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Rio de Janeiro's 200-year-old history museum was engulfed in fire overnight, endangering cherished artifacts from Brazilian and world cultures.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is set for a week of marathon hearings before the Judiciary Committee, where senators will drill down into the…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to visit Pakistan on Wednesday, a visit that comes at a particularly rough time for U.S.-Pakistan relations. The U.S. is canceling military aid to Pakistan.

David Greene talks to Eamon Ryan, the head of Ireland's Green Party, about why he is against President Trump's upcoming visit to the country. Trump is scheduled to go there in November.

The next round of trade barriers with China could include a 25 percent levy on Chinese antiquities. One dealer went to Washington to tell Congress why that tariff could hurt our allies and ourselves.

County Boards of Elections across the state of North Carolina are waiting on the content of absentee ballots meant to be ready three weeks ago. The delay…

Investigators are sifting through the remains of Brazil's National Museum, after a massive fire Sunday. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with anthropologist Antonio Carlos de Souza Lima, who fears his research on Brazil's indigenous cultures is gone.

Johnny Bobbitt says he has only received $75,000 of the GoFundMe money raised to get him off the streets. The rest, he argues, has been mismanaged and spent by the couple who pledged to help him.

Trade negotiations between the U.S. and Canada have strained their relationship. Steve Inskeep talks to Max Boot of the Council on Foreign Relations about how damaged relations are.

India is an important ally to the U.S., but the Trump administration has twice postponed high-level talks with the country over the past year — citing scheduling conflicts.

The head of Charlotte's Arts & Science Council has announced plans to retire. Robert Bush said Wednesday he will step down at the end of council's fiscal…

The Mint Museum's new CEO says he wants to help raise Charlotte's profile on the national arts scene. Todd Herman was introduced at a breakfast for…

Police have arrested and charged a man for assaulting, kidnapping and attempting to kill a woman in her Charlotte home Sunday night.Charlotte-Mecklenburg…

Cardiff gets the lowdown on NAFTA from Soumaya Keynes of The Economist

A report for the U.N. Human Rights Council says the Western-backed coalition has carried out indiscriminate airstrikes on schools, hospitals, markets and residential areas.

Stephen Markley's novel follows four friends, each with their own baggage, who return to their home town on the same night, but for different reasons — leading to an explosive moment of violence.

This week's playlist is inspired by our most recent guest, college football writer Spencer Hall. There's a ton of great college football music --…

Creative destruction is a fact of economic life that few products can resist. Graphing calculators are a notable exception.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Michelle Krebs, an executive analyst at Autotrader, to get an idea of what the auto industry thinks of the trade deal announced Monday between the U.S. and Mexico.

Louis C.K. did a surprise set at the Comedy Cellar in New York City Sunday night. It was his first public performance since he was accused of sexual misconduct by five women last November.