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An NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved.

The most philosophical member of Top Dawg Entertainment in a Microphone Check conversation about Ab's high expectations of his audience and what he's trying to make for them.

An investigation into a dozen instructors at Lackland Air Force Base suggests systematic sexual abuse of trainees. Critics say this case is emblematic of a larger problem. The Department of Defense estimates that as many as 19,000 sexual assaults occurred within the military in 2011.

Our list of the best songs, albums and mixtapes by Southern rappers is a celebration that recenters the South as a creative center of hip-hop and honors the region for all that it has given to us.

The International Village Food and Music Festival takes place in Winston-Salem this weekend, where it will feature international cuisine, arts, crafts and more.

Jay North, who starred as the towheaded mischief maker on TV's Dennis the Menace for four seasons starting in 1959, has died. He was 73.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KNRW listener Carina Aleckson of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

The Southeast Supply Enhancement Project has raised concerns from advocates about long-lasting environmental consequences.

Let the Atlanta hip-hop collective take you to church in its Tiny Desk quarantine video.

The 'Como La Flor' singer rose to stardom in the '90s. After her tragic death at 23, she remains beloved. Now, a Netflix series attempts to capture her life.

Susan Higgins plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro

For this week's puzzle, listener Jim Frey from Edina, Minn., solves anagram brain teasers created by The New York Timespuzzlemaster Will Shortz. Frey listens to KNOW in the Twin Cities.

Several hundred protesters returned Tuesday afternoon to downtown Graham in Alamance County for an Election Day "peaceful push to the polls" march.

North Carolina U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis is ending his quarantine. The senator, who’s seeking reelection next month, announced he had tested positive for the coronavirus on Oct. 2.

Charlotte now has 16 more homicides in 2020 than it did at this point last year. Three occurred within about 10 hours of each other Monday night and early Tuesday morning.

Riley Williams, 22, was released from jail Thursday into her mother's custody. Her lawyer told the court, "It is regrettable that Miss Williams took the president's bait and went inside the Capitol."

Watch the composer, in a bucolic southern England setting, play six of his most tranquil, yet probing pieces.

The Department of Justice said it would spare no resource to bring to justice those responsible for the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Gary St. Germain plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

An image that seems to threaten former President Donald Trump has prompted Twitter to deactivate an account linked to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The image also appears on Khameini's website.