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NPR's Kelsey Snell takes a tour of the Capitol Building, which is open again for public tours after being closed for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Floodwaters continue to rise in the Midwest where thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes. Nine states have declared a state of emergency.

Wildfires rage in the Western states, aided by a drought caused by last week's heat wave. One wildfire raced out of a canyon in South Dakota's Black Hills, destroying 27 houses and killing a homeowner who tried to go back to save some belongings.

Faced with a record upsurge in ivory poaching, conservationists are scrambling for new ways to protect elephants and prosecute poachers. One new approach uses tracks the DNA of seized ivory back to their sources in Africa.

The Roman Catholic Church in Poland and the Vatican suffered an embarrassment Sunday when the newly appointed Archbishop of Warsaw resigned. The reasons: revelations he had collaborated with the Polish secret police during the Communist era. Debbie Elliott discusses the story with John Allen, Senior Correspondent of The National Catholic Reporter.

Bids are in for Tribune Co., the country's second-largest newspaper chain. The Chandler family, which owned the Los Angeles Times for decades, is competing with a group led by L.A. billionaire Eli Broad.

The ABC drama series Daybreak is a whodunnit with a twist right out of Groundhog Day. As a fugitive framed for murder tries to clear his name he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.

A new exhibit on the work and letters of Vincent Van Gogh offers a more detailed look at the painter. Painted with Words is based on letters Van Gogh wrote to friend Emile Bernard.

Katie Couric's early exit from CBS News appears almost imminent, but her departure signals more than a personal failure to win ratings; it's the unraveling of the idea of a "big three" in network news.

The island nation of Jamaica is celebrating 45 years of independence. People of Jamaican heritage are commemorating the anniversary in cities around the world. In this week's Heard on the Street, hear the sounds of Jamaica's independence being celebrated in Washington, D.C.