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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Cary Blum and puzzlemaster, Will Shortz.

Myles Cosgrove, who investigators say fired the shot that killed Breonna Taylor in March 2020, was hired by a police department less than an hour drive from Louisville.

If you travel past schools in Charlotte, you’ve seen the giant decorated rocks outside. But why, exactly, are they there?

Scores of people turned out in Louisville on Wednesday evening to honor the five people killed during a shooting at a bank on Monday.

Breonna Taylor's family and friends mourn her death — and process what it means for her to become a national symbol. Police in Louisville, Ky., shot and killed the 26-year-old EMT in March.

The Louisville native performs songs from 2014's moody, languid, country-inflected Electric Ursa.

The singer stuns in her second appearance at the Tiny Desk, showcasing not only her vocal mastery, but her skills as a captivating multi-instrumentalist.

Detective Joshua Jaynes, who secured the search warrant for Taylor's apartment, and Detective Myles Cosgrove, who federal investigators said fired the shot that killed her, have been terminated.

The Charmels' single "As Long as I've Got You" didn't garner much attention when it was first released in 1967. A small snippet of the song, however, now stands as one of The Wu-Tang Clan's most recognizable hooks. Follow the 40-year life cycle of the pop song, from historical footnote to fan favorite.

Louisville Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Schroeder said one officer is undergoing surgery and the other is in stable condition. Neither suffered life threatening injuries. A suspect is in custody.

An outdoor Shakespearean theater in Louisville, Ky., needs to work around airplane noise. An expert says people also had to work around a lot of noise in Shakespeare's time.

A jury has found Louisville, Ky., police officer Brett Hankison not guilty of charges connected to the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor's home nearly two years ago.

The federal agency that certifies physicians who diagnose black lung confirms it was not consulted, while medical groups call for repeal of the state law that they say will hurt sick coal miners.

2: Novelist R.S. JONES. His first novel, Force of Gravity was published in 1991. One reviewer called it, "a moving, acutely intelligent story about going insane." He's just published his second novel, Walking on Air (Houghton Mifflin) about a man who is dying of AIDS. A reviewer for The New York Times writes, "The novel's power resides in its almost total refusal to do anything but starkly describe this process, to trace the effects of the disease on this suffering man and his two friends. It rings true from start to finish."

Productivity is probably the most important economic indicator for the health of an economy, and in the U.S. it's falling. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 5, 2022.)

This week on the SouthBound podcast, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Marissa R. Moss, who has written a new book called "HER COUNTRY" about how a new generation of female artists have made their own paths in a country music industry that has become increasingly hostile to them. We talk about Kacey Musgraves, Maren Morris, Mickey Guyton and many more artists.

In the US, the ways that we travel and build our communities contribute more climate pollution than any other source. If the Charlotte area is to meet its adopted goal of becoming a low carbon city by 2050, and do our part in the climate fight, we need to make better decisions today. Join us for a very special event as we hear from Charlotte's youth about their concerns for the future. Charlotte Lab School intern Zoe Brodeur will share the research she did with Sustain Charlotte to explain how transportation and land use decisions being made in Charlotte are impacting the climate. We'll share some ways that you can help support a healthy climate for generations to come! The event is free and open to the public.

A discussion with a local playwright about her new play, "Thanksgiving: 2016," exploring a politically-charged Thanksgiving dinner that might hit home.

As thousands of people mourn Muhammad Ali at his funeral in Louisville, Ky., NPR remembers his 1963 poem, "I Am The Greatest."

Bernie Speevack of Louisville, Ky., plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.