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The Trump administration is working to reframe the narrative in Minneapolis on enforcing the law after outrage over killings continues.

As the Trump administration pushes to expand coal mining, advocates warn that loosening regulations could put miners' health at risk. Justin Hicks of the Appalachia Mid South Newsroom reports.

Middle and high school basketball players from North and South Carolina recently gathered at the historic Second Ward High School Gymnasium in uptown Charlotte for a showcase that blended competition and education.

President Trump held his first news conference since the beginning of the U.S.-Israel-led Iran war on Monday as oil and gas prices soared, throwing the global economy into turmoil.

A year ago, eggs were the poster child for runaway grocery prices. But egg prices have fallen sharply in the last 12 months.

Inflation didn't get worse in December. But it didn't get better. Prices were up 2.7% a year ago. A drop in gasoline prices was more than offset by rising grocery and electricity bills.

As sequestration looms over Washington, D.C., it seems to have transformed from dire threat to foregone conclusion. Host Jacki Lyden speaks with James Fallows of The Atlantic about how lawmakers are bracing for what feels like the inevitable.

The U.S. economy grew 2.2% in 2025, a modest slowdown from 2.4% the previous year. GDP gains were fueled by solid consumer spending and business investment.

Charlotte’s fall arts season kicks off with pottery, musicals, symphonies, and a folk legend on stage. Our First Friday Arts panel shares their top picks for September.

NPR's A Martínez talks to McKay Coppins of The Atlantic about how a hedge fund, Alden Global Capital, is buying and then gutting newspapers — and the implications for democracy.

Beef producers from around the country held a convention this week where they heard from Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who promotes red meat consumption.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Helena Bottemiller Evich, founder and editor in chief of Food Fix, about tensions between the MAHA movement and President Trump over glyphosate.

Christians are in the season of Lent. Muslims in the holy month of Ramadan. Fasting is a part of both faiths' observances. Other religions include periods of fasting as well. What accounts for fasting's longevity across religious traditions?

World shares tumbled on Monday, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunging more than 5%, after oil prices spiked at nearly $120 a barrel.

Estonia now has the world's first nationwide electric car charger network. What would the U.S. have to do to make a similar leap?

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jesse Washington of The Undefeated, a sports website owned by ESPN, about what this means for Brown, who has been accused of sexual assault. The NFL is investigating.

High-scoring Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig out the national title Monday, making only two 3-pointers all night but still muscling its way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn UConn.

Journalist Lauren Williams discusses how she seeks to rebuild trust with Black audiences through Capital B, her recently launched news nonprofit born out of 2020's summer of unrest.

The phrase is meant as a gentle poke at white people who take offense at minor threats to their privilege. "Sometimes it feels good just to make fun of racism and of racists," one humorist says.

The psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms appears to have a powerful effect on people trying to stop smoking.