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More Americans are using the Internet than ever before, and smartphones could be bridging the divide among race and ethnic groups.

Voters in South Carolina's 5th Congressional District will choose their next representative in a special election on Tuesday. The election was required…

The Charlotte Area Transit System wants to expand light rail, which would likely require at least a penny sales tax increase.That means buy-in from…

A long-planned mixed-use building on North Tryon Street uptown is scheduled to break ground this spring, with a Publix grocery store on the ground floor.…

For many years Caldwell and Burke counties have been on the state’s list of most economically distressed counties, but not anymore. The state deemed…

Residents in Buffalo, N.Y., are still dealing with the 6 feet of snow that has fallen so far this week. That includes football fans who hope to clear out their stadium before Sunday's game.

http://66.225.205.104/JR20120606a.mp3The Charlotte City Council is poised to approve a 3.6 cent property tax increase on Monday night. The money would go…

http://66.225.205.104/JR20120606a.mp3The Charlotte City Council is poised to approve a 3.6 cent property tax increase on Monday night. The money would go…

L.A. Takedown is a seven-piece rock band with three lead guitarists and a love for epic shredding. It's new video for "Night Skiing" is a surreal, desert-jam odyssey.

Former senator and Democratic presidential candidate PAUL TSONGAS. He died Saturday at the age of 55. He died from complications of lymph cancer. TSONGAS ran his presidential campaign in 1992 on the issue of the economy, offering tough solutions to the nation's economic problems. During the campaign his cancer (which was in remission) was an issue. His book "Heading Home" (Vintage Books, 1992) was about his fight with cancer. He also wrote the book "Economic Call to Arms" which was published by his presidential campaign. (REBROADCAST from 6/19/92)12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:

Listener Jane Babbitt of Camden, Maine, plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Ayesha Rascoe.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz play the puzzle with this week's winner, Michael Stripp of Richland, Michigan.

NPR's Alina Selyukh plays the puzzle with listener Hannah Wilson of Chicago and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended monthslong stay.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling about 204,000 of the children's weighted blankets, which were being exclusively sold at Target.

The public has voted and the spotless superstar born at a family-owned zoo in Tennessee has been named Kipekee.

A week of rallying will end with a speech from the presidential nominee herself, Kamala Harris.

There's confirmation now that the housing market has taken a "double dip" and that prices are down to mid-2002 levels, the widely watched S&P/Case-Shiller report says.

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion. Friday's ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.

It's a big chunk of change. You could make the next two Star Wars movies! But it's not Koch Brothers big. It's not saving-Miami-from-climate-change big. It's not buying-BuzzFeed big.