Search results for

Americans remember The Four Tops for "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)." But Italians may know it by a different name: "Piangono Gli Uomini." A new compilation spotlights the Italian, German, French and Spanish versions of classic R&B songs.

He was once America's longest-serving mayor. He led Providence, R.I., through a renaissance, but his terms in office — and personal life — were marred by corruption and scandal. He was 74.

North Carolina lawmakers want to make it easier for domestic violence victims to testify remotely, so they won’t have to encounter their abusers in a courtroom.

Government agencies, schools and universities would no longer be able to require COVID-19 vaccines under a bill that passed an N.C. House committee Tuesday.

Republicans failed to advance impeachment articles for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas but left open the possibility of revisiting the vote at a later date.

NPR's Daniel Estrin plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz and this week's puzzle winner, Philip Spiro of Durham, N.C.

The Trump administration on Friday sent a letter to all state Departments of Education, warning them to end “diversity, equity and inclusion” policies by the end of the month or lose federal funding.

The Hispanic Caucus of the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party has started a new initiative to recruit volunteers and get Latinos to vote.

Leaders of Gaston County Schools and members of the public will talk about the future of education in North Carolina at a legislative committee's public hearing Monday.

Lake Norman is expected to be lively this weekend as a festival celebrating the African diaspora and Juneteenth brings hundreds of boats to the water.

The EU decides to impose its own tariffs on the US, targeting over $24 billion of goods.

Dr. Joseph Kanter of the Louisiana Health Department's Office of Public Health expects that a few days after the FDA authorizes the Pfizer vaccine it will begin to "go into people's arms."

Pandemic hoarding is back. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Leslie Patton of Bloomberg News about the latest in panic buying and whether stores and supply chains are able to handle the demand.

What can the government do to keep General Motors from shedding thousands of jobs from its plants in Ohio as the company retracts its small car manufacturing operation?

A recent study finds that the temperature of the workplace could be affecting productivity, and women might be getting the worst of it.

A new museum showcasing failed products like Crystal Pepsi is set to open in Sweden. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the museum's curator, Samuel West, about the lessons in some notable flops.

For the first time on a mass scale, a car built in China will be on sale in the U.S., joining countless other Chinese-made products. It comes as Chinese firms invest billions in the auto industry.

It's a rare day that a polka song perfectly sums up a piece of legislation. Today is one of those days. If you're not humming "Roll Out The Barrel" just…

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Chris Grove, editor of Legal Sports Report, about Nevada's decision to treat daily fantasy sports as gambling and the industry's ongoing legal troubles.

David Greene talks to Michael Robinson, the managing director of communications and advising firm ICR, about how Apple's standoff with the Justice Department is affecting its image.