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In southwestern Pennsylvania, another coal mine is closing. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to county supervisor Blair Zimmerman about what this means for his community.

A new study of satellite data shows how nighttime light has been steadily increasing in recent years. This is happening despite new forms of lighting that were supposed to lower energy consumption.

Greta Pane had a musical "missed connection" in a practice room years ago. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with her and with the mystery pianist, Noah Farber, who was on the other side of the wall.

The siblings in Chloe Benjamin's new book, The Immortalists, are told the date they will die. The knowledge changes their lives in fundamental ways. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with the author.

Updated Sunday, January 7, 2018: 3:20 p.m. - Mecklenburg County officials said today that an overflow shelter would be open Sunday night at the Tuckasegee…

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has dedicated itself to "ending structural racism." NPR's Michel Martin talks to the company president and CEO La June Montgomery Tabron about the foundation's initiatives.

After more than 30 years, The Bell Curve author Charles Murray is taking on a new role as emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Dr. Murray about his career.

In the wake of the "MeToo" movement, NPR's Michel Martin asks New Yorker writer Dana Goodyear if Hollywood will change its attitude toward sexual harassment. Goodyear wrote about the industry's reckoning in her latest article for the magazine.

The Trump administration plans to decide the fate of some 200,000 Salvadorans on Temporary Protected Status, which if revoked would deport them and others back to countries hit by violent crime.

Maybe you remember Charlotte’s LGBT history exhibit from a few years ago. The project from UNC Charlotte was the brainchild of Joshua Burford, an LGBT…

A lot of popular plans for boosting middle-class wages don't work as well as as they used to. Here are a few ideas that might work now.

What are people talking about when they talk about sexual harassment? NPR would like to hear from you.

A senior at Queens University in Charlotte who raised awareness of students who are veterans on campus was named the 2018 Student Veteran of the Year. The…

Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer live by a new self-help book for each episode of their podcast By the Book, so they're experts on which ones might really help us keep our New Year's resolutions.

The PyeongChang 2018 Olympics will be the first Winter Olympics to feature figure skaters performing to music with lyrics.

Following protests, Hassan Rouhani told his cabinet that Iranians were dissatisfied with more than the economy, and they shouldn't be expected to abide by the views of an aging ruling establishment.

North and South Korea hold historic talks while the U.S. prepares for all options on the military front. Also, a bipartisan group of senators discusses immigration policy with President Trump.

Alabama beat Georgia 26-23 to win its fifth national championship since 2009 under coach Nick Saban. Freshman quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to put Alabama on top.

The fire occurred after two vessels, an Iranian-owned oil tanker and a Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier, collided on Saturday about 160 miles east of Shanghai.

The political irony was mostly symbolic, as Trump left the National College Football Championship before Lamar's halftime show took place just outside the stadium.