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On Wednesday, the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts and Culture will have an event to celebrate the third day of Kwanzaa. Afeni Grace, the Gantt Center’s public programs manager, describes what people can expect.

The social media company is letting a two-year ban, imposed after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, expire.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: South Side, Treasure Planet, the Sight & Sound film list, Matt Rogers and more.

The $1.7 trillion spending bill just signed into law contains a 6-year delay on new federal fishing regulations that would have kept lobster fishermen off the water in some areas for months at a time.

Leaders are racing to complete passage before a midnight Friday deadline or face the prospect of a partial government shutdown going into the Christmas holiday.

Ravneet "Ruby" Kaur came to the United States in 1986 when she was 6 years old. Civil unrest had engulfed the state of Punjab, India, and her family, religious Sikhs, decided to stay in the United States. Ruby has worked as a nurse and is now in her second year at UCLA medical school.

In the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, the record temperatures this summer don't have Republicans heated as confidence in institutions takes a hit and President Biden has challenges ahead.

The United Auto Workers union strikes against the Big 3 automakers. Lessons learned 60 years after the Birmingham church bombing. See how much news you remember with this week's quiz.

Wondering what to do with your out-of-town guests, kids home from school, or your nostalgic need for holiday cheer? WFAE has you covered with this list of 2023 holiday events happening in and around Charlotte.

The educational nonprofit behind Sesame Street has created videos and stories for caregivers or therapists to share with kids 6 and under, to help explain addiction or why parents need treatment.

Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio is recommending a budget that requires a 1.5-cent tax increase and fully covers increases requested by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and Central Piedmont Community College. The property tax increase would mean about $57 more a year for the owner of a median-priced home. It comes in a year when the city of Charlotte is also considering a 1.5-cent property tax increase.

Alex Garland's dystopian thriller Civil War depicts a current-day, less-than-united states of America in which journalists are scrambling to get to the White House before rebel factions do.

Luis Armando Albino was lured away from a California park at the age of 6. He reunited with his biological family this summer after his niece found him through DNA testing and newspaper clippings.

A new study finds time-restricted eating helped overweight people who were at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes to lose about 3% of their body weight, reduce belly fat and feel more energetic.

Kids at a tribal school in Arizona are preparing for their own election to determine their favorite school lunch: pizza or chicken nuggets? And they're learning about democracy along the way.

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted after a push by President Trump. The move marks a dramatic escalation in Trump's effort to go after his political opponents.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks former Department of Justice official Elliot Williams how he thinks the department will regard Congressional criminal referrals against former Pres. Donald Trump.

Four years ago, Trump supporters marched to the Capitol and engaged in a riot that rattled democracy in the U.S. Today, with Trump re-elected, the scene and mood were far different.

Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history, as the Toronto Blue Jays overwhelmed the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener Friday night in Toronto.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday over whether section 3 of the 14th amendment disqualifies former President Donald Trump from running for president again.