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As the first anniversary of Kim's death approaches, North Korea's official news agency has produced a somber tribute to his favorite parka.

The Adele-endorsed piano man tells Rachel Martin how a very bad week turned into a very good year.

There have been folktales for centuries about sounds supposedly coming from the sky when an aurora borealis is lighting up the night. Now, scientists in Finland say they've recorded the noises. What they don't know yet, is what causes them.

There was a slight increase in the number of households where lack of money or other resources made getting food difficult at times.

Ford says the vehicles' cruise control cables can cause the gas pedal to stick.

Women spend $1 billion more annually on their health premiums than they would if they were men. But under the recently upheld health law, insurers won't be allowed to charge higher rates based on gender starting in 2014.

The area taking the biggest hit is education, which already saw $5 billion funding drop from 2010 to 2011.

Facebook reported earnings Thursday — for the first time as a public company. After its botched IPO, Facebook's investors hoped for a positive surprise. But that didn't happen.

http://66.225.205.104/TL20120703.mp3 Of the very few attending the protest lottery, only about half a dozen were actual protestors. Photo: Tanner Latham…

http://66.225.205.104/LM20120621.mp3The Charlotte City Council has about a week to come up with an alternative budget. Last week, council unexpectedly…

http://66.225.205.104/TL20120703.mp3 Of the very few attending the protest lottery, only about half a dozen were actual protestors. Photo: Tanner Latham…

http://66.225.205.104/LM20120621.mp3The Charlotte City Council has about a week to come up with an alternative budget. Last week, council unexpectedly…

The Charlotte City Council is still unable to agree on a budget or property tax increase for next year. Nine of the city's eleven council members met for…

In a recent posting at NBC Latino, Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto noted that she during her time in the North Carolina, she came to find a growing and…

Government figures released Friday showed North Carolina’s unemployment rate is 9.6 percent. That’s fifth-worst in the country. But the state is…

Filmmaker Chris Milk uses cutting-edge technology to create a film experience that immerses the viewer. He explains how virtual reality has allowed him to create the "ultimate empathy machine."

Images from the ground show hundreds if not thousands of Afghans crowding the airport, including the tarmac, in an apparent attempt to flee the country.

Listener Dave Treber plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro plays the puzzle with puzzle master Will Shortz and this week's winner, Karen Sandman of Acton, Massachusetts.

Sam Hass plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.