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It's dirt trails, not snow, at the World Championships of Dry Land Mushing. Humans and canines race for the top prize at the championships, held for the first time in the United States.

Charlotte’s fall arts season kicks off with pottery, musicals, symphonies, and a folk legend on stage. Our First Friday Arts panel shares their top picks for September.

We know the names of the stars: Mikaela Shiffrin, Shaun White, Adam Rippon. But what about the athletes who compete and receive virtually no attention?

Despite all of the possible female candidates waiting in the wings, many political observers express doubt that a woman will be elected president — or even nominated — in the near future. Which is weird. Because in just about every other aspect of American life, women are taking over.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mac Warner, West Virginia's secretary of state, about a bipartisan campaign by state election officials to fight misinformation ahead of the 2022 vote.

Esther Phillips was a hugely popular teenage R&B singer who, in 1962, recorded the top-10 hit "Release Me."

From counterprogramming for a GOP debate to a booking on charges in Georgia, Donald Trump had a busy week. A chart-topping song holds extreme themes. Russia's Wagner mercenaries recruit for Africa.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jonah Goldberg of the conservative news site The Dispatch, about revelations from the House panels' investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The mint condition card sold for $12.6 million. It's part of a booming market for collectibles.

Former “American Idol” runner-up Clay Aiken says he’s running for Congress again in North Carolina, this time seeking to succeed the retiring U.S. Rep. David Price.

Noah Adams talks with sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics trials in Boston. Several members of the women's team which won a gold medal in 1996 are trying to make the team again. Interestingly, women's coach Bela Karoly has been given unprecedented power to select the team from among the top finishers at the trials. Usually, the team consists of the top six finishers at the trials.

The officials testifying Tuesday resigned in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said, "None of the intelligence we received predicted what actually occurred."

Democrat Patrick Cannon won the mayoral race for Charlotte with 53 percent (50,768) of the vote. Republican Edwin Peacock had about 46.9 percent of the…

http://66.225.205.104/LM20120613.mp3Carolinas Healthcare System is taking its first step into the Triad area. The hospital chain has agreed to manage Cone…

The latest fundraising numbers are in for the campaigns of North Carolina’s top two races.Those races are for governor and U.S. senator. And in both…

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' graduation project is almost certain to come to an end Tuesday, though it may be reborn in a new form.The school board is…

http://66.225.205.104/LM20120613.mp3Carolinas Healthcare System is taking its first step into the Triad area. The hospital chain has agreed to manage Cone…

The first single from Harry's House feels both risky and vulnerable in a way that's different from Harry Styles' solo career so far.

Weekend Edition essayist Bonny Wolf suggests making a family recipe for Mother’s Day. She tells NPR's Liane Hansen the ingredients and instructions for gas company candy and her neighbor Bill’s mother’s war cake.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said 27 people were arrested Monday night as a fourth consecutive night of protests in the city turned violent. Although two…