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Erickson has pleaded not guilty. An attorney representing him told NPR the charges are "unfounded" and "will be met with a vigorous defense."

On Thanksgiving night, Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. was shot and killed by a police officer responding to gunfire in the mall. Protesters are angry at a new report that exonerates the officer.

Updated Thursday at 3:20 p.m.Southeastern regional banks BB&T and SunTrust plan to merge in a $66 billion deal that will create the nation's sixth-largest…

People used to vote online for the cutest kids. But as The Guardian reports, voters wrote bad things about the children. The company's staff will now pick the winners.

On Sunday night, social media will overflow with commentary on the night's winners, snubs and baffling moments. But for now, we can take a few educated stabs at the headlines and outrages that await.

Getting a good night's rest is easier said than done. NPR's Science Desk is reporting on the science of sleep, and we want to hear from you.

Baseball trailblazer Frank Robinson died Thursday at 83. He was the MLB's first African-American manager. Richard Justice of MLB.com remembers Robinson's remarkable career.

The U.S. has a big advantage when it comes to a young labor pool — its population of immigrants. David Wessel of the Brookings Institution explains why to NPR's David Greene.

Nearly three months after allegations of election fraud began to emerge in the 9th Congressional District race, the North Carolina Board of Elections is…

A coalition led by California has sued the Trump administration over its plan to divert billions of dollars to border wall construction.

The state board of elections is holding its hearing into allegations of election fraud in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District. The hearing, which…

Catholic leaders from around the world are convening in Rome Thursday to discuss the continuing clergy sexual abuse crisis. Abuse survivors say they're not hopeful meaningful change will come from it.

A runway model who objected to the impression made by the drawstring says she was initially told to "keep it to yourself."

The Afro-Cuban percussionist mesmerizes with his almost otherworldly talent on congas.

Pitchaya Sudbanthad's novel follows a broad cast of characters who gradually come together in and around a condominium tower in Bangkok. It's a promising debut that expertly evokes a sense of place.

Pop singer Ariana Grande made music history this week. She is the first act to nab the top-three spots on the Billboard Hot 100 since The Beatles in 1964.

The North Carolina Board of Elections enters its third day of hearings into allegations of election fraud in the 9th Congressional District. WFAE's Steve…

Composer and trumpeter Terence Blanchard reveals the creative process that led to BlacKkKlansman's "Blut und Boden (Blood and Soil)."

North Carolina's gender wage gap puts the state in the bottom third of the nation and varies widely across the state.

Venezuela's opposition leader says his supporters will get U.S. food aid across the border and into their country on Saturday. Venezuela's president says it's not going to happen.