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U.S. forces have seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the north Atlantic after a two week chase. This is part of the larger U.S. campaign aimed at tankers going to and from Venezuela.

The importance of the father in a child's life has always been known but UNC Charlotte Professor Dr. Jeffrey Shears set out to understand the exact impact…

In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy, victim's families were then forced to contend with hateful conspiracy theories. We sit down with an author that writes “Sandy Hook was the first mass tragedy to spawn an online circle of people impermeable and hostile to reality.”

Taxes are due. Conventional wisdom says we hate paying them, but is that really the case? And how will public attitudes on taxes shape the debate in Washington on President Biden's proposed hike on the rich and corporations?

Another heartbreakingly familiar tragedy, this time in Texas. Ten years after Sandy Hook, more parents are again forced to endure the unimaginable. After the tragedy in Sandy Hook, those families were also confronted with fighting disinformation from a group of people "hostile to reality." We talk with an author about what can be done to reverse this woeful trend.

In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy, 10 years ago this month, victims' families were then forced to contend with hateful conspiracy theories. We sit down with an author that writes “Sandy Hook was the first mass tragedy to spawn an online circle of people impermeable and hostile to reality.”

"Women in Jazz Day" officially hits New York City Friday, complete with a new documentary on the subject.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with civil rights activist Rev. William Barber II about his inaugural homily and what he makes of the first few days of the Biden administration.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with sports journalist Julie DiCaro about Naomi Osaka's decision to avoid the French Open's media availability.

In 1977, Spong became one of the first American bishops to ordain a woman into the clergy. In 1989, he was the first to ordain an openly gay man. Spong died Sept. 12. Originally broadcast in 1996.

William MacAskill's book, What We Owe the Future, urges today's humans to protect future humans — an idea he calls longtermism. Here are a few of his hardly modest proposals.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro poses listener questions about the flu to Dr. William Schaffner, infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University, and takes a closer look at Tamiflu.

As the 9th Congressional District special election enters the home stretch, Democrat Dan McCready has a large cash advantage over Republican Dan…

This Heat lasted for less than seven years, but helped shape the future of music, from noise rock to experimental electronica. Today, its groundbreaking catalog is finally available to stream.

Childish Gambino's "This Is America" and Kacey Musgraves' Golden Hourtook top prizes at a ceremony that spread the honors widely.

Quest for Sound curator Jay Allison has unearthed a unique recording:

It's time to RATchet up the stakes: the answer to each question in this final round game contains the consecutive letters R-A-T.

http://66.225.205.104/CT20100128.mp3 Mitchell Gold and Crisis (Rebroadcast) A conversation about the struggles - religious, social, and psychological - of…

http://66.225.205.104/CT20120419.mp3 Smoky Mountain Pollution The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the crown jewel of the United States Park system…

http://66.225.205.104/SG20101223.mp3When many sports fans think of North Carolina, they think college basketball. The men's basketball program at the…