Search results for

There's been lots of talk about the wave of young members joining the Charlotte City Council. They're already veering away from business as usual - when…

Why some routes are getting more expensive while others are getting cheaper.

Andrew Enos traveled to Texas and Florida to help hurricane survivors, then on to Northern California to help victims of the October wildfires.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with director Paul Thomas Anderson about his new film, Phantom Thread. The film is about a fastidious British dressmaker named Reynolds Woodcock, played by Daniel Day Lewis, whose life becomes upended when he finds a new muse, who begins to challenge him.

In need of some racially diverse children's Christmas literature? Here's our holiday Code Switch sampler.

Author Victoria Schwab says she loves the books that can't be categorized, that fall between library-shelf categories, and that spark passionate debate among readers who either love them or hate them.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Norman Ornstein, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, who says earmarks and pork-belly spending are alive and well in the newly passed tax bill.

It can be a drag but working on the holidays is inevitable for some jobs. A nurse, a cook and a ballet wardrobe supervisor share what it's like to work during the most wonderful time of the year.

It's been nearly impossible for Western journalists to report in Yemen, but the humanitarian crisis and controversial U.S. support for the Saudi-led air campaign were two urgent issues of 2017.

Nicolas Maduro has outmaneuvered his opponents amid an economic free fall. New Yorker reporter Jon Lee Anderson explains to NPR's Scott Simon how Maduro has managed to do it.

The late American painter created one of the 20th century's most recognizable works in "Christina's World." His centenary puts his distinct mastery, and varied critical reception, into perspective.

One pro football fan decided not to boycott games this season because of the anthem controversy. Instead, he has used his tickets to send students and police officers to the games so they can talk.

We conclude this season of Movies You Missed, holiday edition, with a Christmas classic: Die Hard. NPR's Scott Simon talks to friends Kelly Wilson and Laura Mullaney.

Our panelists predict what will be the biggest surprise about aliens, once we finally meet them.

All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

In September, Hurricane Irma cut across the Atlantic. Barbuda is among the tiny islands in the Caribbean that suffered some of the worst damage. Freelance journalist Anika Kentish has an update.

Autonomous vehicles have caught the attention of companies like Tesla, Uber and Google. Now, add the U.S. military to that list.

Most Americans have at most one choice for broadband internet. On today's show: How it got that way, and what it means for the debate over net neutrality.

The European Union has decided to let Britain start negotiating its future relationship with the giant trading block. This comes as there is now an agreement with the United Kingdom on how it will end its membership of the EU, but the tough part still lies ahead.

NPR's Kelly McEvers and Pop Culture Happy Hour's Linda Holmes and Glen Weldon sit down to talk about this era of TV and movies, many of which are catering to Gen X nostalgia — from Stranger Things to the latest Star Wars film.