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In this triptych of films inspired by the short stories of Maile Meloy, director Kelly Reichardt ( Meek's Cutoff) focuses on women striving to escape their prescribed roles.

Forty-eight counties have seen flooding from Hurricane Matthew, and waters are still rising in some areas. State officials are watching dams, checking…

Winning the lottery is just sheer luck, right? Maybe not. A Charlotte Observer investigation has found many cases in North Carolina where people won so…

Some immigrant families from China send their U.S.-born babies to their home country to be raised by relatives. Certain educators in New York City say this can make education a challenge.

British politicians are trying to reverse a sharp drop in the value of the British pound as the Scottish National Party threatens another referendum on independence.

Also: Flooding deaths continue to rise in North Carolina; powerful storms will hit the Pacific Northwest this weekend; and psychologists offer tips to deal with the stress of the campaign season.

This week we talk about the debate between the two North Carolina U.S. Senate candidates, incumbent Republican Richard Burr and Democratic challenger…

In this final round, Puzzle Guru Art Chung asks the final contestants to identify the occupations of famous TV characters. For example, "Tony Soprano, from The Sopranos," would be "mob boss."

Jonathan Coulton parodies game the kinda creepy Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias song "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" to be about famous monsters.

Javier Muñoz, from the musical Hamilton, tells us about performing for Lin Manuel Miranda, President Obama, and Beyonce. Then he leads a game about a president's best friend--their pet.

President Obama campaigned for Hillary Clinton in Ohio Friday where the race is tight in this battleground state.

Wells Fargo's CEO has said the banking scandal was the the fault of some bad apples at the company who have been fired. But former workers are now speaking out and telling NPR they were "good apples," and they were fired, too. Some were fired after calling the company's ethics line repeatedly to complain about the gaming and fraud and oppressive sales culture at the company. And some say being fired by Wells Fargo a few years ago has badly damaged their careers ever since.

The Hungarian government is rushing to make its border fence with Serbia impermeable, as authorities step up their efforts to keep asylum seekers out.

A new report from the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation says ISIS is increasingly recruiting former criminals. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Peter Neumann, a co-author of the report.

The Justice Department alleges the men had stockpiled firearms and bomb-making materials and had written a manifesto that was to be published in conjunction with the attack.

Donald Trump made two campaign stops in North Carolina Friday. First a rally in Greensboro, then one 90 miles south here in Charlotte.And despite a broken…

Utah, traditionally a red state, might vote for a Democrat or an Independent this November. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Utah blogger C. Jane Kendrick about how she is watching the election.

Patty Dwyer voted for President Obama eight years ago. This year the 60-year-old respiratory therapist is all in for Donald Trump. She says Trump will unify a nation that has divided into factions.

This week serious fissures have emerged between Donald Trump and members of the GOP who have disavowed him. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Michael Graham, podcast editor for The Weekly Standard.

The new Fireside Grown-Up Guide series is a throwback to the brightly-colored life lessons of your childhood. They're dark and dry and surprisingly funny, a pleasant tonic for your grown-up cares.