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With the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse's 150th anniversary approaching, a celebration is in order. But, because it's 2020 and the world is still dealing with the pandemic, the party is being done a bit differently.

Plus: Can the virus make me sick many years later, like the chickenpox virus does?

Are you struggling to make resolutions for 2021? Tell us what questions you have about how to approach the new year and we may answer them in an upcoming story.

Is it possible to hear the music of 2020 without getting lost in the noise? NPR Music's critic Ann Powers studies a year during which nearly everything about loving music was turned upside down.

At 38, Pete Buttigieg is the youngest of President-elect Joe Biden's Cabinet selections to date. He said that "future generations have a lot at stake in infrastructure policy."

North Dakota has long been praised for its coronavirus response, but now the state has one of the fastest growing infection rates in the U.S.

The Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department may change its plan for a section of a greenway in south Charlotte after residents said they don't want their neighborhood off Carmel Road to be linked to the trail. WFAE's Marshall Terry talks with the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter's Tony Mecia about that and other business stories this week.

A North Carolina Court of Appeals panel's ruling threatens the ability of elected executive branch leaders in the state to control non-tax dollars without legislative permission.

"This pandemic has been a wrecking ball in the lives of Americans already struggling," Scott wrote, announcing gifts to organizations in all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico. One $10 million gift is going to Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont in Charlotte.

The great songs of 2020 were as abundant as the rest of the year was a drag. Think of these 100 jams as a silver linings playlist for the worst year of our collective lives.

Hundreds of artists in Cuba were able to do something unprecedented, visibly protest against the communist regime. Their peaceful demonstration called for greater freedom of expression.

It's part of an ongoing back-and-forth: Republican presidents ban U.S. funds for foreign aid groups that 'promote' abortion, Democratic presidents revoke the ban. This time things could be different.

Think of it as a silver lining playlist, a whopper of a mixtape to close out a bummer of a year.

That's the situation in Syria, where bread shortages are now widespread — and the queues for daily rations stretch on and on. The same goes for gasoline.

The decision means at least five more months in custody for Lai, who publishes a prominent pro-democracy newspaper. His arrest comes amid a sweeping crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong.

A city commission is recommending Charlotte give new names to 10 streets that honor people with ties to slavery, segregation, and the Confederacy.

North Carolina health officials plan to pilot a COVID-19 testing program in public schools this month.

President Trump's eldest daughter gave a deposition this week in connection with the suit, being heard in a Washington, D.C. court. She condemned the investigation on Twitter.

North Carolina reported more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time Thursday, as the state also logged a new high in hospitalizations for the virus.

NPR analyzed data by SafeGraph to determine the percentage of people who stayed at their "home" location for Thanksgiving as well as the percentage who traveled 31 miles or more.