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In 1985, the Schengen Agreement, it permits passport and visa-free travel across much of Europe, was signed. Renee Montagne talks to Mayor Ben Homan of Schengen, Luxembourg, about the migrant issue.

A photo shows him waving a red cape at a bull with 1 hand, while holding his 5-month-old daughter in the other. He says it's a step for gender equality; his father took him bullfighting the same way.

Also: Michigan prosecutors will investigate the Flint water crisis; a U.N. panel calls for sanctions against South Sudan; and a new Beatrix Potter story about Peter Rabbit is discovered.

A movement is underway in the North Carolina General Assembly to let charter school operators take over the lowest-performing traditional public schools.…

While investigating possible misconduct by Planned Parenthood, the grand jury decided to instead indict two anti-abortion activists.

The Fed raised interest rates last month for the first time in nearly a decade, and some are concerned that may have been a mistake.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Harry Enten, a political analyst for FiveThirtyEight, about whether newspaper endorsements are meaningful to presidential candidates.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Romanian journalist Ovidiu Vanghele about Romanian prisoners publishing scientific papers to reduce prison sentences.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks to Ray Kurzweil, the inventor and futurist, and founder of Kurzweil Technologies, Inc., about Marvin Minsky. Minsky, who was a founding father of artificial intelligence, has died at the age of 88.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Erika Aguilar, a reporter for Southern California Public Radio, about the search for three escaped inmates who police say are violent and potentially dangerous.

Some European countries were big trading partners with Iran in the past, but while their companies are eager to rebuild that trade, they're also wary of Iran's hardliners and American prosecutors.

The stalemate between the Republican governor and the Democratic legislature has left Illinois without a budget. In that atmosphere, Gov. Bruce Rauner is to present his State of the State address.

McSweeney's came up with a game: Millennial Think-Piece Bingo. The next time you're reading a deep dive on 18 to 35-year-olds. Play along, with squares like: entitlement complex.

CMS students are headed back to school Wednesday morning after three snow days. Schools closed Friday as snow and sleet fell on the region. The ice…

North Mecklenburg County residents gathered last week to discuss student assignment in the CMS system. The area’s school board representative, Rhonda…

Oprah announced this week on Twitter that she lost 26 pounds – good news for her, but even better news for Weight Watchers.

The weather trail that led to a blizzard in the Mid-Atlantic likely started with a very warm Pacific, scientists suspect. Whether climate shifts will bring more strong El Niños is still uncertain.

When "Downton Abbey" is over, what will Anglophiles watch next? NPR's Eric Deggans talks about the offerings from Acorn TV.

We ponder the origins of money, the economics of Santa, and the business of cemeteries. Why? Because you asked.

Starting in 2017, the DeLorean Motor Co. plans to build several hundred new replicas of the stainless steel, gull-winged car made famous for its role in the sci-fi movie trilogy.