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Judge in Trump trial has a tough sentencing record in Jan. 6 cases

Judge Tanya Chutkan knows her way around a courtroom after years as a public defender. Now her rulings will be on international display in the Jan. 6 case against the former president.

Dr. John Southall at IRSC Spring Commencement

IRSC Band Director Dr. John Southall to Conduct U.S. Army Band in Washington, D.C. on March 6th

This 1958 Chevy Cameo pickup, with an odometer showing 1.3 miles, was sold at the Lambrecht Chevrolet auction in Pierce Neb., for $140,000 Saturday. The rare truck fetched the top price at the auction of more than 500 vintage vehicles.

The $142,000 Pickup: Truck With 1.3 Miles Tops Vintage Car Auction

Hundreds of cars that were stockpiled by a Chevrolet dealer in Nebraska are finally being sold — many for the first time. The Lambrecht Chevrolet collection stretches back to the 1950s and has drawn bids and interest from around the world.

Forensic personnel load the corpse of a man into a van, after he was executed at a shopping mall in Acapulco, Mexico, on April 24, 2018. A new report recorded more than 33,000 homicides in 2018, making it the country's deadliest on record.

Mexico Reports Highest Ever Homicide Rate In 2018, Tops 33,000 Investigations

The grim news was expected as the number of open homicide cases continued to climb month after month, making the last 12 months the deadliest on record — an average of 91 deaths per day.

A pizza is prepared at a restaurant in downtown Naples. On Wednesday, the traditional art of pizza-making was given UNESCO cultural heritage status.

Can't Be Topped: Neapolitan-Style Pizza Making Wins UNESCO Heritage Status

The traditional form of pizza making was recognized on Wednesday by the U.N.'s cultural arm. The designation is intended to safeguard and raise awareness about forms of cultural heritage.

A group of top officials in Haiti want an armed international force to intervene

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Pamela White, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Haiti from 2012 to 2015, about why she thinks the call for outside help is necessary.

A top Qatari official says Israeli PM is sabotaging peace efforts

NPR talks with Majed Al Ansari, adviser to Qatar's prime minister and official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about Israeli strikes on Qatar targeting Hamas officials.

Lee Haines, a vector biologist at the University of Notre Dame peers into a microscope at a mosquito. "It looks like I'm traveling through space, doesn't it?" she asks of the photo, a winning image in the Scientists at Work photo contest.

From neon mosquitoes to winged migrations, top images captured by scientists

Five winning images from a photo contest show scientists at work and capture the wonder of research and discovery.

Gators Make First Basketball Championship Look Easy

The Florida Gators are the men's NCAA basketball champions. They won their first national basketball title by beating UCLA 73-57. Steve Inskeep speaks with USA Today columnist Christine Brennan about the game in Indianapolis. Also, she previews the women's final in Boston between Duke and Maryland.

Also: An update on the deadly California fires; an interview with the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan; and a man being chased by Iowa police wanted to check that off his "bucket list".

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