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The state Department of Transportation is now seeking public comments on plans for intersection improvements and widening of North Carolina Highway 51,…

The social media platform is balancing a belief in free expression with concerns about safety and security.

What’s Education Secretary Betsy DeVos been up to lately? The correct answer is: plenty. We’ll look at the report card.

William Preucil, the concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra, was suspended on Friday due to sexual misconduct allegations. He has now resigned from one of the nation's top music schools.

Orders for paper straws are skyrocketing as bans for the plastic ones multiply. David Rhodes of Aardvark Straws tells NPR's Ailsa Chang his paper straw business is booming.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with New York Times reporter Anemona Hartocollis about new documents revealing information about Harvard University's admissions processes.

Jury selection begins shortly in the fraud trial of ex-Trump campaign head Manafort. The Carr Fire forces evacuations near Redding. And, the president says he's willing to meet with Iran's leaders.

Rachel Martin talks to Joby Warrick of The Washington Post about U.S. intelligence evidence that suggests North Korea is advancing its intercontinental missile program despite arms-reduction talks.

One of four companies offering dockless bicycles in Charlotte as part of a city bike-sharing trial is pulling out. China-based ofo says it decided to…

The pace of wage growth is one of the best indicators of economic health. But it can be measured with different methods. Each method tells a slightly different story about how the economy is doing.

North Korea continues to produce missiles despite talks with President Trump in Singapore. Melissa Hanham, from the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies explains the evidence.

Writer/director Susanna Nicchiarelli's scrappy biopic, which features a standout performance from Danish actress Trine Dyrholm, examines the final days of the '60s icon's life.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo travels through Southeast Asia this week. Satu Limaye of the East-West Center talks with Noel King about the Trump administration's priorities in the region.

A federal judge in Washington state temporarily blocked an activist from posting blueprints for 3D printed guns online.

Issie Lapowsky of Wired explains Facebook's removal of a coordinated disinformation campaign. Also, former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort's trial shapes up and a judge blocks 3D printed guns.

Del McCoury has been performing, and updating, his take on bluegrass for some 60 years. At the Tiny Desk, he brought three traveling songs and some good yarns to share from his ample time on the road.

Robyn has a way of piercing pop music consciousness when she's away, but now the Swedish pop star is back.

Over the first two decades of the 21st century, as the influence of Latin music and R&B has swept over pop, songs by women of color have allowed us to hear real stories that were once obscured.

The app started with one goal: help right the wrongs of injustice experienced by indigenous people of North America.

Stem cells represent an exciting scientific frontier, but they're also capable of producing some scary results.