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When Drew Thrasher purchased his modest south Charlotte home in 2003, he thought he was moving into the Fairmeadows neighborhood. All the real estate…

Negotiations over a revamped NAFTA are driving a wedge between the U.S. and Canada. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman about what this means for the longtime allies.

As the planet loses mild weather days because of climate change, wedding professionals are devising creative ways to keep cakes fresh and guests cool.

Analyst Paul Eisenstein of car industry site The Detroit Bureau speaks with NPR's Melissa Block about the automotive supply chain and how sweeping changes to NAFTA would affect car makers.

Belgium's only museum devoted to Central Africa, where Belgium was a colonial power, is being renovated to highlight the deaths of millions of Congolese and the display of others in "human zoos."

COMMENTARY:Coastal communities around the world are struggling to adapt to rising sea levels and increasingly severe coastal storms. In the United States,…

Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about why wages continue to stagnate despite so much positive news about corporate profits and the economy.

Police responded to a report of gunshots in a Connecticut home. A man there said he was a paranormal investigator. He said he was shooting at an intruder who was a possible ghost.

Is populism a threat or an opportunity?

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Eva Dou, a China political news reporter for the Wall Street Journal, about China's crackdown on Uighur Muslims.

Residents along the northern Gulf of Mexico are preparing for a strong tropical system. Tropical storm Gordon is expected to bring heavy rain, flooding and possible tornadoes from the Florida panhandle to Louisiana.

Critics say Catholic law favors secrecy over transparency and discourages bishops from punishing abusive priests. Increasingly, civil authorities are taking on these investigations.

The U.N.'s senior envoys for Syria offer updates on their efforts to slow regime and Russian attacks on Idlib province before it becomes a disaster for the three million civilians there.

Commentator Mike Pesca weighs in on Nike doing business with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The former quarterback is a main image in the 30th anniversary of the "Just Do It" campaign.

In author David Kaplan's view, the top court has taken an increasing role in policymaking, having issued critical decisions on abortion, voting rights, gun control, health care — and the president.

WGBH's Meredith Nierman shares what it was like to document the day with the Boston city councilor a few days before she upset 10-term incumbent Michael Capuano in the Democratic primary.

A woman was shot to death by her boyfriend in north Charlotte early Wednesday morning.Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a statement that…

Sobering is how Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Clayton Wilcox described the district’s student test scores and graduation rate for last…

Rachel Martin talks to Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, about whether Russia's talks with Iran and Turkey on Friday will help prevent a full-scale attack on Idlib.

India's Supreme Court issued a landmark decision Thursday, overturning a colonial-era law that banned consensual gay sex.