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More than 100 researchers spent five years poring over documents to come up with data about how much is spent — and on what.

Kenji Lopez-Alt left a restaurant job to test and write about the mysteries of food science. His new book details findings from how best to sear a steak to how to get more golden pancakes.

Fun, fearless and freethinking, Ester Dean's vivacious personality comes across in her work. The songwriter has written hits for Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry.

Winston, the country's top-rated passer who led his team to college football's title game in his first season, was named the nation's best collegiate player. The award came just nine days after a Florida prosecutor announced that Winston would not be charged in the alleged rape a of a female student.

Last year, Mark Wheat of The Current proclaimed the album dead. So instead of creating a list of top 10 full-length records, he's documenting the year in music with the perfect 10-song mixtape playlist.

Complaints from patient groups and increased regulatory oversight appear to be leading to changes in the way some marketplace health plans cover expensive drugs.

There was one overwhelming favorite album that topped this year's All Songs Considered listener poll, and it wasn't even close.

Los Angeles Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff will face Republican Steve Garvey, a former LA Dodgers player, in a general election runoff to decide who will represent California in the U.S. Senate.

A pristine rainforest in Ecuador sits on top of the equivalent of millions of barrels of oil. Ecuador has offered a deal to the rich countries of the world: Pay us billions of dollars, and we'll leave the rainforest untouched.

The NWSL's North Carolina Courage are sending six players to the World Cup — more than half of a starting lineup. And as the eve of the tournament approaches, the team is playing at its very best.

Wages rose faster for low-income workers than for any other group in 2019. The gains are partly explained by the tight labor market. But increases in minimum wages also contributed to the gains.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Marc Goldwein, a policy official at the Center for a Responsible Federal Budget, to parse out the reality versus the rancor in the government budget battle.

Former President Donald Trump faced some tough questioning from Latino voters Wednesday night. He largely sidestepped those questions in his answers and instead stuck to his broader campaign themes.

For the past 20 years, amateur cook Roger Mummert has run the multicultural Latke Festival on Long Island. This year's cooking-contest entries included Mexi-latkes, pesto latkes and Thai latkes with lemongrass, among other gourmet treats. NPR's Robert Smith reports.

Leo Twiggs, one of the leading contemporary art figures in South Carolina, has spent decades painting what he sees as the contradictions of the South: hospitality and gentility on one hand, and racism and segregation on the other.

Friday, September 6th, 2019Hurricane Dorian makes its way from the Bahamas toward North Carolina. A 3-judge panel rules North Carolina’s Legislative…

9:00 a.m. Friday, February 13, 2015Perception is often our reality but the trouble is, your perception could be wrong. A new Discovery Place exhibit makes…

Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017Recapping the results of Tuesday's mayoral primary, then a closer look at what Southern food says about the South and food's role…

Friday, October 6 2017On the local news roundup, state lawmakers are back in session – a special session – and override gubernatorial vetoes while pushing…

At the dawn of the internet, some believed the new technology would make “democracy finally possible.” In many ways, the opposite happened. From hate speech to misinformation, some products of the internet have only worsened democratic ideals. Still, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna argues digital equality can be restored.