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A day after Democrats rolled out a policing reform bill, Senate Republicans create a group to draft a plan. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asks Sen. Tim Scott to take the lead.

Even if the Republican from Maine can get her party to go along, her suggestions to bolster the individual insurance market may be too little, too late.

Some Republican candidates for president claim they have defunded Planned Parenthood in their states already. But the truth, others say, depends on how you define "defund."

McCarthy, who struck a compromise deal to avoid a debt default, faces criticism from members of his own conference and a potential threat that could oust him as speaker. He says his job is secure.

Congress returns Monday from the Memorial Day recess without any discernible progress in the Senate on health care legislation — and time is getting short.

Sources told AP that protocol was not followed in editing a transcript of a call the president had with Latino activists responding to comments made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a Trump rally.

Congressional leaders say they want to pass a budget deal that would avoid deep spending cuts for at least a year. But talks have stalled, and many blame the White House's acting chief of staff.

Over the last few decades, states and counties across America have liberalized the use of fireworks. It's just one reason why sales of fireworks have exploded.

The soulful British pop star was a hot ticket during her recent U.S. tour. Along the way across the country, she made a stop in Santa Monica, Calif., to perform a studio session for KCRW.

Elissa Nadworny reports on all things college for NPR, following big stories like unprecedented enrollment declines, college affordability, the student debt crisis and workforce training. During the 2020-2021 academic year, she traveled to dozens of campuses to document what it was like to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. Her work has won several awards including a 2020 Gracie Award for a story about student parents in college, a 2018 James Beard Award for a story about the Chinese-American population in the Mississippi Delta and a 2017 Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in innovation.

North Carolina candidates for the United States House of Representatives answered questions about why they should be elected (or reelected).

As NPR's Southwest correspondent based in Austin, Texas, John Burnett covers immigration, border affairs, Texas news and other national assignments. In 2018, 2019 and again in 2020, he won national Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio-Television News Directors Association for continuing coverage of the immigration beat. In 2020, Burnett along with other NPR journalists, were finalists for a duPont-Columbia Award for their coverage of the Trump Administration's Remain in Mexico program. In December 2018, Burnett was invited to participate in a workshop on Refugees, Immigration and Border Security in Western Europe, sponsored by the RIAS Berlin Commission.

JazzArts Charlotte presents the regional premiere of “We Insist” during the 60th anniversary of this jazz suite’s groundbreaking artistic statement of civil rights and social justice. “We Insist,” Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite, is a classic protest jazz album released in 1960 on themes related to the civil rights movement. This performance, created on Charlotte’s Black Lives Matter mural plaza, is presented in conjunction with Black History Month. Composer and drummer Max Roach, born in Newland, North Carolina, is considered one of the most important jazz drummers in history. He is one of the many influential jazz musicians from this region that makes the Carolina’s a well of jazz history. The Carolina’s continues to be a source of world-class jazz musicians. There is a historic link between jazz and civil rights. As the leading genre of music of the 1950s and ’60s, it offered both a common ground between white and black communities and created an artistic outlet for the message of equality. Music led by special guest trumpeter Sean Jones. Jones is an internationally-recognized performer, leader, composer, and educator, served as lead trumpeter for Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra and is currently the President of Jazz Education Network. Performed on the Black Lives Matter mural as a combined artistic statement to reinforce the desire to elevate the message of social justice, equity and inclusion, and make it a priority. Sean Jones is joined by regional musicians, speakers, and dancers on the mural for an integrated artistic expression, then and now. This production was developed by JazzArts Charlotte, in partnership with Charlotte Center City Partners, Levine Museum of the New South, US Bank, and Knight Foundation. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE: Sean Jones, trumpet Dawn Anthony, vocalist Elijah Freeman, tenor saxophone Lovell Bradford, piano Ocie Davis, drums Shannon Hoover, bass Tyrone Jefferson, trombone Johnny Vegara, congas Noah Munford, congas Gary Munford, congas Rajuma Bey, congas Dr. Willie Griffin, speaker & historian at the Levine Museum of the New South Quentin Talley, poet & Program Director at Hayti Heritage Center Tamara Williams, choreographer Dinora Ramirez, Lydia Heidt, & Raquelah Conyers, dancers

The JazzArts Music Camp is an exciting one-week comprehensive music training program for rising middle and high school students ready to discover America’s original art form: JAZZ. Students will be immersed in an intensive jazz curriculum and have the opportunity to interact and play with other motivated young musicians from across the Charlotte region.
The JazzArts Music Camp experience includes: small combo performance, jazz improvisation, faculty concerts (each afternoon), jazz history and listening, jazz theory (basic to advanced), composition, master class instruction on bass, drums, guitar, piano, saxophone (all woodwinds), trombone and trumpet, and student jam sessions. All instruments are welcome, including vocals.
There will be a culminating community concert performance on Friday evening, the last day of camp.
2022 Special Guest Clinician, Roxy Coss
Roxy Coss is a world-renowned award-winning Saxophonist, Composer, Bandleader, Recording Artist, Educator and Activist. Roxy has been a fixture on the New York scene for over a dozen years, and has performed extensively around the world, including headlining major festivals and venues. She is the Founder and President of Women In Jazz Organization (WIJO), and is a Jazz Faculty member at The Juilliard School and an Artist-in-Residence at Arizona State University. She is also an endorsing artist for P. Mauriat, Vandoren, and Keyleaves products.
Need- and merit-based scholarships are available. Registration is open now through June 1 2022. For more information and to register, contact the JazzArts Charlotte at www.thejazzarts.org or call 704-334-3900.
Thanks to Akers Foundation, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, North Carolina Arts Council, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Knight Foundation, UNC Charlotte and the Infusion Fund for their support of this program.

The Abbey Players are very pleased to present the premiere production of a new play: Dr. Rocket’s Last Night on Earth or THE TRIAL OF WERNHER VON BRAUN by Charlotte playwrights Albert Dulin and Arthur “Duke” Ernsberger. The play is a dream with music, both a surreal look at the German scientist who was instrumental in the development of the Apollo moon program for NASA and a harrowing examination of his work prior to his reinvention after World War II.

Von Braun oversaw the development of the V2 rocket for Nazi Germany, an unstoppable weapon that rained destruction and death upon London during the last year of World War II. The work on the rocket program was expedited by concentration camp prisoners. They worked under intolerable conditions, which caused the deaths of 20,000 through illness, starvation, hangings and beatings. Von Braun admitted he knew of their treatment, but was helpless to change it. At the end of the war Von Braun and his team of scientists and engineers were brought to the United States to work on the fledgling missile program. But after the launch of Sputnik by the USSR, his efforts shifted to the space race that resulted. Thanks in large part to his work, Apollo 11 landed on the Moon in 1969.

Dr. Rocket is narrated by Lola, a character based upon Marlene Dietrich. Von Braun hallucinates that he is on trial for his association with the Nazis; in reality he is dying of cancer. Each actor in the play plays several roles. Jim Eddings is Music Director. The play is being staged by Director of Abbey Theatre Simon Donoghue. He also portrays Von Braun.

Performances are June 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18 at 8pm. Tickets are available at the door just prior to each show. The cost for off-campus patrons is $10. Reservations: 704-461-6786.

- A Rock Fusion Experience with Dallas String Quartet is a brand-new electric evening, perfect for a date night or the entire family! Brimming with your favorite rock songs - played on electric string instruments - your ears will be delighted, your feet will be tapping and you won’t take your eyes off the captivating stage presence that is DSQ. The electric violin and viola instrumentation will be accompanied by bass, guitar, and drums for a sonically thrilling, classic rock experience with favorites from Led Zeppelin, Metallica, ACDC, Journey, Bon Jovi, Guns N’ Roses and more!

Come sing showtunes with us and enjoy a night out supporting OVC! Local drag personality Jack Harness will be guiding us through an evening of mega gay musical theater anthems that we’ll belt out as a full group! Wicked, Hamilton, Kinky Boots….if it’s on your musical theater favorites playlist, then it will most likely be a part of this amazing event!

Must be 21+ to attend this event. We can’t wait to see you there!

DRUM TAO explodes on stage with a captivating performance full of flash and fire! Renowned for powerful and athletic drumming, their newest show, The Best, blends traditional "Wadaiko" (Japanese Drums) with modern energy and theatrical flair. Seen by 10 million spectators across the globe, DRUM TAO shows feature vibrant costumes, dramatic synchronized drumming and movement with a variety of traditional Japanese instruments including flutes and harps alongside the massive taiko drums. They have captivated audiences worldwide - selling out shows in 26 countries - garnering critical acclaim and accolades along the way.

Talent runs in the family for these Tiny Desk alums. As we celebrate Black Music Month, let's take a look at these Tiny Desk stars and their extra-special guests.

Soft and insistent, breathy and sometimes wordless, she doesn't have the voice of Ella, or Sarah, or Betty. But she doesn't need it; on her third album, she's got plenty of that slippery, you-know-it-when-you-hear-it quality often abbreviated "musicality."