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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.

Talia Schlanger hosts World Cafe, which is distributed by NPR and produced by WXPN, the public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania. She got her start in broadcasting at the CBC, Canada's national public broadcaster. She hosted CBC Radio 2 Weekend Mornings on radio and was the on-camera host for two seasons of the television series CBC Music: Backstage, as well as several prime-time music TV specials for CBC, including the Quietest Concert Ever: On Fundy's Ocean Floor. Schlanger also guest hosted various flagship shows on CBC Radio One, including As It Happens, Day 6 and Because News. Schlanger also won a Canadian Screen Award as a producer for CBC Music Presents: The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions, a cross-country rock 'n' roll road trip.

The three-day event is a chance for the top 10 skating countries to bring home a medal — and for viewers to get acquainted with the sport's different disciplines and biggest names.

Thursday, July 6, 2017A closer look at the ongoing controversy about quality care - or the lack of it at the Mecklenburg County Health Department and we…

Tuesday, April 10, 2018A look at growing pains in SouthPark with infrastructure lagging rapid development. The result: traffic congestion, lack of green…

Some choice words from North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis about Tucker Carlson’s description of the attack on the capitol. The state treasurer urges Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to be realistic about their $3 billion bond proposal. Gov. Roy Cooper and Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson give their perspectives on the State of the State. And CMS gets public input in its search for a new superintendent. Our roundtable of reporters details those and other stories.

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.

Tillis announced his reelection intentions and he already has a challenger. How vulnerable is he? What would cause vulnerability? And, to what extent does President Trump play a role?

Last year in North Carolina, there was a domestic-violence–related homicide every four days on average. In fact, such homicides have increased nearly 70% since 2018. We look at the root causes of domestic violence, its rise and what's being done to address it.

The regional transit plan advances in the North Carolina House, new information is revealed about CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings, and the NAACP will not invite Trump to its convention in Charlotte.

Mecklenburg voters will decide on a referendum to levy a 1-cent sales tax to fund Charlotte’s transit plan. That tax would generate nearly $20 billion over 30 years for various transit projects. Proponents say the time is now to make this critical decision. Others urge a no vote because of who will be hurt by rising taxes. We look at both sides.

What did voters say in this off-year election where some key local races and the transit referendum were on the ballot? What will those decisions mean for the area’s future? Republican spending in local races was up. Did it make a difference? We look at the outcome of the election and talk with former North Carolina governor and former Charlotte mayor, Pat McCrory, about a host of issues.

When the longest government shutdown in history ended, food assistance for 42 million Americans was restored. But the temporary and unnecessary suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may have long-lasting impacts — and there are new restrictions to those benefits. We look at SNAP, how it started, why it’s needed, who it serves and more.

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.

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 24th annual Circle K Speed Street festival gets underway in uptown Charlotte this weekend. The three-day festival celebrates all-things racing and is…

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.

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.