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The state House of Representatives gave final approval Wednesday to a bill that would return local judgeship elections to partisan races. Meanwhile, a…

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to sports journalist Jonah Keri about the role of Dutch players in the current World Baseball Classic being held in South Korea. Several of the players have chosen to take leave from spring training with their American teams to attend the tournament.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nico Sell, co-founder of Wickr, about the WikiLeaks documents regarding government surveillance utilizing security flaws in commonly used devices.

The best-selling author is known for "A People's History of the United States," which was first published in 1980.

The book examines how differences in perception of the self in society contribute to the culture gap between Asians and Westerners.

On his debut album Only Human, the young pop artist channels the energy of legends like Michael Jackson in more ways than one.

A Miami lawyer was making closing arguments in an arson case when his pants started smoking. He blamed a faulty e-cigarette.

The second installment of B. Catling's trilogy is full of oddities and quirks and familiar characters.

Three-and-a-half years ago, a dash board camera recorded an encounter leading up to CMPD officer Randall Kerrick shooting and killing a young, unarmed…

A federal appeals court has granted a request by the state Department of Environmental Quality to withdraw its legal challenge to former President Barack…

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who happily share their food, and those who’d rather stab your outstretched hand with a carving…

Two prosecutors are gone from the Catawba County District Attorney’s office following allegations that they derailed criminal investigations into abuse by…

NPR and dozens of member stations are searching for public statements on Twitter and Facebook, on lawmakers' websites and in interviews with public media or other news organizations.

A dusting of snow fell across the Charlotte region early Sunday, then quickly began to melt as the sun came out by midday. At Charlotte-Douglas Airport,…

As we head to SXSW, it's the music that matters most, but if you're a band, you may want to think about t-shirts once you've nailed the music. Music funnyman Martin Atkins tells us why.

Flights have been canceled, schools and businesses are closed and people are being told to stay off the roads as the storm makes its way up the East coast.

The scandals and party in-fighting in this year's French presidential election have left voters confused and unsure where to turn.

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released an analysis of the House GOP health care bill on Monday. Proponents of the bill downplayed the importance of what the CBO is likely to do.

A radical proposal from Hawaii: Let doctors prescribe housing to cure homelessness. We’ll hear the case from Honolulu.

House Republicans unveiled their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. But the devil’s in the details. We’ll dig in.