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The North Carolina bluegrass musician Earl Scruggs would have turned 100 on Jan. 6. Banjo virtuoso Tony Trischka spoke with WFAE's Eric Teel about Scruggs’ legacy.

Among the court's opinions was a 6-3 ruling to temporarily allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho. The opinion was erroneously posted on the court's website Wednesday.

NPR's Andrew Limbong talks to Amy Cooter of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies about how realistic an idea of a second civil war is.

Vice President Harris and Trump's former chief of staff say Trump fits the definition of "fascist." Scholars who agree say the term is useful as a distress signal for the threat to democracy.

The Los Angeles Dodgers won their second World Series championship in five seasons Wednesday night, overcoming a five-run deficit to defeat the New York Yankees in five games.

Three jurors who condemned Moore to death, a former state prison director, Moore's trial judge, his son and daughter, and pastors called for the governor to change his sentence to life without parole.

Starbucks and some of its baristas have been in a contentious fight over unionizing since 2021. Now, the Supreme Court considers a case that could have implications for unions far beyond Starbucks.

With the number of survivors rapidly declining and their average age now exceeding 86, this year's anniversary is considered the last milestone event for many of them.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Carol Mason about her new book, From the Clinics to the Capitol: How Opposing Abortion Became Insurrectionary.

Democratic Congressman Andy Kim challenged the state's powerful political machine and won in court and on the ground, making him the unlikely favorite in this November's Senate race.

It's mid-January, which means some of those New Years resolutions might have fall off, already. NPR's Life Kit host Marielle Segarra gives tips for giving your goals a reset.

An Israeli air strike killed three children and their father weeks before they were due to emigrate to the U.S.

Writer Katherine Heiny has published her first collection of short stories, Single, Carefree, Mellow.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with David A. Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic, about his recent piece "The Threat to Democracy Is Still in Congress."

Above normal temperatures and ongoing drought are fueling wildfires in Western North Carolina. Fires are currently burning in Cherokee, Henderson and Jackson counties.

The weekend is here, and there are a lot of fun events on tap in the Queen City. There's the Cornelius Jazz Festival, Shakespeare with a twist, a garden tour and a murder mystery.

Little of the millions of ARPA funding has been spent yet across the region, with more disbursals coming.

A 3-year study published in Pediatrics examined newborns in Norway. It found a clear benefit for the baby when mom gets a COVID vaccination during pregnancy.

More than a week of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region.

An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least 32 people, injuring more than 200 others and sending a 3-foot tsunami into nearby coasts.