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NPR's Noel King talks to Mona Yacoubian, formerly with the State Department and now with the U.S. Institute of Peace, about the pause in hostilities in northern Syria.

Canadians are casting ballots for their next government. It is a tight contest between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party and his contender, Andrew Scheer's Conservative Party.

Demonstrations against wealth inequality have persisted, despite the fact that President Sebastián Piñera suspended transit fare hikes. There have been at least eight deaths reported.

The president went off on members of his own party during a Cabinet meeting on Monday, while saying at least Democrats are united in their pursuit of trying to remove him from office.

The intersection of Beatties Ford Road and LaSalle Street in west Charlotte is home to numerous small businesses and homes where residents deal with a lot…

The World Series starts Tuesday. The Houston Astros will host the Washington Nationals for Game 1. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Washington Post reporter Dave Sheinin about the match-up.

Charlotte has updated its rules for how developers can plant trees in the city’s most urban areas.City Council voted nine to two Monday night to adopt the…

There's a victim-blamey tone in Brittany Kaiser's memoir Targeted, but what it offers over other look-backs is a more in-the-room account of what exactly, she alleges, was in the company's pitch deck.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has been scrutinized for his age and his health, but his campaign has proven remarkably durable in the past week.

Police say no injuries were immediately reported Monday night after two state probation and parole officers were shot at then returned fire in west…

A new study by the International Monetary Fund finds that advanced nations have seen a rise in regional inequality since the 1980s.

The U.S. is likely to keep some troops in northern Syria. The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine is to testify in the impeachment inquiry. Justin Trudeau wins a second term as Canada's prime minister.

Mimi Lok's debut story collection — a perceptive look at the connections we make and fail to make — doesn't read like a debut. Lok writes with the self-assuredness of a literary veteran.

Men have long commanded the pizza-making scene, creating what one female champ calls a "macho problem." But that's starting to change as more women open pizzerias and gain recognition in the field.

WINSTON-SALEM — A North Carolina city has voted to change the name of its annual Dixie Classic Fair.News outlets report the Winston-Salem City Council…

Here’s something for sale you don’t see very often: Your very own island off the coast of North Carolina.Davis Island and the 19th century mansion that’s…

Holding the Line is the tell-all many wished Mattis' own Call Sign Chaos had been. But for all of Guy Snodgrass' in-the-room accounts, there are some unverifiable elements and inaccuracies.

Daniel Mendelsohn is a living answer to the question, "What will a degree in Classics do for you?" His new essay collection, Ecstasy and Terror, "cross-pollinates" the classics with popular culture.

Surgeon and researcher Marty Makary traveled the country talking to people about their experiences with health care. He learned that costs are poisoning Americans' relationships with medicine.

The cease-fire between Turkey and Syrian Kurds appears to be holding, despite a looming deadline. Turkey's president said the process will not end before all of the Kurds have withdrawn as agreed.