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  • A German court has ruled that cities may bans diesel cars in order to bring down emissions levels.
  • Though the specific numbers he cites in his tweet are correct, Trump's audience on Tuesday night wasn't close to being the largest for a State of the Union.
  • A parliamentary inquiry has begun in Brazil into the president's pandemic response. He's downplayed the pandemic — leading to devastating COVID-19 surges that have overwhelmed hospitals.
  • In the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, governors are stepping up security and calling in the National Guard in anticipation of potentially violent protests.
  • Aides say the Senate will hear evidence "nobody has seen before" related to incitement of the Jan. 6 insurrection. The former president's defense, however, argues the trial should not happen at all.
  • Although the company has unionized workers in Europe, it has held off organizing efforts here. About 6,000 workers at an Amazon facility in Alabama can cast a mail-in ballot starting Feb. 8.
  • Archaeologists have discovered remains of the earliest example of dog domestication on the Arabian Peninsula, providing a look into pet ownership 6,000 years ago.
  • Actor, writer, and Monthy Python member JOHN CLEESE. Post-Python, CLEESE is best known for "Fawlty Towers," and a number of movies, including his 1988 comedy, "A Fish Called Wanda." He's also written a book called "Families and How to Survive Them" with therapist Robyn Skinner. He co-wrote and stars in the new film "Fierce Creatures" which teams up the same cast from "Wanda." (REBROADCAST FROM 6/22/90)Comic GRAHMAN CHAPMAN. He was the straight man in the Monty Python troupe who would come in and break up the skits. A physician by training, he was a writer and activist for gay rights. He died in 1989. (REBROADCAST FROM 7/2/87)Film critic JOHN POWERS reviews Woody Allen's new MUSICAL, "Everyone Says I Love You."12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next archive edition of Fresh Air. . .interviews with John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, and the Graham Chapman. . . four of "Monty Python's Flying Circus." Next week the film "Fierce Creatures" opens, which was co-written by John Cleese, and stars Cleese, Palin, Kevin Kline and Jamie Lee Curtis. . . the same team that made "A Fish Called Wanda." . . . And film critic JOHN POWERS reviews Woody's Allen's new musical, "Everyone says I Love You." That and more coming up on today's Fresh Air.
  • Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the show Sort Of, a helpful YouTube channel and more.
  • The 7-month-old spotted beauty was rescued from wildlife trafficking and will be living alongside a 6-year-old male named Valerio. There are only 15,000 believed to be living in the wild.
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