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The leaders of the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement division say they are taking aggressive action to combat potential investment fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We take a look at the Jan. 6 hearings and North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race. Followed by a talk about our lieutenant governor, Mark Robinson, who’s been in the news for a series of controversial comments.

Also: The status of the trade talks between the U.S. and the E.U. are unclear; there are primary elections in Arizona and Florida today; and somebody mysteriously stole 500 cows in New Zealand.

In the second installment of our series on Brazilian music, Guest DJ Beco Dranoff shares new spins on traditional samba, big band sounds from Rio De Janeiro, and São Paulo rap.

Just 40 days after winning the women's single title at Wimbledon, Marion Bartoli of France announced on Wednesday that she is retiring from tennis at age 28. Bartoli joins a relatively short list of top athletes who decided to call it quits in their prime. Audie Cornish talks to Stefan Fatsis for more.

Donald Trump is the first U.S. president to be impeached twice. In 2021, he was impeached for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection in the attack on the U.S. Capitol. In 2020, he was impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress related to a phone call made to the president of Ukraine.

Game 2 of the series goes to the Astros after their offense comes alive and the Dodgers' bullpen falters.

Toyota remains the world's top-selling automaker. Numbers released Friday show the Japanese company sold 4.9 million cars and trucks in the first half of the year, beating out rival General Motors.

Alistair Campbell, British Prime Minister Tony Blair's top media strategist, steps down amid accusations that he helped exaggerate evidence on Iraq's weapons programs. The British media had dubbed Campbell the "real deputy prime minister." Campbell cites family reasons for his resignation. Hear NPR's Guy Raz.

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Given Simmons' Top Chefjudging cred, we ask her to turn her discerning palate toward taking down some trendy foods that have overstayed their welcome. She's still waiting for a good cake pop.

The basketball-crazed state of North Carolina has something other than college hoops to get excited about. It turns out its football teams are pretty good, too. For the first time ever, the state’s “Big Four” Atlantic Coast Conference schools of North Carolina, North Carolina State, Wake Forest and Duke -- have all started at least 2-0.

Jurors have questions for former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman as well as others who advised the former president's attempts to reverse his defeat in 2020.

NPR's senior education correspondent offers his predictions for the big stories in K-12 and higher education.

It was a banner year for the acoustic guitar. NPR Music partner Folk Alley presents the best the genre had to offer.

Social Venture Partners Charlotte is thrilled to announce the return of SEED20 OnStage!

SEED20 OnStage is a celebration of 10 innovative nonprofits in our area who were selected to participate in two months of training, coaching, feedback, and mentoring on how to succinctly and powerfully tell their organization’s story. The culmination of their efforts will be a high-energy event where the nonprofits will compete to win cash awards by making three-minute pitches to a community audience – hopefully including you!

SEED20 Onstage is also an opportunity for audience members to interact and connect with the nonprofit participants to learn more about their mission and opportunities for support and engagement. It’s also an opportunity for all ticket holders, whether attending in person or watching via the Livestream, to vote for the participants to win cash awards the night of the event.

We have been innovating our program over the past two years and the refreshed SEED20 OnStage evening will include:

6:30 PM | Doors open for mingling in the lobby. We ask that all attendees take their seats by 6:55 PM.
7:00 PM | The stage portion of the evening will feature ten nonprofit pitches, an audience text-to-vote to select the top prize winner, a presentation of cash and in-kind awards, and the opportunity to donate directly to those participants who inspired you.
8:30 PM | After the show, in the lobby, while snacking on sweet and savory treats and drinking a celebratory glass of wine, beer or soda, audience members can interact and connect with the stars of the night–the nonprofit presenters–to learn more about their initiatives and opportunities for further support and engagement.

There is nothing like being there in person for SEED20 OnStage.

Steve Inskeep speaks with Richard V. Reeves, author of the book Dream Hoarders, which argues that the wealthiest 20 percent of Americans unfairly grab opportunities for themselves and their children.

The number of Democrats citing abortion rights as a top priority for the federal government to address jumped from less than 1% in 2021 to 13% in a new poll.

Even if you're traveling to grandmother's house by jet plane this holiday season, you can get that authentic "over the river and through the woods" feel with these five pieces of classical music.

Real Madrid beat Chelsea 2-1 last night at Bank Of America Stadium in Charlotte in front of more than 60,000 fans. The international soccer titans were wrapping up their preseason US tour.