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NPR Music's list of the best songs of 2024 goes way past the top 10, or the entire Hot 100 for that matter, because if you're willing to dig a little, there's always something thrilling to discover.

FBI Director Christopher Wray will step down. Where American life expectancy stands right now. Over the next two days, top DNC members will meet in D.C. to hash out rules for picking a new leadership.

Rosalía is dominating the Billboard charts with her new album Lux, cracking the top 10 for the first time.

The National Association of Black Journalists recognized WFAE with top honors in the Radio Top 15 Investigative category for its article "Student Loans Weigh Heavily On Black And Latino Borrowers In North Carolina."

We all had to kill some darlings to finalize NPR Music's list of the Top 50 Albums and Top 100 Songs. Here are the ones that really should have made the cut.

We're bringing back our listener poll to help stick a fork in 2025 and make sense of all the amazing music that came out. So... tell us your top five albums (or EPs) this year.

A new poll shows voters, even those who say they support President Obama, do not think raising taxes on the wealthy should be a top priority of the next president.

Democrats continue to grapple with serious questions about President Biden's future as the party's nominee for president.

With Carey's enduring Christmas hit, we may be looking at a record that borders on the untouchable.

Kash Patel, President Trump's pick to run the FBI, answered questions Thursday in a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

It’s a mixed bag for Charlotte sports teams right now. Charlotte FC is playing a must-win match Friday; Johnson C. Smith University is still undefeated at 8 and 0; the Charlotte Hornets are 2 and 2, but face NBA Champions the Boston Celtics Friday and Saturday and the Carolina Panthers continue to struggle. Charlotte Observer veteran sportswriter Langston Wertz, Jr. talks about some of this with WFAE’s Gwendolyn Glenn.

An interview with Clear Channel's National Programming Vice President Darren Davis about the science behind creating all-holiday playlists, regional Christmas favorites and which of this year's new Christmas songs might have what it takes to stick around in years to come.

Now that the State Board of Elections has finalized the ballot for North Carolina’s March 15 primary election, some have commented that voters will face a…

An Italian regional leader said that 14 persons remained unaccounted for: 10 Italians, three from Czechia and one from Austria.

In northern Syria, people already displaced by civil war are now suffering from the effects of this week's earthquake. But aid has been unable to reach them.

Mecklenburg County’s disengagement — and Democrats’ multimillion-dollar campaign to fix it — was a national story leading up to the election. The immediate situation is that the county Democratic Party is in a bit of turmoil.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board unanimously approved new school schedules that begin Monday for middle and high schools and a week later for elementary and K-8 schools.

Lawyers for Rick Bright wrote in the addendum to his May filing that "the work of scientists is ignored or denigrated to meet political goals and to advance President Trump's re-election aspirations."

We sifted through so you don't have to and found some of the best (and worst?) of the best and worst lists: Craziest stories; biggest scandals; happiest countries; worst gaffes; and more.

The race for the unofficial -- yet-coveted -- title of “Song of the Summer” is down to two contenders. One song has been at the top of the charts for a month. The other is gaining ground.