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Young people brought to the U.S. illegally may begin applying for a deportation deferral and a two-year work permit beginning Wednesday. The Obama administration put elements of the DREAM Act into effect even though it hasn't been passed by Congress.

http://66.225.205.104/LM20111021.mp3The host of a national show produced by public radio station WDAV in Davidson is causing a stir because of her off-air…

http://66.225.205.104/TL20120504.mp3 Signs like these dot lawns across North Carolina. Photos : Tanner Latham The proposed constitutional amendment on…

http://66.225.205.104/TL20120413.mp3The U.S. Olympic Trials for kayak and canoe are taking place out at the Whitewater Center today and tomorrow. It's one…

Law enforcement sources tell several news outlets that the notebook was sent by James Holmes. There are also reports that it contains drawings about a massacre.

But court observers caution it is too soon to add the chief justice to the list of those who acted in unexpected ways once they joined the Supreme Court.

The Census also reports that because of the Affordable Care Act more young Americans were insured.

http://66.225.205.104/SO20090624.mp3Charlotte-Mecklenburg School officials last night presented the school board with up to $33 million in cuts from an…

NFL games look different today, the first Sunday in November. The color pink won't be nearly as prevalent as it was in October. In this commentary, Ryan…

http://66.225.205.104/FW20111104.mp3 Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait, 1659, National Gallery of Art, Andrew W. Mellon Collection. Rembrandt. We know the…

The Grammy-winning Fantastic Negrito is back, with a new song and album that will meet a fractured culture with the "business of unity."

Composer Allen Shawn lives a phobic life. He doesn't like heights, bridges, tunnels, subways, elevators, open spaces or closed spaces. "The degree of my self-preoccupation is appalling," he writes in a new book.

Barry Hannah was a lit firecracker in a whiskey bottle, and no one who's ever experienced his work can forget it. Michael Schaub discusses why his retrospective story collection is a must-read.

Yiyun Li's lyrical and elegant short stories explore loneliness in modern China. Born in Beijing in 1972, Li focuses with great empathy on older generations who survived the chaos and personal disruptions of the Cultural Revolution.

Teller, the usually silent half of the magician duo Penn and Teller, reviews the book, The Glorious Deception, by Jim Steinmeyer. It's a biography of the magician known to audiences as Chung Ling Soo, who Teller says was a genuine enigma.

The former president appears on Talk of the Nation to discuss his presidency, the state of modern politics, and his views on the future. He also takes questions and e-mails from listeners.

The young poet Christina Rossetti is haunted by the ghost of her uncle in steampunk pioneer Tim Powers' latest, an elegant supernatural thriller rife with literary references.

Our book critic continues her list of the year's best in books. This time, she tells us about her favorites in mysteries and nonfiction.

First published 400 years ago, Shakespeare's sonnets might never have been put to press had it been left to the author to decide things. As writer Clinton Heylin explains, Shakespeare's sonnets were never intended for a wide audience.

The sound of the sea, the smell of rain — what makes Ireland such a magical place? Maybe its writers like Claire Keegan who tease the nuance and grace out of everyday interactions. Author Keith Donohue says each of Keegan's stories is a morsel worth savoring.