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From a backstage corner of a concert hall in Austin, Texas, the Godmother of Soul performs hits from across the many chapters of her fabulous career.

The Hubert Davis era in Chapel Hill has begun. He had his first formal press conference Tuesday to announce him as as North Carolina’s new men’s basketball coach.

Trustees at the University of South Carolina have refused to accept the resignation of the school's embattled president following a commencement address marred by allegations of plagiarism and misidentification of the school itself.

Duke is promoting Nina King to become the school's next athletics director. King will become only the third Black woman working as an athletics director in the Power Five conferences and is the first woman to serve as Duke's athletics director.

Police have arrested several people during protests in Elizabeth City, including two journalists who were covering the demonstration the day after a district attorney cleared sheriff’s deputies in the shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr.

A suspect was taken into custody Wednesday after one student was fatally shot at a North Carolina high school, officials said.

North Carolina is renaming four state prisons and a drug addiction treatment facility for probationers because their current names are connected to racism or slavery. The changes go into effect next week.

N.C. House District 82 includes the southeastern and southwestern borders of Cabarrus County. District 82 represents approximately 63,000 registered voters of whom 27% are Democrat, 34% are Republican and 38% are unaffiliated. The seat was last held by Republican physician Kristin Baker, who said she would not seek re-election. Two newcomers are seeking the seat. In the 2020 presidential election, approximately 49,000 voters cast ballots and 55% voted for the Republican candidate (Trump) and 44% voted for the Democratic candidate (Biden).

Residents who live near a Winston-Salem fertilizer plant that has been burning for more than a week are returning home. Officials reduced the evacuation zone Sunday after determining that the risk of a large explosion at the Winston Weaver plant had greatly diminished.

Charlotte-area courthouses were especially busy on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, with couples seeking the special date for their weddings.

An executive order to rename an Alaskan mountain with the highest peak in North America wouldn't be the first name change for Denali.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the unsanitary conditions for detained migrant children in border detention facilities.

A compass used by Lewis and Clark on their expedition to explore the American West is owned by the Smithsonian and is part of NPR's 250th anniversary series, America In Pursuit.

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the long career of John Sterling, the New York Yankees' play-by-play announcer, who is retiring at the age of 85.

It was a series of records and repeats at the prestigious Boston Marathon. The men's and women's winners from last year won again this year.

As the year comes to a close, we take a look at some of the most popular audiobooks of 2025.

Tiny Desk Contest judge Robin Hilton introduces us to finalist Lauren Frihauf from Denver, Colo.

Two North Carolina members of Congress are raising concerns about conditions at a Georgia immigration detention center where immigrants detained in the Charlotte area are frequently sent.

E.U. is an OG of go-go music, a heavily syncopated funk that features a slow and steady groove. Naturally, we celebrate 50 years of the native D.C. music with an office party.

The Star Trek Enterprise evoked Americans' sense of adventure and a utopian vision of humanity. It's part of NPR's 250th anniversary series "America in Pursuit."