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NPR's Audie Cornish talks to David Meyer, a sociology professor at the University of California, Irvine, about the historical use of the sit-in and its origins as a form of political expression.

Wasabi nabbed U.S. dogdom's most prestigious prize after winning the big American Kennel Club National Championship in 2019.

Relentless rains have pounded north-central Texas and southwest Oklahoma over the past two weeks. At least 11 people have died. Thousands have scrambled to safety. Fire ants and snakes are the next worry.

A church rents apartments for asylum seekers, who pay the church back after an initial buffer period.

This week's Heat Check selects feature an R&B newbie enlisting a legend, a spaced-out rapper deciding to go it alone, artists from Compton, London and Nigeria refusing complacency and more.

A day-by-day and hour-by-hour look at the events surrounding the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13.

Delta-8 is a hemp product designed to get users high, but misleading labels or added chemicals have caused people to get sick. And a lack of federal regulation or guidance has states stepping in.

A brief — and camisole — history behind the conflict over labeling products that are made in the West Bank.

“Sunflowers and Soot: Tales from Eastern Ukraine,” to be presented by Anastasiia Malakhova, will explore the historical and cultural distinctiveness of Eastern Ukraine, and compare it to other regions of that country. Malakhova is a Fulbright graduate student in Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte whose work explores themes of memory, home, displacement, and cultural identity. She draws inspiration from both Ukrainian and Appalachian literary traditions and will share her personal journey of living in exile after the occupation of her hometown, reflecting on the impact of displacement. Additionally, she will explore Ukrainian traditions and customs, along with the rich dynamics of bilingualism in Ukraine.┃capitalismstudies.charlotte.edu
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Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017Younger faces are looking to influence Charlotte and North Carolina politics. Guest host Michael Bitzer talks with millennial…

Republicans are resisting the formation of an independent commission to look into the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol. A key exchange from the 9/11 Commission investigation helps explain why.

Thursday, August 6This week, the President and the EPA unveiled an ambitious plan to reduce CO2 emissions from power plants on a much faster schedule.…

Audie Cornish speaks with Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., who is vice chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, about the Iran deal.

Part One: Opera Carolina's Aida. This month, Opera Carolina kicks off its new season with Verdi's Aida. This production stars soprano Othalie Graham in…

WFAE climate reporter David Boraks fills us in on wood pellets, harvested in North Carolina and shipped to Europe for use as fuel. Is that an environmental double whammy?

Stephen Thompson is a writer, editor and reviewer for NPR Music, where he speaks into any microphone that will have him and appears as a frequent panelist on All Songs Considered. Since 2010, Thompson has been a fixture on the NPR roundtable podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour, which he created and developed with NPR correspondent Linda Holmes. In 2008, he and Bob Boilen created the NPR Music video series Tiny Desk Concerts, in which musicians perform at Boilen's desk. (To be more specific, Thompson had the idea, which took seconds, while Boilen created the series, which took years. Thompson will insist upon equal billing until the day he dies.)

In at least one case, the suspect was 11 years old. Police and cities want to enforce the law, but also offer help to juveniles on the wrong path.

The number of long-haul truckers in the U.S. has reached an all-time high, and many are immigrants. Some truck stops are adapting to provide drivers a taste of home while on the road.

As part of teacher appreciation month, Morning Edition asked NPR's audience to write a poem about teachers who have had an impact on their lives.

The former U.N. ambassador and national security adviser is said to be getting serious consideration from the Biden campaign, even though she has never run for elective office.