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Many states have school voucher programs allowing tax money to be used for private schools. Supporters of "school choice" put proposals on the ballot in three states this month. Voters defeated them.

Kentucky was going to use some its opioid settlement money on research of a psychedelic drug to treat opioid addiction, but now officials are backing off.

For nearly two minutes, one of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway repeatedly warned his counterpart they were going too fast, according to flight information.

Delta-8, a hemp product designed to get users high, is sometimes made with other chemicals that have made people sick. States want it regulated. (Aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on 7/30/22.)

Productivity, a key measure of the economy's health, has been growing more slowly in recent years. Can Facebook and other social media distractions on the job be partly to blame?

The album "You've Got To Learn" captures Simone's 1966 Newport Jazz Festival performance, including a previously unrecorded song and a reimagined version of "Mississippi Goddam."

House Republicans have elected Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be the next speaker. He will take office with just over three weeks before government funding expires on Nov. 17.

Medical technology companies — sometimes working with carmakers — have been massively increasing production of ventilators. For two weeks, they've been working without government contracts in hand.

Stone, a Grammy-nominated R&B singer who rose to fame in the late 1970s, was known for hits like "No More Rain" and "Wish I Didn't Miss You." She was killed in a road collision in Alabama on Saturday.

Thursday, July 23, 2020Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials fill us in on their plans for the new school year. There are no perfect answers, but…

Mara Hoplamazian has spent years reporting on 'forever chemicals,' or PFAS. Here's what they've learned about what may help limit everyday exposure to the contaminant.

Several Republican senators say they're opposed to the wholescale repeal of certain clean energy tax credits passed by the House. Their phones have been ringing off the hook from industry leaders and energy lobbyists who want to make sure the Senate makes changes to the bill.

The Republican tax plan could reduce or eliminate federal tax credits that reward companies for developing drugs to treat rare diseases. People who benefit from the medicines have objected.

After releasing no accompanying videos, last night in Stockholm Beyoncé finally unveiled Renaissance's visual universe.

The former deputy attorney general, who appointed Robert Mueller, testified that he would not have signed the application to continue surveillance on a former Trump aide knowing what he knows now.

Collins, whose sound has become musical shorthand for the '80s, has a new book, Not Dead Yet. "Music has given me everything, but it's also taken everything from me," he says.

The compromise funding package will keep the federal government running through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.

How do you prepare for a road course that exists for only a few weeks each year? At tech centers just north of Charlotte, NASCAR racing teams use sophisticated simulators that enable drivers to mark in their visual and physical memory where they need to brake, the location of every tree and every banner, and how their own car is set up for the race.

Tuesday, August 8, 2017A look at the work that goes into keeping Charlotte tap water safe and at some of the challenges in doing so. Then, mosquitos love…

The Rise of Skywalker speaks to the historical experiences of many in the Indigenous community. An exhibit by Native artists attempts to shed light on those connections.