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Charlotte voters will be asked in November to more than triple the city’s Housing Trust Fund, to $50 million. It’s part of a plan to increase affordable…

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Michael Harris, director of the Wildlife Law Program with Friends of Animals, about the recent findings about government-issued permits for imported lion trophies being given to Republican donors.

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Israeli authorities released a 17-year-old Palestinian activist after eight months in prison. She's praised by supporters as an icon of resistance but Israelis accuse her of encouraging violence.

In shadow marketplaces, positive reviews for Amazon products are bought and sold. The company says it's cracking down and that it estimates that less than 1 percent of reviews are fake.

The polish trumpet player and composer died Sunday in Warsaw at age 76. He had enjoyed a major international career in the past 20 years, particularly through his association with the ECM label.

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Russia has had a huge presence in the news lately. But its economy... not so huge. It's smaller than the economy of Texas. Today on the show, we look at what's been holding it back.

The 11th day of the month is a daunting one for many people struggling to make rent. It’s when eviction notices are typically filed. Last year, 30,000…

This week's SouthBound Radio Hour is a tribute to our recent guest Jimmy Russell, master distiller at Wild Turkey, who is known in the whiskey world as…

Zimbabwe held its first elections since the ouster of longtime ruler Robert Mugabe on Monday. The vote went smoothly and people hope the peace will continue as results come in.

Edwin Hawkins' use of contemporary sounds, a Latin groove, synthesizers and a soul-influenced lead vocal performance created a new model for gospel music.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse D-R.I., about what he's hoping to learn about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh from his testimony and requested documents.

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia was the first Democratic senator to meet with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Monday. Manchin could be the swing vote in the narrowly divided Senate.

Eleven Middle Eastern television writers are learning from U.S. industry pros how to create better TV. The problem for producers from Saudi Arabia, for instance, is getting past censors.

The singer and guitarist fields comments from listeners about her music and talks about the ways her songs can be interpreted.

"I'm having a good rookie season," Channel Tres tells NPR after two very promising singles. But the L.A. artist says it's not quite time to celebrate.

Brazilian author Beatriz Bracher's new novel — her first to be published in English — follows a professor who, years later, is still haunted by his arrest and torture during Brazil's dictatorship.

The victims of the vast majority of unsolved murders are African-American. We’ll look at roadblocks and efforts to change that.

Tom Higgins, a journalist who covered NASCAR for 33 years at the Charlotte Observer and was inducted into the auto racing series' Hall of Fame, has died.…