mission set to launch early Saturday, local time. She will be the the first Chinese female astronaut to visit the latest China's space station.

China has sent a female astronaut for a 6-month stay on its new space station

Wang Yaping, 41, will become China's first female spacewalker. She and two male colleagues successfully launched aboard Shenzhou 13 to spend six months aboard the Tiangong station.

The U.S. wants at-home coronavirus testing to be widely available, to help Americans return to normal life. Here, people wait in a long line at a coronavirus testing and vaccination site at Lincoln Park in Los Angeles.

White House Is Lining Up 6 More Contracts To Boost At-Home Coronavirus Tests

The investment will "rapidly surge domestic testing capability," said Tim Manning, supply coordinator for the COVID-19 Response Team.

Theater Talk: Eight shows close this weekend, including excellent HEDWIG and INTO THE WOODS, while EARLY GIRL continues (see listings). Note Artie Award Nominations on BTPM NPR Monday at noon.

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter caught up on shows the other had seen. HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (see listings) directed by Michael Gilbert-Wachowiak and starring Kris Bartolomeo and drag queen Vanna Deux and O'Connell & Company's charming INTO THE WOODS Opening night of THE EARLY GIRL featured seven equally fine actors, including Kai Crumley in a leading role and Juli Grygier back on the ART stage as solid as she was as in THE INFORMER. Eight (8!) shows close by Sunday this weekend (see listings) and they're all very good. The Artie Awards are scheduled for Monday, June 9th at Asbury Hall on Delaware Avenue at 8 p.m. Amy Jakiel and Curtis Lovell return as hosts, along with Anthony Chase. Tickets will become available on May 19th, immediately following the nominations announcement on Buffalo-Toronto Public Media at noon. Visit BTPM NPR on YouTube or Facebook. For 32 years (as of November 2024), Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45am, 8:45am, and 5:45pm Fridays on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on btpm.org. NOTE: Theater listings are included with the podcast. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival, and Chautauqua are covered as are other relevant art forms for the stage, including ballet and opera.