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NOAA researcher Michael Black pioneered the use of dropwindsondes — small measuring devices dropped into hurricanes to gather data. That data has dramatically improved hurricane forecasting.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections has voted to hold a new election in the 9th Congressional District amid many signs that the outcome was tainted.

Hannah Beachler is the first African-American to be nominated for an Academy Award for production design. Her work creating the cinematic world of Black Panther earned her the nod.

Mark Harris had fought hard to get the results of his 9th Congressional District race certified. He sued in an attempt to be declared the winner and went…

Argento began his career in earnest in the '60s, before rising to international prominence in the '70s for works that often mined the written word for inspiration.

Two new amendments to the North Carolina are unconstitutional, a Wake County Superior Court Judge ruled Friday afternoon.Judge Bryan Collins struck down…

The North Carolina Department of Transportation reports that Interstate 40 near the Tennessee state line is closed in both directions because of a…

Alison Wilgus' graphic novel imagines a time-traveling history student from 2042 New York who finds herself trapped in Japan in 1864, masquerading as a male warrior as she tries to find a way home.

He no doubt knows plenty about legal briefs ... but what does he know about men's briefs? We invited him to play a game called "The Comfy Cotton Brief." Originally broadcast Oct. 20, 2018.

The singing star has performed in every major concert hall in the world, so we invited her to play a game called "It's not over 'till Gene Simmons sings." Originally broadcast Nov. 10, 2018.

To mark Wait Wait's 20th birthday, we subjected two public radio legends — Robert Siegel and Nina Totenberg — to terrible puns about their own names. Originally broadcast Oct. 27, 2018.

R&B star R. Kelly turned himself in Friday night and appeared at a bond hearing Saturday after being charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Tiffany Williams about how President Trump's tariffs are affecting her business. She's the co-owner of a luggage shop in Lubbock, Texas.

This year's telecast served up a string of satisfying winners, memorable performances and a GIF sure to endure until roughly the moment life on earth is extinguished.

The smart and weird new series PEN15features Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle as middle school best friends navigating a world of boys, parents and social disasters.

Republican U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr. of North Carolina, a once-fervent supporter of the 2003 invasion of Iraq who later became an equally outspoken…

A version of this story was originally published Feb. 13, 2018.Imagine two roads in Charlotte — one in the north, one in the south. Both have four lanes…

This week's show is made possible by a generous amount of existential anxiety, from the ego-destroying rock anthem "I Don't Matter At All" to an epic life manifesto from Amanda Palmer.

Akiko Busch sets out to argue against visibility, "the common currency of our time." But she neglects to expose why she dislikes social media and networked culture.

Valeria Luiselli's twist on the great American road trip novel follows a family with two children on a grim odyssey through the Southwest, a vision of a country blighted by industry and prejudice.