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NPR's Rachel Martin talks Billy Kobin of the Courier Journal in Louisville about a former detective pleading guilty to a federal charge for her role in the deadly police shooting of Breonna Taylor.

A rare May storm is pouring record snowfall in parts of the Plains and the Upper Midwest. And there's concern that snowflakes could fall as far south as Alabama and Mississippi.

Amendment 2 would have added language to the state constitution rejecting a right to abortion, effectively leaving the question to Kentucky's Republican-controlled legislature.

Michael Stipe and Mike Mills share some of the stories behind the band's landmark album and how it became an unlikely hit.

The Providence Alliance for Clinical Educators combines captivating storytelling with exquisite illustrations to teach scientific principles in a fun and memorable way.

For the Struggle, Inc. will hold its 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 17th from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Senior drive between Dr. Webber Ave and LaSalle Street- in front of West Charlotte High School. For the Struggle, Inc. has partnered with several nonprofit organizations in the Charlotte community to organize this grand celebration on Charlotte’s historically black corridor. The celebration will include special accommodations and seating for senior citizens, kids games, face painting, jumping houses, a game truck, tens of vendors, live performances and appearances from Hugo of the Charlotte Hornets! Free admission also includes free prizes and giveaways for people who register for the event on Eventbrite. Registration is free!

You’re invited to our upcoming “Friendraiser” hosted by our friends at Pilot Brewing!
Join us for an afternoon of craft beer, friends, raffle give aways, & community impact. We invite all of our current supporters, volunteers, and friends to come and to bring a friend who may not yet know about our work.
This is your chance to get to know MaShonna, our incoming Chief Dignity Officer & learn more about Project Outpour.
All are invited! Come prepared to sip & savor in support of our cause at Project Outpour!
Details:
Entry is Free - Beer and food truck snacks available for purchase
Saturday, June 1, 2024 1pm - 4pm EST
Pilot Brewing, 1331 Central Ave., Ste 104 Charlotte, NC 28205

Inspired by comedian Kate Berlant's podcast POOG (GOOP, backwards), she and The Late Late Show's Reggie Watts guess if various wellness experiences are real or made up.

Slumdog Millionaire composer A.R. Rahman produced a driving, powerful score that's already earned a Golden Globe. His organic approach to writing draws on a simple desire to make people smile when they listen. The eclectic soundtrack also features collaborations with singer M.I.A.

The talented blues singer and guitarist Susan Tedeschi's new album is Hope and Desire. The record, Tedeschi's fourth, features songs made popular by artists from Ray Charles to the Rolling Stones.

The Interior Department is moving forward on revisions to Obama-era conservation plans for the greater sage grouse. The changes would ease restrictions on energy development.

Jim DeRogatis has been doing tough reporting on R. Kelly for almost 20 years. He talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the singer's arrest.

Othalie Graham loves to the tell the story of how, as a teen growing up in Brampton, Ontario, an unlikely meeting with legendary soprano Leontyne Price…

In September, the Trump administration said it would ban all flavored e-cigarette products in an effort to reduce the youth vaping epidemic. Since then, there's been no movement toward implementation.

New York City's heroes are traditionally celebrated way downtown, at City Hall Park. But at the J&R Music Festival, drum hero Roy Haynes leads the celebrations. Here, the octogenarian drives his Fountain of Youth band through a characteristically hard-driving set.

Samsung's new product the Bixby is a tough word to pronounce in some languages. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with marketing professor Barbara Kahn about considerations when picking a product name.

The electronic duo, composed of improvisational musician and comedian Reggie Watts and LA dance music powerhouse John Tejada, talk about their second album, Don't Let Get You Down.

NPR's Steve Inskeep profiles Vermont Sen. Jim Jeffords, a moderate Republican who cast a crucial vote against President Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut proposal. Sen. Jeffords' tie-breaking ability on close votes in the evenly divided Senate gives him considerable influence. He used it to help reduce the size of the tax cut by about a fourth and divert more than $200 billion of it to pay for special education. Jeffords was just re-elected and has received less criticism in his home-state than from conservative Republicans in Washington, D.C.

The R&B star was convicted in New York last year of sexual exploitation of a child, bribery, sex trafficking and racketeering.