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Mozart's The Magic Flute has been delighting children of all ages ever since its smash premiere more than 200 years back, with a story that seems made for kids but still leaves grown-ups with plenty to contemplate. The Washington National Opera's fanciful production is a brilliant way to ring in the operatic New Year.

The FAA says Boeing informed the agency in April that required inspections to confirm that the wings were properly bonded to the carbon fiber fuselage on certain 787 jets were not completed.

The U.S. public health agency said it was still investigating information about what specific products have been affected.

NCA&T has won a federal grant to support a project designed to boost production of a trendy “superfood” in North Carolina. The goal is to help local farmers tap into a growing market.

The show's suspension comes amid broader efforts to curb diversity at the institutional level. The next attempt to canonize the movement must learn lessons from its successes — and its missteps.

The star who commands a planetary position in the galaxy of pop chronicles divorce and soul-searching recovery on an album that thrillingly redefines her artistry by bringing her gently down to earth.

Instrumental music speaks. The Texas trio's second album culls just as much from Iranian pop, R&B, gospel and dub as it does from conversations in the band's daily lives, as told here.

Trump tweeted that CIA Director Mike Pompeo will take over for Rex Tillerson, who has had a strained relationship with the president. Undersecretary of State Steve Goldstein was also fired.

The legacy of the late hip-hop producer extended far beyond the beats he painstakingly created.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Demi Moore's Golden Globes win, Funny Story by Emily Henry, the film Hard Truths, and more.

Cajun life is all about getting together to be with people to celebrate what you love: music, food and camaraderie. But the pandemic has shut that life down.

Former North Carolina state Sen. Erica Smith is running for the open U.S. Senate seat in 2022. She said she is the most progressive Democrat in the race but has raised far less money than former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley and state Sen. Jeff Jackson of Mecklenburg County.

Charlotte got some disappointing economic news this week. The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or CIAA, will not be bringing its annual basketball tournament back to Charlotte — for now, anyway. Officials said, the CIAA will be in Baltimore through 2029. Charlotte had hosted the CIAA tournament from 2006 to 2020. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Tony Mecia discuss this, and other local business news, on this week's BizWorthy.

Today in Haiti there are thousands of modern-day Lazaruses — people who have been rescued from the final stages of AIDS with treatment. Many HIV-positive survivors there and around the world are receiving treatment thanks to President Bush's $15 billion emergency program, called PEPFAR.

For this week's Hanging On, NPR's Rachel Martin talks with poet and activist Bobby LeFebre about gentrification in North Denver. LeFebre has watched his neighborhood change over the past 15 years.

The three leading candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election are all urbane, Westernized men who usually wear suits. Yet their running mates range from notorious warlords to a woman.

Touring the world with Valery Gergiev and Joshua Bell is the opportunity of a lifetime for 120 teenage musicians taking part in the first National Youth Orchestra of the United States, organized by Carnegie Hall. Can their experience give a boost to classical music more generally?

In music from Giuseppe Verdi to Jennifer Higdon, celebrate the sound of the venturesome Atlanta Symphony Orchestra while it's silenced by a bitter labor dispute.

The first female Attorney General of Guatemala is taking on some of the country's most powerful kingpins, past dictators and local crime bosses. She's lowered the Central American nation's high crime rate and brought justice for victims of the 36 year old civil war.

Lyft and Uber fares are estimated to be nearly 80% higher than pre-pandemic prices in some cities. The companies say a driver shortage is pushing up prices.