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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about the end of June marking the 120th month of the current economic expansion.

President Trump met North Korea's leader at the DMZ Sunday in an attempt to jump-start negotiations over North Korea's nuclear program. And, protesters in Hong Kong clash with police.

Before smartphones, iPods or iTunes, there was the Sony Walkman, which went on sale four decades ago. More than 400 million have been sold over the years.

On Broadway, Be More Chill is a playful burst of frenetic energy and silly, stealthy sweetness. At the Tiny Desk, it holds onto that rowdy, generous spirit while stripping down the arrangements.

MORGANTON — Emergency officials say a rock climber has died in an 80-foot fall on Shortoff Mountain in North Carolina, where he was apparently "free…

Point guard Kemba Walker says leaving the Charlotte Hornets was the toughest decision of his career.“I think the hardest part for me is having to leave…

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with writer Franklin Foer about his piece, "Megan Rapinoe Makes Resistance Look Effortless," as the U.S. Women's team prepares for another match on Tuesday.

As the uneasy relationship between the tech industry and Washington has worsened, big tech has dramatically ramped up its lobbying presence in the nation's capital.

Hong Kong's government headquarters has been cleared of protesters. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Bonnie Leung of Civil Human Rights Front, one of the groups that organized protests.

Forecasters are nervous that 5G communications could interfere with collecting weather information. 5G happens to use bandwidths that include the frequency emitted by moisture in the air.

The unemployment rate is at record lows — but maybe the unemployment rate doesn't mean what it used to.

The Mecklenburg County Commission is scheduled to vote tonight on placing a proposed tax hike to support local arts on the November ballot. The proposal…

New York Times columnist Margaret Renkl astonishes with her essays, a woven tapestry that makes one of all the world's beings that strive to live — and, in one way or another, face mortality.

Mecklenburg County voters will have the final say in November on raising the county sales tax, potentially gifting an annual $22.5 million in revenue to…

Amanda Lee Koe's new novel was inspired by a famous photograph — Anna May Wong, Marlene Dietrich and the notorious actress and director Leni Riefenstahl, posing together at a Berlin party in 1928.

Policy committee members of Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s school board approved rules for the district’s credit recovery program. The North Carolina Board of…

The Trump administration's top envoy on Afghanistan says he's making progress in talks with the Taliban while trying to reassure Afghans that the U.S. won't leave until there's a foundation for peace.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with New Orleans resident Rachel Jordan about fears of rain due to hit this weekend. Her family went through Hurricane Katrina and fears how vulnerable they still are.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with The Atlantic's Taylor Lorenz about why parents are turning to online project-management tools like Slack and Trello to organize their homes.

The North Carolina chef and television host known for the award-winning "A Chef's Life" is returning to PBS next year. Vivian Howard will be back on…