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Decisions like whether to watch a grisly injury on replay underscore the fact that with less gatekeeping and more personal choice, we're all stuck with wrangling our own curiosity.

A group of Jewish women is challenging Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban, saying it violates their religious beliefs. Similar lawsuits are advancing in Indiana and Missouri.

In this week's Heat Check selects, prodigies past and present connect with OGs and friends, rappers stretch the limits of genre, young artists breathe new life into unmistakable samples and more.

Soumaya El Filali is a multimedia journalist and storyteller with bylines in English and Arabic. El Filali has reported on multiple beats including labor, crime and justice and women-centered issues. During her time at the Columbia Journalism School, she specialized in video production and documentary filmmaking.

World Cafe senior producer Kimberly Junod has been a part of the World Cafe team since 2001, when she started as the show's first line producer. In 2011 Kimberly launched (and continues to helm) World Cafe's Sense of Place series that includes social media, broadcast and video elements to take listeners across the U.S. and abroad with an intimate look at local music scenes. She was thrilled to be part of the team that received the 2006 ASCAP Deems Taylor Radio Broadcast Award for excellence in music programming. In the time she has spent at World Cafe, Kimberly has produced and edited thousands of interviews and recorded several hundred bands for the program, as well as supervised the show's production staff. She has also taught sound to young women (at Girl's Rock Philly) and adults (as an "Ask an Engineer" at WYNC's Werk It! Women's Podcast Festival).

After rapidly expanding its self-driving car program, things took a disastrous turn for Cruise when one of its robotaxis struck a pedestrian.

Research published in the American Journal of Public Health details the connection between ultra-processed foods and the tobacco industry when it comes to production, strategy and marketing.

Tuesday, May 19, 2020From face masks to toilet paper, the pandemic means the supply of certain products has not been able to meet demand. One resource…

http://66.225.205.104/CT20120111.mp3Madama Butterfly. Stage, lighting and costume design by artist Jun Kaneko. Photo courtesy of Opera Omaha. Opera…

Can companies mix business with politics without losing customers? It's a tough act to pull off in our hyper-politicized climate.

A look at how the arts in Charlotte are faring. A recent article in Charlotte Magazine paints a less-than-attractive picture. We’ll hear from the writer, several local artists and a longtime critic to paint our own picture.

A three-judge panel decides on voter maps. CMS votes unanimously to end its indoor mask mandate. City Council gives the okay to a set of controversial rezoning petitions. Mike Collins and local journalists discuss those and other stories.

Mike Collins is joined by Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles for their once-a-month conversation. She and City Council are busy setting the agenda, priorities and the budget for the year. They'll discuss all those topics as well as the possibility of changing the length of council and mayor terms to four years, and more.

The U.S. Constitution is considered one of the most sacred documents in history, but now there are those pushing for a revamp. At least 19 states have passed resolutions calling for a constitutional convention. We examine the wisdom of that.

For a year, WFAE has been investigating North Carolina’s mental health system with a focus on the incarcerated. In our series "Fractured," we discovered half of the state’s inmates deemed incapable to proceed to trial due to a mental illness wait more than 300 days for a state psychiatric hospital bed. This was the topic of a special event that included local and state officials as well as our own reporting.

The PGA Championship returns to Charlotte, bringing the world's top golfers to Quail Hollow. We preview the tournament with organizer insights, and cover everything from players to watch to the local impact on the economy and tourism.

On the next Charlotte Talks, the clock is ticking. The federal government says it will finally begin enforcing the national Real ID law beginning May 7. What to know and how to prepared, both at the DMV and the airport.

Melody is a producer for But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's ews, including Rep. Jim Leach (R-IA) and White House Spokeman Mark Fabiani on hitewater; Rep. Eddie 'Kika' de la Garza (D-TX) and Gov. John Engler (R-MI) on elfare reform; and Rep. Richard Armey (R-TX), Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Rep. ob Livingston (R-LA) on budget negotiations.

Some actors have a hard time accepting hip-hop artists who turn to the big screen. But commentator Betty Baye supports rappers in film -- as long as they focus on their craft.