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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens. He helped negotiate Thursday's prisoner swap — one of the largest since the end of the Cold War.

Todd Blanche's personal involvement in the case of Jeffrey Epstein is fueling questions about proper procedures at the Justice Department.

Bitter division over Medicaid expansion prevented Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican state legislators from agreeing on a budget. Now expansion is a top issue in the governor’s race.

With few options for health care in their rural community, a Tennessee couple's experience with one outrageous bill could have led to a deadly delay when they needed help the most.

The EXPO is more than just a traditional career fair; it is an event where attendees can:

- Learn about the different organizations in Charlotte.
- Shop from local vendors.
- Discover which top employers are hiring.
- Attend educational breakout sessions.
- Visit the Health Hub, where attendees can receive testing, speak with a case manager, and find more resources.
- Participate in the Walk-In Workshop to get help with their resumes, interview skills, and more!

This event is FREE to attend and will take place at the Junior Achievement at Camp Northend. It's not an exclusive event; everyone, whether you are LGBTQ+ or an ally, is welcome and encouraged to attend.

After the EXPO, we invite all participants to our After Hours Mixer at Noda Canteen in Camp Northend from 5-7 pm. This event is open to all, but please bring a Driver's License or another form of official ID with a birthdate on it. It's a great opportunity to network and get to know the community in a relaxed and authentic setting.

The performances will take place March 20, 21, and 22 at 7:30pm and March 22 and 23 at 2:00pm!

This contemporary re-imagining of Shakespeare’s classic production will meditate on the tragically timeless dimension of this comedy – on corruption of state from the top down, of dangerous desire, of violence, but also of determined faithfulness – and on Shakespeare as prophetic time-traveler.

Buy tickets here- tickets are $8-$18. CoAA Faculty, Staff, and Students are eligible for free tickets to this performance. Please log into your Niner account in the ticketing system to redeem.

Closed captioning will be available at all performances in both English and Spanish. Further instructions on accessing the captions on your smartphone will be available upon arrival. Captioning is powered by CCTheater, from AccessTech, LLC. Spanish subtitles provided by Irene K. Nash and Glorian Hidalgo Vega.
American Sign Language Interpretation will be provided on Sunday 3/23 at 2pm. ASL services provided by LanguageLine Solutions.

Padma Shri Hariharan Live in Concert: A Night of Bollywood Entertainment in Kannapolis
LMT SEVA and Nachbaliye Dance Academy are proud to present the legendary playback, bhajan, and ghazal vocalist, Padma Shri Hariharan, live in concert.

Date and Time: Saturday, November 9th
Location: The Kannapolis Performing Arts Center (KPAC)

Prepare for three hours of non-stop entertainment featuring one of Indian cinema’s foremost playback singers, whose extensive repertoire spans over 15,000 songs in more than 10 languages. The evening will also showcase top Bollywood singers, dancers, and musicians.  

Hariharan, a two-time National Award winner and recipient of the Padma Shri (India's fourth-highest civilian award), is renowned as a leading ghazal artist and a pioneer of Indian fusion music, notably as half of the famed duo Colonial Cousins.  

Don't miss this opportunity to experience a true musical icon!

Tusk is the number one Tribute to Fleetwood Mac in the world, bar none.

No fancy tricks, no tracks, no gimmicks, just five musicians recreating the music of Fleetwood Mac to perfection with note for note renditions that no other Fleetwood Mac tribute on the touring scene today can come close to duplicating.

Tusk covers all the great hits of Fleetwood Mac, which has featured the talents of Mick Fleetwood, Christine and John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and others over the years. The five seasoned, well-respected musicians comprising Tusk have been making music together in various combinations and styles, in original outfits and in cover bands, for over twenty-five years. Authentic-sounding and always respectful, Tusk leaves no stone unturned in replicating the sounds of one of the world’s best-loved, top-selling bands.

Things that most people take for granted in surgery — the use of anesthesia, for example, or the way surgical tools are cleaned — were once cutting-edge discoveries in the profession. Dr. Atul Gawande and Dr. Sherwin Nuland discuss the changes they've seen over their long careers as surgeons.

After many ups and downs, the film industry in North Carolina is making gains. Last year, film and TV productions here generated more than $302 million in direct in-state spending and Charlotte is taking in some of that money with productions like "The Hunting Wives," "Roofman," "Bad Counselors" and "Top Chef" shooting here. We take a closer look at what this means for our economy, culture and workforce.

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was one of President Trump's most outspoken supporters. But she is planning to leave office following a growing rift with the president.

Vibes were all over the place during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival — the last held in Park City, Utah. These are the movies critic Aisha Harris loved.

Centrist senator Rodrigo Paz won Bolivia's presidency with 54% of the vote, ending 20 years of rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party amid economic turmoil.

Attorney General William Barr's letter to Congress about the Mueller Russia probe is a big short-term win for the president, but it doesn't "exonerate" him totally, and Democrats want to see more.

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection has resigned as agents encounter record numbers of migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico.

Stephen Hayes and Jonah Goldberg have resigned after the Fox News star hosted a series that relied on fabrications and conspiracy theories about the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

The year's box office numbers were down, due to the residual effects of actors' and writers' strikes, but quality wasn't dimmed. Bob Mondello's list of the 10 best movies of the year overflows.

Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and we're looking back at albums that changed the game. Today, it's the group that took a shoestring DIY approach to creating horrorcore: Three 6 Mafia.

Officials in Cadiz wanted to give Joaquin Garcia an award for service but no one could find him. According to reports, he'd largely stopped coming to work. He is contesting the $30,000 fine.

On the sixth day of Christmas, Ask Me Another gave to me: a trivia game paying tribute to our favorite accordion-playing, pop culture-loving, food-punning parodist, "Weird Al" Yankovic.