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The Spanish region of Catalonia holds a key election Thursday. After a failed bid to break away from Spain, pro-independence parties hope to gain a majority in the regional parliament.

In Bitch Planet: Triple Feature, creators Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro turn a score of talented writers and artists loose in the world of their futuristic feminist dystopia comic.

NPR Music's year-end interview series continues with a punk singer from the nation's capital, who says most conversations about "political art" are missing the point.

Ayanna Howard was 27 when she headed her first team at NASA. She talks about feeling like an outsider, and discovering that diversity drives innovation.

The City of Charlotte has a new permanent planning director, after three years without one. Taiwo Jaiyeoba starts on Jan. 16. The city says Jaiyeoba has…

Opponents of the GOP's new tax plan are ramping up protests as they urge lawmakers to abandon the bill, and many are getting arrested in the process.

UPDATED 12:18 p.m. 12/20/2017Mecklenburg County commissioners voted to fund a pilot project to help prevent the spread of HIV. The county has an infection…

Twenty years ago today, the James Cameron movie "Titanic" opened in theaters in the U.S. It was a, forgive us, titanic success and, apparently, a cultural moment for many.

From remembering the pop culture legacy of Andy Griffith to following the fall-out from Cardinal Innovations Healthcare, here's a look at the biggest WFAE…

Voters in Catalonia have given independence parties the majority in regional elections nearly three months after a failed independence bid.

Social science research explores how our minds push away information that gets in the way of our feelings and desires.

The new film “The Post” puts the Pentagon Papers back on the front page. We’ll dig in and consider its impact on journalism, now.

NPR Music's year-end interview series concludes with an analog baby turned digital savant, who says that how we consume music today has become a political, emotional and existential choice.

The off-Broadway hit "Spamilton," which spoofs Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton," is closing in New York, but there is a U.S. tour in the works, and plans for a possible run in London.

This is the last week to sign up for health insurance through the exchange. More than 209,000 people in North Carolina have enrolled as of the first week…

Now the fifth-largest in the modern California history, the Thomas Fire began in Ventura County and has since crossed into Santa Barbara County, where it threatens the coast.

Escape from the holiday whirl with three tasty romances, featuring a duke with an epic library, a young girl finding herself in the big city and a proper lady finding love where she least expects it.

Writer/director Rian Johnson joins the Star Warsfranchise to deliver a chapter that's fast, fun and freewheeling, even as it introduces surprising nuance to the classic Dark Side vs. Light Side beef.

The Charlotte City Council next month will consider whether to resume televising its pre-meeting citizen comment sessions - a practice halted after…

For the last three years, an advisory panel based at UNC Charlotte has helped guide Duke Energy as the company figures out what to do with coal ash. And,…