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In her first major policy speech of her compressed campaign, Vice President Harris talked about her economic plans.

There's a new probe on Mars. After Monday's tricky landing, NASA's InSight spacecraft is to deploy a sensitive seismometer and temperature probe to let scientists explore the planet's interior.

The Houston rapper's newest hit is the 83rd song in chart history to debut at the very top of Billboard's Hot 100. More than half of the songs to achieve the feat have done so in the last five years.

Thursday, July 23, 2020Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials fill us in on their plans for the new school year. There are no perfect answers, but…

For the fifth consecutive week, Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem tops the Billboard 200 albums chart. But there's plenty of volatility beneath him on the chart.

The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021 told investigators someone needed to "speak up" for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen, prosecutors said Sunday.

With the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol approaching, Morning Edition examines how the insurrection has changed politics in the U.S.

Have you always wanted to make bread, but don't have time for all the kneading and rising that it involves?

Austin Tice went missing during a reporting trip in Syria in 2012. His release is a top priority for the U.S. government following a rebel group's ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Apricots are the finest of summer's fruits, with dense, juicy flesh and delicate, velvety skins. That's why it is so disheartening when you bite into one, only to find it is mealy and flavorless. To find the best ones, head to your local farmers market.

The field of the top 10 races most likely to flip finds Republicans making serious runs at five Democratic-controlled seats and Democrats contending in the other five.

For weeks, the song I Can't Wait by Hillary Duff has been in the top three on Radio Disney stations across the country, but elsewhere the song hasn't even made it to the top 50. How can this be? Some critics say that's what happens when a company controls the recording artist, the record label and the radio network. Others say it's just good marketing. NPR's Laura Sydell reports.

A new rule change means new artists are hitting the top 10.

Collins, a top scientist and evangelical Christian, says, "The realization that principles of faith and science are complementary has been of great comfort to me in the search for truth."

The ATM created by art collective MSCHF puts the cash balance of those who use it on display at the Art Basel in Miami Beach and ranks people by wealth.

Charlotte business leaders say Bank of America Stadium needs upgrades for Charlotte to be a “big league city.” Mecklenburg County Commissioners approved a one-cent tax increase to help cover the $2.5 billion budget voted on this week. And a new ad about the North Carolina governor's race gets national attention.

The word "poetry" is often used as a metaphor. Many see the art form as something from the past, associate it with academics, or think of it as unapproachable, it is none of those things. Poetry is alive and well, and in North Carolina, it's promoted by the state’s poet laureate, Jaki Shelton Green. She's the ninth person to hold that position and joins us to talk about the role of poetry in modern life.

Calls for transparency and accountability from Charlotte Area Transit System over last year’s hidden derailment. Huntersville rejects more development at Birkdale Village, but more is coming to SouthPark. And we remember the lives and contributions of former Mecklenburg County Commission Chair Parks Helms and former Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company chief and philanthropist Dale Halton.

Tuesday, January 2, 2018Mecklenburg County and others across the country are trying to reduce jail populations by addressing the financial restraints that…

Monday, Dec. 10, 2018Impeachment might have been a rallying cry for some Democrats in the midterm, but it's a road rarely traveled. Author David Priess…