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The Communist Party chooses 59-year-old Hu Jintao as its new general secretary, in effect taking the helm of the world's most populous nation. Hu is not expected to stray far from the path of outgoing President Jiang Zemin, who has pushed economic but not political reform. Hear more from NPR's Rob Gifford.

Hear the delectably scandalous, dance-floor-ready anthems of the year.

From Roe v. Wade's reversal to loosened gun control measures and a weakened EPA, recent Supreme Court decisions have touched on much of American life. Meanwhile, the Jan. 6 hearings reveal a precarious transition of power. We discuss what recent politics on the national stage means for North Carolina.

UNC Charlotte has hired Ron Sanchez as the new men’s basketball coach, the athletic department announced Monday. Sanchez comes from the University of…

After a record-setting Christmas, Hollywood wraps up the year with more than $9 billion in the till -- the second biggest box office total in its history. Film critic NPR's Bob Mondello says a large part of that money was well-earned: some of 2003's most popular movies were also among the year's best. He offers a list of his top movie picks for the year.

Robert Siegel sits down with a group of students from Tel Aviv University for a conversation about their expectations for the future. The students are politically divided, but they agree that their main concern, even more than security, is the Israeli economy.

Friday, April 26
Davidson College Stadium, Davidson, NC
Doors open 6:30 p.m., concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

The Indigo Girls will return to Davidson College for a concert at the new Davidson College Stadium. The only duo with top 40 titles on the Billboard 200 in each decade from the 1980s-2010s, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers are again on tour with the release of their latest record, Look Long, a stirring and eclectic collection of songs. Over a 35-year career, the multi-Grammy-winning duo has recorded 16 studio albums, sold over 15 million records, and built a dedicated, enduring following across the globe. In 1990, the Indigo Girls played a sold-out show in then-Love Auditorium (now the Richardson Wing of Chambers Building). The show featured hits like “Kid Fears” and “Closer to Fine,” which was featured in last year’s Barbie movie.

Tickets for the public are $50 and can be found at: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/68552939/the-indigo-girls-live-at-davidson-college-davidson-davidson-college-stadium-davidson-college-union-events

To kick off summer, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and Felix Contreras, host of Alt.Latino, discuss an album by Cuba musician X Alfonso.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has shed dozens of highly-paid teachers in the past year while adding to the entry-level ranks, an Observer analysis of the…

As a deal between the U.S. and the Taliban takes shape, the top American general for the region insists there will continue to be a need to combat terrorism in Afghanistan.

More than 1,069 people were arrested for their involvement in the attack and over 500 have been sentenced.

At our desks, in nightclubs, and over bedroom speaker systems, these are the tracks that made us move.

The U.S. military admitted for the first time last week that one of the prisoners held without charges for more than two years at the base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (also known as Gitmo), was never an al Qaeda or Taliban fighter and should be immediately released. Commentator Connie Rice has been monitoring the tribunal, and she's come up with another of her Top 10 lists -- this time: Top 10 Signs You Might Not Get a Fair Trial in Guantanamo.

For the first time, the Church of England has named a woman as its top leader. Sarah Mullally is the new Archbishop of Canterbury, leading 85 million Anglicans around the world.

This week's election results show education issues foremost in the minds of many voters, and suggest many parents may be seeking a course correction after 18 months of disruptions.

Simon is one of music's most venerated icons: His career started 50 years ago, when he and Art Garfunkel and began writing pop songs tinged with folk, rock and world music. As a solo act, Simon has found critical and commercial success with the likes of Graceland and the recent Surprise.

President Biden is calling for unity to address several current crises, but that will prove difficult in a country as divided as ever.

The third political appointment at the bureau in less than two months comes amid growing concerns about the Trump administration interfering with the 2020 census to benefit Republicans.