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A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New interpretations of the robot reflect a modernity once skewered by the writer.

Screening of "Remember Yesterday" at the Independent Picture House. Writer/Director J.R. Rodriguez will be in attendance and hold an audience Q&A after the screening.

Scientists are trying to figure out how green-blooded lizards might benefit from the unusual pigment. The answer could provide new insights into human illnesses like jaundice and malaria.

The main sorting center for United Parcel Service in Louisville, Kentucky, won't be hiring seasonal workers this year. Host, Bob Edwards, explains a machine is expected to handle increased demand without more workers. Before Christmas, the company makes an addition four to five million deliveries.

Florida Gulf Coast's run as NCAA darlings has ended, but it was an outcome the stats predicted. Michigan also rallied Friday, joining the likes of Duke and Louisville. The remaining eight teams will be vying this weekend to make the Final Four.

For generations, the day before the Kentucky Derby was unofficially considered "Louisville's Day at the Races," when locals could enjoy Churchill Downs without the huge Derby crowds, high admission prices and general madness. But over the past few years, "Oaks Day" has become popular among out-of-towners who come in early and make a whole weekend of it. Now, locals gather on the Thursday before the Derby.

The University of Connecticut knocked out defending champions Stanford, 63-58, Friday night. Earlier in the night, top-seeded Louisville fell to South Carolina, 72-59. The championship game is Sunday.

Breonna Taylor's name is chanted every night across the country by demonstrators protesting police violence. Her family and friends are grateful her name is known, even as they grieve.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police charged a juvenile with breaking into more than 180 cars over two nights, and said they're searching for two more suspects in the case.

House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., called the CEOs of four oil companies to appear and answer questions about climate change. She said the companies have spread misinformation for decades.

Produced in 1994 by NPR and the Smithsonian Institution, Wade in the Water is a 26-part documentary series detailing the history of American gospel music and its impact on soul, jazz and R&B.

Self-taught on the drums at the age of 6. Raised on a mix of A Tribe Called Quest, Chuck Berry, and Lauryn Hill. Taking meetings with Jay-Z's record label Roc Nation before her debut release even dropped in 2017. Just like her music, the stories of up-and-coming R&B star Cyanca are anything but ordinary.

The R&B superstar assembled some frequent collaborators — including Skrillex — for a six-song quarantine concert.

Best known for hard-hitting hip-hop beats, the Nigeria-raised, L.A.-based production duo uses its debut album to showcase its ability to flip the script — again and again and again.

Charlotte's Epicentre finds a buyer. It just happens to be the creditor the complex owed when it declared bankruptcy. Teachers are still needed to fill positions before school starts. Cancellations are mounting at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. And a new light rail stop is in the works. Mike Collins and local journalists cover those stories and more.

On the next Charlotte Talks, the impact of the drought on Charlotte and western North Carolina. Wildfires are raging. A state of emergency declared. Burn bans are in effect in some places. We discuss the danger this poses and how long it might last.

SZA's CTRL is here, a resolutely confident and skillful R&B album that explores the notions of control and honesty. Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar and Isaiah Rashad guest.

Premiere: Inglewood's best-kept secret waxes poetic about a stagnant love that may or may not be worth saving.

Satirists Kluger and Slavin come up with a line of movie merchandising for the older Star Wars fans. Since the franchise is now over 25 years old, the veteran fans don't need action figures, they need Depends.

The Seattle musician and their hard-hitting band fuse rock, soul, hip-hop, pop and R&B for songs that teem with insights about identity, injustice and power.