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The National Baptist Convention has been in Charlotte all week for its annual session. It’s billed as the nation’s largest and oldest African-American…

The Government Reorganization and Efficiency Act - which has passed the North Carolina senate and will now be considered by the House – has gotten a lot…

NPR "did not present a complete or balanced view" of its program, the MSC writes in a statement.

William Moody, who as the pro wrestling character Paul Bearer embodied a sense of theater that was equal parts morbid and absurd, has died at age 58. A portly man known for his wild-eyed stare and habit of carrying a brass urn under his arm, Paul Bearer was most notably the manager of The Undertaker and Kane.

“Cheat Death” may have a short life as a hospital slogan, at least at CaroMont Health in Gastonia.The nonprofit company that operates Gastonia’s hospital…

William Mastro says he altered the 1909 Honus Wagner card that sold for $2.8 million in 2007. He also admits he used shill buyers to drive up the price of other memorabilia.

Critic Tess Taylor reviews journalist Jeffrey Brown's poetry collection, The News.

The Huffington Post held a panel in uptown Charlotte Wednesday to discuss how to bring down the nation's high unemployment rate. The event was designed to…

"Street Livin'" presents a stark departure for the Top 40 hip-hop group.

This week, the Americana music industry gathered at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville to honor the best and brightest in its corner of the music world. Listen to a recording of the entire show.

The singer-songwriter assembled her band at a New Hampshire bookstore for a set of warm folk-pop songs.

President Bush nominates U.S. Rep. Christopher Cox (R-CA) to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. He will replace William Donaldson when he steps down June 30.

Former President Bill Clinton says he tried to separate his "personal mistakes" in the Monica Lewinsky scandal from his battle to fight an "illegitimate" impeachment over efforts to conceal his affair with the White House intern. Clinton's remarks come in part two an interview with NPR's Juan Williams in conjunction with the release of his new autobiography, My Life.

Hear the two-hour memorial service for soul music pioneer Ray Charles, who died Thursday, June 10, at 73. Participants include Clint Eastwood, B.B. King, Willie Nelson and Stevie Wonder.

In the last 30 years of jazz, bassist Reid has been a major-league support player with saxophonist Dexter Gordon, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, and trombonist JJ Johnson. These days, he works as a composer and bandleader. Hear a full concert recorded by JazzSet.

Beginning Friday, Sept. 16, watch Taj Mahal, Lucinda Williams, Felice Brothers, Kathleen Edwards, Jenny Lewis and more perform live on the Camden Waterfront in Camden, N.J.

William Welch was criticized for his oversight of the corruption case against the Alaska senator that ended in collapse. He has told associates he will leave the Department of Justice.

The public will have four days to pay their respects to the queen at Westminster Hall. President Biden and other world leaders are expected to attend her funeral.

Composer Nicholas Maw turns William Styron's searing novel Sophie's Choice into a brilliant and moving opera. World of Opera presents the work's American premiere, from the Washington National Opera.

In 1963, William Lewis Moore was murdered in Alabama while on a civil rights protest walk. Silence around the murder bothered one man for years, until he campaigned to put up a marker about it.