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There’s a lot to do in the Charlotte area this holiday weekend to help you ring in the Fourth of July. We have details on concerts and events around town — and we’ll help you find the best spots in the Charlotte area to watch the fireworks.

Cam Newton is "home." That's what the Carolina Panthers said on social media after signing the quarterback to a one-year contract Thursday. Charlotte Observer sports reporter Langston Wertz Jr. says it was a "good move."

Around 15% of Mecklenburg County’s population is Latino, but only three Latinos hold the approximately 120 elected offices that represent the county. This coming election won’t change that much.

Monster trucks are one of the fastest growing segments in family entertainment. And unlike other American motorsports, the shows are geared to small children.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Abram Paley, deputy special envoy for Iran, on the prisoner swap that allowed five Americans who'd been detained in Iran for years, to return to the U.S.

NPR's politics team has annotated Clinton's speech, providing analysis and context and fact-checking key portions.

Politicoreporter Dan Diamond describes efforts by Trump loyalists at HHS to interfere with the work of scientists at the health agencies in an effort to promote the president's political agenda.

The Pew report reveals how religious disaffiliation and population growth have influenced the global religious landscape.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former National Security Council official Javed Ali about the security operation in advance of Inauguration Day, and an FBI warning of armed protests nationwide.

Over 200 people have been arrested and charged in connection with the Capitol insurrection. An NPR examination has revealed many charged explicitly said they were inspired by then-President Trump.

More than $6 million so far have been raised to help the victims of the August massacre. On Saturday, One Fund El Paso is hosting a community resource fair to help those who qualify.

A new audio exhibit at Dupont Underground breathes life into an old, subterranean trolley station in Washington, D.C. The Wind That Blows Is All That Anybody Knows is by artist Eric Dickson.

Once Morris Robinson dreamed of fame on the football field. Now, he's moving audiences across the world with the power of his voice, and changing the face of opera.

Author Neil Gaiman first encountered the Norse gods in the pages of old Marvel Comics reprints, when he was 6 years old. Now, he's written his own versions of these ancient tales of gods and monsters.

Some 3,000 Afghan elders will assemble on Thursday in Kabul to consider a new security agreement with the U.S. The document will spell out the rules for American forces in Afghanistan troops after their combat mission ends in December 2014. U.S. officials say between 6,000 and 9,000 US troops would remain to train Afghan security forces and conduct counter-terror missions against al-Qaeda and other anti-government forces. That counter-terror mission remains a sticking point, though most other issues — like potential criminal liability of Americans in Afghanistan — have been resolved.

The Carolina Panthers shook off a Monday night hangover, picked up the pace in the second half against the Miami Dolphins and set the stage for a repeat…

"Children already know the stereotypes attached to various groups by the time they're 4, 5, 6 years old," one psychology professor tells Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson.

From the title heartthrob in Alfie to the fatherly butler of a Batman franchise, the actor has been filling movie screens for a half-century. His new memoir is Blowing The Bloody Doors Off.

Host Rachel Martin gets the latest sports news from NPR's Mike Pesca. This week, they discuss a couple dubious baseball records.

North Carolina’s state constitution says the price of higher education should be free.Well, sort of: it says the UNC system should be as free as…