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Also: ISIS militants destroy another temple in Palmyra; there are three hurricanes in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; and Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta tosses the 6th no-hitter of the majors' season.

For some insight into the fighter pilot culture, Linda talks with Captain Rosemary Mariner, a retired Navy Captain Aviator. She was trained to fly planes like the fighter that collided with the US reconnaissance plane. Mariner is now a Research Fellow for the University of Tennessee, Center for the Study for War and Society.

The Tiny Desk series producer shares his favorite records of the year.

Also: Turkey's prime minister will discuss Syria with President Obama at the White House; congressional panels OK cuts to the federal food stamp program; the formerly obscure Arctic Circle gains new member countries; and nobody has yet won the Powerball jackpot.

Surprise, anger, parenting and Lizzo: That's one way to sum up the list of the most engaging stories in 2019. Other big topics included consumerism and climate change — and officials behaving badly.

Mecklenburg County's charter school enrollment grew to 21,028 this year, an even bigger increase than Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools budgeted for.CMS has…

Top ten deaths to listen to before you jazz, Blue Note's branding and Marian on Mary Lou. Plus, Dave Liebman recalls his former employer, Miles Davis; 51 gateway albums; Ambrose Akinmusire drops some knowledge; four bloggers on blogging; Dave Holland at large and LCD Soundsystem meets trumpet.

More than 75,000 ballots were cast in our annual summer readers' poll. Here's a printable list of the top 100 winners.

From breaking news like the shooting at UNC Charlotte and the arrival of MLS to the Queen City to issues that continue to affect the Charlotte area, such…

Cookbook author Diane Morgan says there's much more to a carrot than the orange part. But too often, she says, the root vegetable's frilly green fronds end up in the trash.

Also: Bank of America agrees to pay billions to Fannie Mae; oil rig that ran aground off Alaska is refloated; Syrian opposition rejects Assad's "peace plan;" NHL players and owners reach tentative deal, season may start soon; NFL playoffs get underway.

A gunman in southwest England killed five people, including a 3-year-old girl, before turning his weapon on himself, police say.

Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.

Ian Eisendrath worked from the story's conception to make the music stand out and tell a story. The movie's hit song "Golden" is up for Best Original Song at this weekend's Golden Globes.

Forget the typing etiquette you learned in school. In this game, we ignore most of the keyboard to focus only on the 10 letters to the right of the Tab key. House musician Jonathan Coulton leads this game and shows us just how many words we can spell with Q, W, E, R, T, Y, U, I, O and P.

The second presidential debate was a no-holds-barred affair. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton did not shake hands at the outset — and it quickly turned nasty.

NASCAR's efforts to increase diversity are starting to pay dividends behind the wheel. Last year, Daniel Suarez became the first foreign-born driver to…

Duke has turned to Boston Celtics assistant coach and former WNBA All-Star Kara Lawson to lead its women’s basketball program.The school announced the…

Foreign affairs specialist Dr. Fiona Hill said during the first Trump impeachment hearing that she feared the nation was going down a dangerous path. In town to speak at the World Affairs Council of Charlotte, she joins us Thursday to talk about foreign policy, the war in Ukraine and America’s path toward autocracy.

Pop Culture Happy Hour listeners voted on the top movies of all time to win best picture at the Oscars.