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Charlotte will no longer be the largest U.S. city without a law school: Starting in 2024, Elon University will offer students the opportunity to earn a J.D. at their new center in South End.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's decision not to enforce an unofficial dress code has elicited strong reactions and dominated talk on Capitol Hill, even as a potential government shutdown looms.

Lewis began his nearly 60-year career in public service leading sit-ins at segregated lunch counters in the Jim Crow-era South. He went on to serve in Congress for more than three decades.

We ranked a list of 100 songs that reflects the sprawling, energetic messiness of 2022. Start listening.

NPR spoke with Appalachian fiction and nonfiction writers about this moment and how they are building a tapestry of what they know as home.

In the latest installment of Still Here, WFAE's series on resiliency in the wake of the pandemic, reporter Sarah Delia speaks with a woman about surviving COVID-19 with the help of her family — who refused to let her give up hope.

As America reckons with racial injustice, the music industry has scrambled to show its support for the Black community. Recording companies took a day off work and opened up their checkbooks with #BlackoutTuesday. Major labels like Warner Music Group and Sony Music created multi-million dollar funds to combat systemic racism.Here in Charlotte in recent weeks, there have been conversations across the arts and venues about how they can do better, be better and build a more equitable infrastructure for music together. But the question remains: How can you reform the music industry? We ask Charlotte music leader Jermaine Spencer, head of operations at BNR Records, founder of The Platform Music + Culture Series and owner of J. Spencer Agency.

The British singer/guitarist spoke to Fresh Air in 1994 and '22 about about his formative years and about pioneering a new musical genre that blended rock with traditional music of the British isles.

On this week's StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, former U.S. Army Specialist Ron Amen speaks with his brother Alan about how their relationship changed after Ron was drafted for Vietnam.

In the 1960s and 70s, Marty Krofft and his older brother Sid made trippy children's shows with huge, oddball puppets. They created shows such as H.R. Pufnstuf and Land of the Lost.

The one-of-a-kind killing of a Kentucky judge, allegedly by the local sheriff, has shaken tight-knit Letcher County, leaving people baffled and unnerved as police try to figure out a motive.

Not content with rock, country, gospel and R&B, their new album explores even more sounds and the ups and downs of their 15-year marriage.

Clay Masters is Iowa Public Radio’s Morning Edition host and lead political reporter. He was part of a team of member station political reporters who covered the 2016 presidential race for NPR. He also covers environmental issues.

Alina Selyukh is a business correspondent at NPR, where she follows the path of the retail and tech industries, tracking how America's biggest companies are influencing the way we spend our time, money, and energy.

Ari Daniel is a reporter for NPR's Science desk where he covers global health and development.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr discusses Independent Counsel Robert Ray's Whitewater findings with former Whitewater counsel Richard Ben Veniste and Rep. Tom Coburn (R-OK).

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews a new CD by Queens of the Stone Age. Its called R, as in the movie ratings code for Restricted. The band is currently on tour as part of OZZfest.

Last year, the United States changed their travel policy toward Cuba, promoting people to people programs. N-P-R's Tom Gjelten reports on two Cuban delegations currently visiting this country.

N-P-R'S Julie Burstein visits the Just Born candy factory in ethlehem, Pennsylvania where traditional marshmallow birds and bunnies have een made for more than 40 years.

Linda talks to Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) of Iowa and Congressman Tom Delay of (R-Texas) about their reactions to last nights State of the Union address.