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Freezing rain is expected in much of western North Carolina Sunday. Ice storm warnings and winter storm warnings have been issued for much of the state…

Donald Trump’s closest campaign advisers, top government officials and even his family were systematically dismantling his false claims of 2020 election fraud on election night.

Some people think competition is an art. Others believe it's a skill. A new book suggests it might be neither — and that there is a science behind winning. Host Michel Martin speaks with authors Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman about Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing.

Also: Trump criticizes North Korea and China; Syrian rebels put a truce on hold, claiming Syrian regime violations; and China has dispatched its first freight train to Britain.

Also: Syria's military says it controls nearly all of Aleppo; a New Orleans jury convicts the man who killed former NFL player Will Smith; and a cyclone makes landfall in India.

Also: Apparent U.S. drone strikes resume in Pakistan; Hurricane Cristina is a category four storm; and former President George H.W. Bush will celebrate his 90th birthday today by skydiving.

Also: President Trump will talk up his infrastructure ideas today in Washington; Japanese lawmakers permit the Emperor to abdicate; and the Pittsburgh Penguins win Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final.

Also: Vice President Biden talks to Florida Jewish leaders about the Iran deal; a search continues for the killers of an Illinois officer; and a lost sheep is finally sheared of 88 pounds of fleece.

A Russian named Grigory Perelman, is credited with helping solve a famous 100-year-old math problem. Both the problem and the man who solved it are a bit of a puzzle.

There's no shortage of big sports news this week.Former Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has a one-year signed deal. NASCAR’s only full-time,…

Concert pianist and educator Hwa-Jin Kim brings her mastery of classical performances, including Beethoven and Chopin, to the Mint. Founder and artistic director of Sonare Music Academy in Asheville and Sonare Club of Atlanta, Kim has more than 35 years of teaching at the conservatory and university level. She recently organized and completed the Beethoven 32 Concert Series—all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas performed by 32 pianists—the first of its kind in Western North Carolina. She also is a two-time Steinway Top Teacher Award recipient. Hear the music and then enjoy exploring the galleries until 9 PM. About the Steinway Residency In collaboration with Steinway Carolinas, the Mint has introduced the Steinway Residency Series, a monthly event featuring live piano performances by accomplished pianists from the region. Scheduled for every third Wednesday from 6–6:45 p.m., these performances are part of the museum’s Free Wednesday Nights, allowing visitors to enjoy live music alongside the museum’s exhibitions. The series aims to enrich the cultural experience of attendees and highlight Charlotte’s vibrant music scene. The series is presented by First Horizon Bank.

Top stories include: President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will meet for their first debate tonight; the U.S. Border Patrol releases the name of the agent slain yesterday at the U.S. Mexican border.

The budget doesn’t have a property tax increase, though it does include increases for fees such as storm water services. Charlotte will raise its minimum pay for full-time employees to $24 an hour, as well as providing additional raises for police and fire department employees.

This week, country star Ella Langley and rapper Don Toliver hit career milestones on the pop charts.

The rapper's eighth album scored his best-selling debut week ever, but the raw numbers don't tell the whole story of its success. Meanwhile, Shaboozey returns to the top of the songs chart.

The latest album by Korean pop group Stray Kids debuted at the top of this week's Billboard 200 chart, and another K-pop sensation, Jimin from BTS, landed at No. 2. Shaboozey keeps the week's top song.

Kickstarter, the crowd-funding site that pairs indie-minded entrepreneurs with online investors, funded more than 18,000 projects in 2012, according to its end-of-year analysis. The site says more than 2.2 million people pledged nearly $320 million, with 17 projects raising more than $1 million.

At any given point in 2009, World Cafe host David Dye's Top 10 list would inevitably look different. So consider this a snapshot — and otherwise subject to change at any time. Some picks won't be new to most readers, but others qualify as left-field musical discoveries.

These delicious individual cheesecakes have only a few ingredients and no measurable fat.

An incredibly strong pool of artists entered this year's Tiny Desk Contest. And though there's just one winner, there were so many more entries our judges loved.