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Olympic sports have their own vernacular — terms that make no sense to outsiders. Much of it has to do with when things go wrong. And some of it has to do with Seinfeld.

What do a costume drama and a zombie flick have in common? Critic Bob Mondello sees a connection in empathy between The Young Karl Marx and The Cured.

Records show that Broward County had received multiple calls since 2008 about the volatile behavior of the young man arrested in the Parkland, Fla., high school shooting.

Three questions for the cartoonist and illustrator about the pop star. Originally broadcast Nov. 18, 2017.

Three questions about sweet treats for the man who created the character Cookie Lyon. Originally broadcast Sept. 23, 2017.

Captured in one 72-minute take, U — July 22 re-enacts the 2011 murders at a summer camp through the eyes of its victims — in order to shift focus away from the extremist killer.

Artist Alexander Reben wants to know whether a robot could fulfill our deep need for companionship. He created a robot named BlabDroid that asks people to share their raw emotions and deep secrets.

Motorists pulled aside and well-wishers lined freeway overpasses to see the Rev. Billy Graham's motorcade barrel through his beloved home state of North…

The body of the late Rev. Billy Graham was brought to Charlotte Saturday where preparations are being made for his funeral. At the Billy Graham Library,…

It can feel intrusive to have so much data collected about us, but Laurie Frick is optimistic about how big data will evolve. She says it could help us evaluate how we respond to other people.

President Trump says people have taken to the streets in the U.K. to complain about their National Health Service — but most Britons love the NHS. They just want the government to improve funding.

Jorge Ramos, the longtime Univision anchor, is also a Mexican immigrant. He talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the decision to leave Mexico and his book Stranger.

Charlotte City Council members Monday night could approve a revised plan for providing police protection in some unincorporated areas of Mecklenburg…

Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks the Rev. Michael McBride of PICO National Network how communities of color fighting gun violence are responding to the high school shooting in Parkland.

Police in the Democratic Republic of the Congo fired live ammunition at protesters demanding that President Joseph Kabila step down. Police arrested dozens of protesters and two people were killed.

Police responded to calls about possible shooters at two Charlotte-area malls Saturday night. No one was hurt in either of the incidents, but these events…

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments are in Charlotte this week. Tournament week brings a variety of…

The Nashville star brought some good old country music stories to the Tiny Desk.

In some states, you need a license not just to be a doctor -- but an interior designer, a tooth-filer, a hair braider. We'll talk to a few people who are trying to change the system to make it easier to do work.

Why productivity could be the most important data point in the economy... and how did KFC manage to run out of chicken in the UK - for an entire week?