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To get your septic tank emptied, there were two options: hire someone to shovel it onto the street — or pay a high price to the cartel of "toilet suckers."

The suspension was announced Friday, the day after the Washington Post published a story about claims of sexual misconduct within classical music. Preucil is the Cleveland Orchestra's concertmaster.

Vice President Pence is accusing Nicaragua's leader of waging war against the Catholic Church. We hear from a priest whose parish came under siege.

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday vetoed legislation approved by Republicans during this week's special session that alters North Carolina ballot…

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Pain has long been at the root of great comedic material, and it was no different at this year's annual Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.

Charlotte's annual "24 Hours of Booty" charity event marks 17 years this weekend, and what a ride it has been. Just ask founder Spencer Lueders."The first…

The Santa Fe Opera is inviting "downwinders," locals affected by radiation from the testing of the first atomic bombs, on stage during performances of "Dr. Atomic ."

Etinosa Yvonne Osayimwen wants to show what's going on inside the heads of Nigerian survivors of violence. She layers their portraits with an image that reminds them of how their lives have changed.

Most likely, this is the best-known picture of a flag ever taken: Buzz Aldrin standing next to the first U.S. flag planted on the Moon. For those who knew…

Zimbabwe is holding its first elections since the ouster of President Robert Mugabe. The main challenger to his ruling party is a candidate who was barely born at the beginning of Mugabe's rule.

Weekend Edition stopped by a mosque in Alexandria, Va., to talk with some Pakistani-Americans about Imran Khan's election as prime minister.

Boy transfers from Bible college. Boy meets girl. Girl joins a cult. Boy tries to save girl. NPR's Renee Montagne talks to R.O. Kwon about her first novel, The Incendiaries.

A photo of a female duck leading 76 ducklings went viral. Renee Montagne speaks with Dave Rave, a wildlife manager for the Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources, to find out what's happening.

Planned Parenthood said it is suing to try to get a judge to overturn South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster's order that it couldn't provide services under…

Former North Carolina NAACP president William Barber was honored in a special service Sunday for his 25 years of work in civil rights activism and…

Police are investigating a shooting in east Charlotte that injured three people Saturday afternoon.The incident occurred on Snow Lane, near the Sandlewood…

Country star Kenny Chesney went into the studio as therapy after hurricanes tore through the U.S. Virgin Islands, the place he calls home. Those sessions became his latest album, Songs for the Saints.

Trump threatens a government shutdown if he doesn't get a border wall. Also his latest feud with The New York Times goes public. And, Zimbabwe holds its first elections since Robert Mugabe's ouster.

Noel King talks to Dave Wasserman from the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, who discusses emerging trends in U.S. House races. He studies the ins and outs of all 435 congressional districts.