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In an interview with New Yorker writer Emily Nussbaum Wednesday, NPR mistakenly characterized a segment on the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as paid product placement. Both Taco Bell and Ben & Jerry's say they had nothing to do with the segment.

Rehearsals are under way for a version of Shakespeare's Macbeth that will use magic tricks, fright and humor on stage. Co-directors Teller (of Penn & Teller ) and Aaron Posner talk to Robert Siegel about the production.

Toys R Us, one of the toymaker's largest customers, filed for bankruptcy in September.

Ruben Natal-San Miguel likes to photograph people where they live. He calls his pictures "environmental portraits." Dozens are on view in the exhibition "Expanding the Pantheon: Women R Beautiful."

If you are listening while brushing your teeth, here's a story for you: Colgate-Palmolive is buying Tom's of Maine, the leading maker of natural toothpaste. It's just the latest example of a big corporation acquiring a company that succeeded by selling organic or health-oriented products.

Nigerian rebels fighting for control of the oil-producing Niger Delta warn oil companies to shut down production before they declare an all-out war on Oct. 1. The unrest helps push oil prices to $50 a barrel. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Anna Borzello of the BBC.

This timeline covers major moments in the controversy surrounding R&B singer R. Kelly, up to 2021, when he was convicted for sexual exploitation of a child, racketeering, bribery and sex trafficking.

Part One: Charlotte Miscellany. Why is there a statue of an unknown golden man in Myers Park? Why is there a car on top of a Restaurant? Why are there…

Appalachia is thousands of miles from Nigeria. But at a potluck dinner in rural Kentucky, natives of the two places found points of connection between their cultures.

Zach Johnson is in the racing business. But he doesn't race horses, dogs, cars or bikes. He races pigs. He takes his pig team and sets up Porkchop Downs on the county fair and carnival circuit, eight months of the year. His company, Swifty Swine Productions, has plenty of competition in the pig racing field.

Three days after the U.N. Security Council lifts sanctions on Iraq, the U.S.-appointed interim oil minister says the country will restore pre-war oil production and begin exporting within the next few weeks. In Baghdad, Iraqis express anger at the shortage of gas and complain that much of the existing oil is being smuggled out of the country. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.

The J.M. Smucker Co. announced the recall on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration says current epidemiologic evidence points to a Lexington, Ky., facility as the likely cause of the outbreak.

Day to Day music critic Christian Bordal reviews the latest CD from R.E.M, Around the Sun. Bordal says it offers listeners no new sounds.

Clean skin care is now a billion-dollar industry. But it's a murky label — any brand can claim its product is clean, regardless of the ingredients used in its formulas.

The Supreme Court hears arguments on whether student placement systems in Louisville, Ky., and Seattle, Wash., are acceptable ways to maintain racial diversity -- or are unacceptable quota systems. The programs are being challenged by parents whose children weren't placed in their preferred schools.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with community organizer Shameka Parrish-Wright and Kentucky state Rep. Attica Scott about what steps activists want to see taken to end police brutality against Black people.

A family curse haunts the pages of R.O. Kwon’s latest novel “Exhibit.”

New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey is currently the only knuckleball pitcher in the major leagues. His new memoir, Wherever I Wind Up, explains how his life — and career — have mimicked the unpredictable trajectory of the difficult pitch he throws game after game.

The Choir of New College Oxford, composed of adult singers and boy trebles, is one of the leading choral ensembles in the world, celebrated for its distinctive and stylish performance of music from five centuries. The choir will sing a concert including classic English choral works by Elgar, Bairstow and Byrd as well as new music by James MacMillan and Joanna Marsh. In the beautiful acoustic of Christ Church this repertoire should sound magnificent and create a transportive experience for listeners.

Join us, Tuesday, March 28 at 7 pm at Christ Church Charlotte as we welcome the Choir of New College Oxford, one of the leading choral ensembles in the world, in concert. Christ Church Charlotte is the final stop on their limited tour of the United States.

Tickets are $30 for adults; $10 for children under 18

Looking to purchase tickets for the whole family? Email the Music Ministry Administrator, Olivia Beaver at beavero@christhcurchcharlotte.org to learn about family ticket opportunities!

General Motors said on Sunday it will be able to produce 5 million cars per year by the end of 2015. It sold just over 3 million vehicles in China last year.