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NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to author Martha Ackmann about her new book on "American icon" Dolly Parton and the ambition it took the young Tennessean to reach success.

The playwright Tom Stoppard, who penned shows including Arcadia and Travesties and the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love, died last week.

Timothée Chalamet, Teyana Taylor, Jessie Buckley and Noah Wyle all took home acting prizes at Sunday night's awards.

Candidate filing begins next week in North Carolina for next year’s election. Dozens of candidates have already announced plans to run, with some of the largest numbers on the Republican side. So why are primaries for less prominent races like lieutenant governor drawing so many contenders?

Farmworker José Arturo Gónzalez Mendoza died Sept. 5 after harvesting sweet potatoes in a Barnes Farming field in Nash County. Migrant workers and advocates are now calling for measures to protect workers from extreme heat.

Democrats are hoping to fend off a Republican supermajority in the North Carolina General Assembly. Just a few seats will be the deciding factor – that means voters in rural counties could have a big impact. Have Democrats been campaigning enough in rural counties with Republican majorities to win voters?

For the first time since 1996, NASCAR is back at the North Wilkesboro Speedway. The sport will host its All-Star race there this Sunday, and it was made possible, in part, by the use of federal funds through the American Rescue Plan Act.

The radio show and podcast "Hidden Brain" this February is exploring the psychology of how people form political beliefs as well as strategies to engage more constructively with those who think differently. Host Shankar Vedantam joined us on Morning Edition to talk about this new series, U.S. 2.0.

Many Hmong refugees settled in western North Carolina in the decades following the Vietnam War. Now that they’re getting older and are dealing with more health issues, they’ve become more reliant on their adult children to serve as interpreters in healthcare settings, which can be challenging given major differences between the English and Hmong languages.

The United Way of Central Carolinas is warning partner agencies it plans to reduce grants by more than half next year and eliminate most grants altogether in 2023 because of a continuing decline in contributions.

Charlotte’s Arts & Science Council is working to support more culturally diverse and grassroots organizations. The effort follows its first Cultural Equity Report released in February admitting that organizations of color received small amounts of funding compared to larger organizations such as the Mint Museum.

North Carolina prisons will soon receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The current distribution plan prioritizes staff over inmates, regardless of inmates’ increased risk.

As vaccinations and relaxed health guidelines make returning to the office a reality for more companies, there seems to be a disconnect between managers and their workers over remote work.

Just after we learned about Price's Chicken Coop closing, now Charlotte is losing Zack's Hamburgers. Is this trend of iconic restaurants closing going to continue in the Queen City? WFAE's "Morning Edition" host Marshall Terry talks with the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter's Tony Mecia about that, an amusement park company relocating corporate staffers to Charlotte and why churches might be selling their land.

A pivotal piece to the Carolina Panthers offensive line signs a new contract with the team. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools waives an academic requirement for fall sports and will likely waive them for the spring semester as well. And high school athletes want the ability to profit off of their name, image and likeness. But should they?

Mecklenburg state Sen. Jeff Jackson is running for the open U.S. Senate seat in 2022. He's a social media star and has drawn huge crowds in his 100-county tour of North Carolina — but none of his colleagues in the Mecklenburg County's legislative delegation are backing him.

Leaders of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' special education department say greater diversity would benefit almost 15,000 students and their families. But data on staff disparities has stirred up controversy.

The influential Muardaugh family is at the center of an unfolding drama in South Carolina that's captured national attention. Paul and Maggie Murdaugh were killed in June. Most of Hampton's 2,600 residents know Alex Murdaugh, who was recently arrested in connection to an insurance fraud scheme, but won't speak publicly about him now. Quietly, many wonder whether the family is wielding power as investigations play out.

For 15 years, businesses, education institutions and federal government agencies have hired author Michael Fosberg to conduct interactive training sessions on diversity, equity and inclusion. Fosberg was in Charlotte this week. He spoke with WFAE’s Gwendolyn Glenn about his work and the revelation of a family secret that helped shape his perspective on DEI.

Mecklenburg County commissioners selected The Peebles Corporation in 2016 to redevelop Brooklyn Village in Second Ward. Nothing has been built.