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On his new album, Memphis soul architect Booker T. Jones forgoes the taut, flinty grooves he exploited with his MGs at Stax Records in favor of something altogether larger, looser and louder. His instrumental rendition of OutKast's "Hey Ya" manages to capture the bittersweet underbelly of the original.

Jazmine Sullivan will receive Billboard's Rising Star Award for Women in Music this week, just one of many accolades that the singer has earned in her quick rise to stardom. On her new album, Sullivan shows a different response to heartbreak, one that she says reflects a change in her character.

A Texas Republican congressman and a newspaper are calling for the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety to resign after the botched police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting.

Russell Kirsch was one of the scientists who built the U.S. government's first computer and laid the groundwork for digital photography. He died Tuesday at 91.

Beck, one the most acclaimed guitarists in rock and roll history, died Tuesday after contracting bacterial meningitis, according to his family.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the fifth-busiest airport in the world based on takeoffs and landings, nearly broke its passenger record in 2022.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced a deal with Chinese telecommunications company ZTE — a move that may indicate progress in high-stakes trade talks between the U.S. and China.

Democrats and Republicans advanced a bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, clearing a major hurdle toward final passage.

Charlotte FC announced the retirement of club captain Christian Fuchs from his professional career on Thursday. Fuchs' career spans over 19 seasons, seven professional teams and four different countries.

The bipartisan legislation would update the certification process for presidential elections, which former President Donald Trump and his allies tried to exploit after the 2020 election.

A computer support technician convicted of possessing ricin to use as a weapon wants the Supreme Court to hear his appeal. He says prosecutors denied him due process by failing to disclose evidence.

A 200-year-old Mexican tradition is coming to Charlotte. For three days, Chinelo performers from across the United States and Mexico will converge at the VAPA Center.

Lapses by federal prosecutors in sharing evidence that could help defendants fight charges against them has been a nagging theme in recent years.

Dreiband, who currently works for a prestigious D.C. law firm, was once top lawyer for the EEOC in the George W. Bush administration. He also worked in the office of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr.

The 2010 Nicki Minaj album Pink Friday brought vibrant new shades to hip-hop.

Step inside NPR Music's offices with this virtual reality video for a front row seat at Wilco's Tiny Desk concert.

7 women who were denied reproductive health care in Texas have joined an ongoing lawsuit.

The actor, who played likeable "dumb blonde" Chrissy Snow on the '70s sitcom, had breast cancer for more than 20 years.

The DCCC is placing billboards in eight swing districts where Republicans supported the Life At Conception Act, NPR has exclusively learned.

House Republicans held the attorney general in contempt for defying a subpoena, but prosecutors said he enjoys a legal shield because the president claimed executive privilege over tapes they sought.