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Durham singer-songwriter Jon Shain placed first in the solo or duo category at last weekend’s International Blues Challenge in Memphis, a contest…

The 49-year-old New Jersey Democratic senator has long been seen as a likely presidential candidate. Booker, a former mayor of Newark, raised a national profile with an early embrace of social media.

For Tarana Burke, #MeToo began as a way to tell survivors, "You're not alone." But as the movement evolved, another priority emerged—how can we work together to put an end to sexual violence entirely?

Jobs: Is the economy creating enough of them? Are they paying more than they used to? Do people have the jobs they want? All this and more.

Despite outrage over gene editing in China that affected the birth of twins, research is underway in the U.S. to assess the safety and effectiveness of CRISPR tools to edit genes in human embryos.

Chan Marshall performs live and talks about her journey to 2018's Wanderer, a powerful realization she had with Lana Del Rey and the true meaning behind her band name.

Last fall, Sen. Elizabeth Warren released the results of a DNA test indicating she has Native American ancestry. The move backfired; Warren was hesitant to admit she did something wrong — until now.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Fashion Restraint, Fishy Condimentand Pathogenic Steering.

A drought left a flamingo breeding ground dry near Kimberley, South Africa. When the adult birds left, animal lovers flew thousands of baby birds to safety.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is joining calls for Virginia governor and fellow Democrat Ralph Northam to resign. In a statement issued yesterday, Cooper…

To prevent harassment on TV and film sets, production houses are hiring so-called intimacy coordinators to oversee sex scenes. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ita O'Brien, who serves that role on Netflix's Sex Education.

Pope Francis is the first pontiff to visit the Arabian peninsula after arriving in the United Arab Emirates. He's taking part in an interfaith conference and he'll celebrate mass.

Virginia's governor is under fire for a racist photo. Jury deliberations get underway for drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. And Pope Francis is on a historic trip to the Arabian Peninsula.

Chan Marshall and her band perform a brisk and beautifully orchestrated medley of Cat Power songs: "Wanderer," "Woman" and 2006's "The Moon."

Pope Francis, for the first time, acknowledged the sexual abuse of nuns by priests and bishops.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents were seen pulling over, questioning, and arresting numerous drivers around Charlotte Wednesday in what appeared…

Democratic Governor Roy Cooper on Wednesday rescinded his appointment of Charlotte City Council member LaWana Mayfield to the state’s Human Relations…

Civil forfeiture is a tool law enforcement uses to seize cash and other goods involved in crime and putting them back into fighting more crime. It’s also…

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has named an interim leader. College of Arts and Sciences Dean Kevin Guskiewicz was named to serve as…

Many big employers are wrestling with the best way to get a handle on the rising cost of health care. The state of North Carolina is taking a step toward…