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A man in Canada tried to sell a carved replica of a grand wooden chair. Over six years, he dropped the price from 5,000 to 1,000 Canadian dollars. At last a pub owner bought it, the CBC reports.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., about the eighth and final Jan. 6 hearing.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks toWashington Post reporter Amy Gardner about her interview with Georgia's secretary of state who says fellow Republicans are pressuring him to find ways to exclude ballots.

The event could give the U.S. its first champion since Bobby Fischer took the crown in 1972. Italian-American Fabiano Caruana will play world champion Magnus Carlsen.

British tennis player Andy Murray won Wimbledon in straight sets on Sunday. It's the first time in 77 years that the U.K. has had one of its own players win the grass court grand slam. David Greene talks to journalist Simon Cambers, who covered Wimbledon for The Guardian newspaper.

Many of the players on one Ukrainian professional women's soccer team have experienced hardships of war, but they're still watching the Women's World Cup and cheering on their favorite players.

NPR's A Martinez talks with Jon Wertheim of "Sports Illustrated" about the start of the U.S. Open tennis tournament.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Fred Upton as he prepares to retire, about the lasting effects of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack.

In 1995, the Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia took a shoestring DIY approach to recording their debut album, Mystic Stylez. Their example led to a flourishing independent hip-hop scene.

Michael Goldfarb is usually based in London where he covers British life and politics for NPR. So we took advantage of his tenure here in Washington, D.C. to help us understand that most British of games: cricket. Michael managed to find a cricket match on a field (the "wicket") near the Jefferson Memorial and, in this piece, he tells us what the game is all about.