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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KUAZ listener Michael LaBorde of Oro Valley, Ariz., and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

CLT airport officials said Wednesday that they are preparing for a busy Fourth of July weekend but expect fewer passengers than last year.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WVXU listener Dennis Pattinson of Cincinnati, Ohio and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

There was still a big elephant not in the room ahead of tonight's Fox News Iowa Republican debate: Donald Trump.

Scientists are celebrating after receiving a signal from a spacecraft on a long journey. The Rosetta is studying a comet in more detail than ever before. The spacecraft's call home means the robot has successfully awakened itself from a long hibernation.

The Arts and Science Council doles out $12 million dollars with no strings attached to local organizations. This year, the council is preparing to reduce…

Famed NASCAR driver Buddy Baker has died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 74. Baker competed in 700 races in a career that lasted more than three…

Hillary Clinton is conceding defeat to President-elect Donald Trump, capping off one of the biggest upsets in modern political…

On 9/11, 38 planes were rerouted to Gander, Newfoundland. More than 6,000 passengers and crew were taken in by families there. Their story is the subject of a new musical called, Come From Away.

Alabama-based Drummond Co. has been fined $3.6 million in Colombia for polluting beaches and dumping coal into the ocean. Drummond reflects the wider dilemma facing the Colombian government when it comes to mining. It is promoting foreign investment but environmental controls are lax, leading to contaminated rivers, mercury poisoning and deforestation.

A report from the World Health Organization says 1 in 6 people in the world experience infertility.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department says it needs to raise water and sewer rates by about 6 percent for the average customer to keep up with…

http://66.225.205.104/JR20110506.mp3A South Carolina man is scheduled for execution at 6 p.m. tonight. He'll be the state's first execution in almost two…

Watch the Canadian singer swagger through a song perfectly suited to his nighttime set at Pickathon.

Female laborers are starting to speak up about the hidden price some pay to keep their jobs in the fields: enduring sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape. It can be emotionally difficult for any rape victim to press criminal charges, but female farm workers have to overcome additional cultural hurdles. (This story originally aired on Nov. 6, 2013 on All Things Considered.)

We talk about all the Supreme Court cases to watch and discuss the integrity of the Court.

The Senate majority leader's remarks are his strongest against the president since the Jan. 6 riot.

The British comedian says she started doing impressions when she was 6 years old. Her new sketch comedy show airs on HBO.

Updated at 12:07 a.m.A third of CMS school board members will be new next year, but it’s unlikely that’ll mean much of a change in the board’s direction.…

The White Sox's Chris Sale's crazy delivery stood out among All-Stars last week. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mike Pesca about Sale's chance of injury.