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Arizona Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain died Saturday night at the age of 81.McCain was diagnosed with an aggressive type of brain…

Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz tries to stump NPR's Melissa Block and WUWM listener Andrew Laeuger of New Berlin, Wis.

Federal judges have affirmed their earlier decision striking North Carolina's congressional districts as unconstitutional because Republicans drew them…

The U.S. and Mexico reach an understanding to renegotiate NAFTA. There are primary elections in Arizona and Florida. And, a federal school safety commission holds its final public listening session.

On this week's essential playlist, Cat Power teams with Lana Del Rey, Greg Laswell reflects on the devastating effects of addiction, Anna Calvi sings "Don't Beat the Girl Out of My Boy," and more.

Our panelists predict, now that we have the space force, what'll be the next new branch of the armed forces.

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The 11 o'clock hour on a Sunday morning is one of the most segregated hours in America, Martin Luther King famously said. Now, one church in Oakland is trying to change that.

Next month's departures of three State Board of Education members will give Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper the ability to fill vacancies without his…

NPR's Lakshmi Singh asks ex-prosecutor Seth Waxman to assess the Paul Manafort trial and a contempt ruling against a witness who failed to appear before a grand jury in another special counsel case.

COMMENTARY:The number and exuberance of white nationalists who descended on Charlottesville sent emotional tremors through the nation. Some worried that…

A shooting at a party venue in Concord killed one man and injured two other people early Sunday morning.The Concord Police Department said in a statement…

A California jury says Monsanto is liable for former groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson's terminal illness and should pay him $289 million.

From the late '60s to the rise of Harry Potter in the late '90s, horror fiction had a hold on young readers, and there was something to scare everyone, from realistic thrillers to possessed dummies.

Evidence shows there's a link between depressed parents and their offspring. But a new study suggests that when teens benefit from treatment for their depression, there's a ripple effect on parents.

Police are conducting a homicide investigation after a man was found dead inside a north Charlotte home Sunday morning.The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police…

A small group of white supremacist demonstrators rallied next to the White House on Sunday, one year after the "Unite The Right" demonstration by the same…

North Carolina’s five living former governors will hold a press conference in Raleigh Monday to send a bipartisan message against two of the proposed…

A small group of white supremacist demonstrators and hundreds of counter protesters marched in the nation’s capital Sunday on the one-year anniversary of…

Greensboro-based apparel and accessories manufacturer VF Corporation announced a major restructuring Monday, including a split into two independent,…