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One of the last events of the Sumer Olympics is always the marathon. This year's was a little different. After the official entrants ran the course, it was opened to regular runners.

Watch the producer extraordinaire sit down for a rare, in-depth interview with Jason King, host of NPR Music's R&B channel "I"ll Take You There."

Kyle Craft's second album is full of unabashed odes to courtship, confusion and the timeless power of storytelling in song.

Looking for some tips about which horse might win the first leg of the Triple Crown? We've collected some of the smart thinking.

Clemson is the preseason pick to win the Atlantic Coast Conference for the seventh time in eight seasons. That's according to voting results released following last week’s ACC media days. Media members picked the Tigers on 103 of 164 votes.

Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Calvin Borel awaits a much-anticipated run at the Triple Crown with the second of three events, the Preakness, set to take place Saturday in Baltimore.

Papas catapulted to international fame in such films as Zorba the Greek, Z and The Guns of Navarone. She also earned acclaim for her work in classical Greek plays. She died Wednesday at age 96.

His new book about raising kids in America and the virtues of work and perseverance is "not an old man screaming, 'Get off my lawn!'" insists Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb. It's, "Work in my lawn."

Monday, Sept. 14, 2020Since the end of the Civil War, the United States has been battling over who is allowed to participate in our democracy and how they…

Monday, May 4, 2020Protests against stay-at-home orders in North Carolina and elsewhere have questioned their constitutionality. Public opinion of…

Thursday, June 27, 2019Reparations for African-Americans has been discussed for many years, but it has taken on a new level of prominence, from Congress…

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. Sorting out fake news, trolls, and foreign interference – all working to misinform you. How do we fix this and who gets to be the gatekeeper of online information? We look for answers.

Tuesday, May 16, 2017The portrayal of teen suicide in the Netflix show “13 Reasons Why” has raised fears it may lead to copycats. Does it cross the line?…

We hear Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles' thoughts on the events of the year and some recent challenges as well.

Arts funding in Charlotte is a political hot potato from time to time, and it’s being tossed around again as the City Council considers changes in its budget allocation to the Arts & Science Council.

Charlotte's latest city budget proposal was just released. It contains a lot of goodies but no tax increase. Mayor Vi Lyles and City Manager Marcus Jones will join us to go through the most important line items up for discussion.

When it comes to police and interactions with the public, transparency is all-important. However, transparency in government and policing is often difficult to achieve. We talk about that and roadblocks to public records.

The overturning of Roe v. Wade seemed like an election-year gift to Democrats, especially with Republicans leaning into that decision. But sentiment seems to have cooled. Mike Collins and our panel of guests look at the possible impact of abortion on the midterms.

Mike Collins and our panel of guests discuss some of the efforts being made in Charlotte’s “Corridors of Opportunity” toward reducing crime.

Mike Collins and our panel of guests examine the impact of two recent Supreme Court decisions involving North Carolina and at why the state was at the center of these cases.