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House Republicans vote Thursday on a replacement for former Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO), the acting majority leader, is considered the frontrunner ahead of Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) and Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ). Blunt and Boehner have strong ties to Washington lobbyists. Shadegg remains a "dark horse" candidate.

Alex Goldmark is the senior supervising producer of Planet Money and The Indicator from Planet Money. His reporting has appeared on shows including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Radiolab, On The Media, APM's Marketplace, and in magazines such as GOOD and Fast Company. Previously, he was a senior producer at WNYC–New York Public Radio where he piloted new programming and helped grow young shows to the point where they now have their own coffee mug pledge gifts. Long ago, he was the executive producer of two shows at Air America Radio, a very short term consultant for the World Bank, a volunteer trying to fight gun violence in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, and also a poor excuse for a bartender in Washington, DC. He lives next to the Brooklyn Bridge and owns an orange velvet couch.

Unum - an insurance giant and a Fortune 500 company - marks its 175th anniversary this year. One of its newest employees: Valoria Armstrong, who joined Unum as its chief global inclusion and diversity officer.

Next week, from Monday, April 3rd through Saturday, April 8th at Chattanooga Green Park, you'll find National Park Partners leading Spring Break History Tours for 4th graders.

The panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack are taking their time before deciding to pursue criminal contempt against Mark Meadows because it will be a bigger legal test.

When a company told one French feminist it was "sorry" she found its ad sexist, she decided to fight back. She's launched a website where users target sexist companies and people on social media.

One of the most listened-to genres in the Americas, photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.

Plus hurricane relief, science help for preschoolers and more, in our weekly education news roundup.

In an exclusive interview with NPR, the attorney general says he won't avoid cases related to the Capitol riot probe that are political, controversial or sensitive.

Florida ends UConn's bid to repeat — again — in Sunday action that saw a memorable buzzer-beater. Meanwhile, South Carolina advances in the women's tournament, which rounds out its Sweet 16 on Monday.