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"There is a war on my body and a war on my rights," Paxton Smith said. She was allowed to finish the well-received speech, but the school district says it will look into preventing future switches.

Climate scientists say Colombia's glaciers could disappear within 15 years. Wet highland areas that provide much of the country's fresh water are getting warmer and drier. And each year, flooding becomes more severe. The coastal area of Tumaco has become an example of how environmental and security pressures are undermining previously stable communities.

Fisher-Price is recalling parts of over 2 million infant swings across the U.S., Canada and Mexico due to a serious suffocation risk.

The funky and flamboyant R&B singer debuts two new songs in this Tiny Desk Meets SXSW concert.

Clad in white and backed by a six-piece band in all black, the effervescent R&B powerhouse delivered a set designed to make it difficult for anyone within earshot to keep still.

More than a thousand people signed up for auditions in hopes of becoming an extra in the upcoming opera of "The Handmaid's Tale" in Detroit.

After buying 100 barrels of crude oil and delivering it to a pipeline, NPR's Planet Money team goes to a refinery to see it turned into gasoline.

In an interview with David Greene, two men from Webster County, Ky., argue over race at first, but then a disclosure about deeply personal history leads to a bit of unexpected common ground.

When the total solar eclipse crosses North America next month, one city will be dark for the longest time. Hopkinsville, Ky., is a small town making big preparations for the big event.

The Davidson College choirs, orchestra, Appalachian Ensemble, and Jazz Ensemble collaborate with Dance Davidson to bring you your festive holiday favorites and more. Tickets go quickly, so be sure to invite your family, friends, and neighbors!
For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135. Free for Davidson students, but tickets are required

On the next Charlotte Talks, members of the production team of the new Hulu series, "Sam: A Saxon," share his true story as they visit Davidson College.

This year's Pulitzer Prize board awarded its first audio reporting award to the staff of This American Life for a piece on the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy.

The tracks Bob Boilen shares on this week's All Songs Consideredall have a cinematic quality, from a new Thom Yorke cut for the film Motherless Brooklyn,to Ride's best new album in 20 years.

The Southeast London rapper drops off his first project since being named one of NPR's Slingshot artists, playing hopscotch with trance, alternative R&B and hip-hop all at once.

Nicole Bus' sound is reminiscent of vintage R&B, yet still feels current and capable of transcending age and demographics.

When the R&B icon first met producer Hod David, he thought to himself, "I've met the person who's going to change everything."

One of three hosts of Inside Politics, Steve Harrison is WFAE's politics and government reporter.

The pop charts were dominated by feel-good summer songs during the summer of '63. But there was an alternate reality on the R&B charts, and young white listeners were tuning in.

For a special episode of Microphone Check we invited Prince Paul, Mike Dean, Faith Newman, Stretch Armstrong and Ralph McDaniels to tell stories about a singularly productive year in the culture.

The R&B singer transforms the Tiny Desk into his own version of a jazz club, reimaging songs in ways we've never heard before.