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NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with environmental advocate Ben Lecomte, who is swimming through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

The new opera by Tazewell Thompson and Jeanine Tesori tells the story of a couple in Harlem who are forced to confront their teenage son's sudden death by police violence.

For years scientists have said that there is no link between vaccines and autism. There are still many people who are reluctant to vaccinate. But, one woman has changed her mind about vaccines.

As the NPR staff gathered to watch his performance, Jacob Collier sprinted full bore down the hallway for his set, hardly able to contain his creative energy or enthusiasm.

OAK ISLAND -- A woman says her husband was killed on the North Carolina coast when a wave crashed into him, slamming his head into the sand and breaking…

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Acting Superintendent Earnest Winston says he will not make any major administrative changes, for the time being, in the…

The price of avocados has almost doubled since this time last year. It's supply and demand, and it's a strain on restaurants that depend on the fruit for guacamole or avocado toast.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Nathan Law, founder of the pro-democracy party Demosisto, about the most recent protests in Hong Kong.

The Charlotte City Council Monday night approved a resolution that condemned President Trump, saying he used “racist and xenophobic language.”All nine…

Police have arrested a man in the Monday afternoon shooting of a transit bus driver in uptown Charlotte.Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say 57-year-old T.B.…

Johnson will inherit a slate of problems from Theresa May, including a small majority in Parliament, government resignations and escalations with Iran. And then there's Brexit.

Perhaps no contemporary musician understands the rules of the streaming ecosystem better than the singer Khalid, who emerged as a teenager and is now one of the most listened-to artists in the world.

Ex-special counsel Robert Mueller testifies Wednesday before 2 House panels. DOJ launches a review into major tech firms. And a Pennsylvania school district rebuffs donor efforts to pay lunch debts.

The board tasked with proposing changes to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's policy on use of deadly force is recommending a greater emphasis…

PITTSBORO -- A rescue group in North Carolina says one of its lions has died after becoming overheated and suffering organ failure.Carolina Tiger Rescue…

A North Carolina state legislator now says he'll resign after pleading guilty to cyberstalking his estranged wife.Republican state Rep. Cody Henson of…

City officials in Tega Cay have removed a monument to police officers after religious wording caused a flap over the separation of church and state.The…

The remake made over a half billion dollars in its first 10 days of release. But how did the film resonate with viewers?

"Water is the oil of the 21st century. People don't quite understand how difficult it is to run a water system so you have clean drinking water," the town administrator said.

Huntsville, Ala., was one of the key cities that helped NASA get to the moon in 1969. Fifty years later, Huntsville still plays a big role in NASA's present and future space exploration efforts.