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We take a closer look at what’s been going on in the General Assembly since it returned to session and which proposed bills have a chance to advance.

The Southern accent — one of the most recognizable in the country — appears to be fading. The shifting of the population seems to be causing us to lose our drawl and with it some of our identity. We explore the evolution of the various Southern accents, how they shape the way we talk today and how accents are a powerful symbol of belonging.

We get guidance on who is eligible and how to get the latest COVID-19 vaccine.

The government shutdown rolls on and it is impacting North Carolina. The Senate is in session, but the House has been out for weeks. We’ll catch up on what has been happening and not happening on Capitol Hill and consider the possible impact in Washington D.C. of North Carolina’s plans to gerrymander districts for the midterms.

No. 22 seed Frances Tiafoe defeats Rafael Nadal to end the Spaniard's 22-match Grand Slam winning streak and reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time.

The Carolina Panthers gave fans a shutout win on Sunday, ending a five-game losing streak. The Charlotte Hornets got the much sought after Lamelo Ball in the NBA draft. Charlottean Patrick Williams is going to the Chicago Bulls and Clemson University canceled its first game this past weekend after a football player tested positive for COVID-19.

00000174-fa0c-de55-a17c-fe2d22d90000President Donald Trump is running for reelection in 2020 as the Republican nominee, and former Vice President Joe Biden is his Democratic challenger. North Carolina is expected to be a presidential battleground state, and voters' attitudes toward the presidential race could affect down-ballot candidates. New congressional maps in North Carolina make it likely that the state will send more Democrats to the U.S. House than in recent elections, and there are also new maps for General Assembly seats. Plus, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is running for reelection against Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest and several statewide executive roles are also on the ballot. Election Day is Nov. 3. Because of the coronavirus, voting is expected to be much different this year, with more people than ever voting absentee by-mail or early. That could mean results of the election in tight races aren't known until well after Election Day, as the deadline for ballots to be received in North Carolina is Nov. 6.WFAE will cover the leadup to Election Day, with regular check-ins with Mecklenburg County Board of Elections Director Michael Dickerson, along with all the issues that will be most important to voters.If you want to stay constantly updated, sign up for reporter Steve Harrison's weekly Inside Politics newsletter for analysis of local and statewide politics.

Sicknick was injured while fending off the mob of Trump supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He died the following evening from his injuries.

Prosecutors said James Beeks, who played Judas in a Jesus Christ Superstar production and also works as a Michael Jackson impersonator, can be seen in photos and videos from Jan. 6 wearing the jacket.

From "The Twist" to "Is That All There Is?," the songs that Mad Menuses to depict the 1960s are perfect — but often unpredictable — representations of the decade's slow evolution.

NPR asks Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state, top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about the mobilization of U.S. Marines and deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles.

Pressure cookers were once a common household appliance, but they fell out of favor in the U.S. as people turned to frozen dinners and microwaves.

The new book Peril — written by Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa — turns out to be just as much about Joe Biden, and how he got to be Trump's successor.

Adam Davidson is a contributor to Planet Money, a co-production of NPR and This American Life. He also writes the weekly "It's the Economy" column for the New York Times Magazine.

The results are in! St. Vincent's self-titled album was by far the most popular record in our listener poll for the best music of 2014. On this week's show, we count down the Top 25.

The USDA's latest report found that nearly all major food groups are going up in price.

The identical twins and No. 1 doubles team in the world have been playing tennis and music since they were 6 years old.

2017 was a busy year for Twitter, with records broken for most retweets and likes. Former President Barack Obama had several of the year's most popular tweets.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Eric Lach, a reporter at The New Yorker, about a new report that reveals details around Andrew Cuomo's many abuses of power.

Despite all we have created as humans, all the structures that protect us from the natural world, we still somehow know that we are vulnerable. For the season finale of Work It, we’re getting vulnerable and exploring the theme of exposure with a burlesque dancer, photographer and OBGYN.