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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools on Tuesday released a ranked list of school construction projects, the first step toward a 2023 bond vote.

For millennia, observant Jewish women have made monthly trips to a ritual bath called a mikvah for a kind of spiritual cleansing. In recent generations, the practice was dismissed by liberal Jews as demeaning. Now, some feminist Jews are reinventing the ritual.

So far, the McBride Fire has killed two people and destroyed more than 200 homes. Elsewhere in the U.S., crews have been battling large fires this week in Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado.

New York City's Vision Festival honors New Orleans saxophonist Kidd Jordan Wednesday night. He still remains unknown outside avant-garde jazz circles, but Jordan says that doesn't matter. Staying true to his roots, Jordan teaches music in his hometown, where many of jazz's elite players have studied under him.

Rock historian Ed Ward reviews three recent DVDs: the deluxe edition of D.A. Pennebaker's Bob Dylan documentary Don't Look Back, a Dylan press conference released as Dylan Speaks, and Rockin' at the Red Dog, a documentary on an all-but-forgotten bar in Nevada.

With her steely turn as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Meryl Streep puts the cap on a year that stands out for a raft of movies in which strong women take life on their own terms.

The new series is an exciting throwback, connecting the dots and pulling characters and plot points not just from Discovery, but also from the very origins of the Star Trek series itself.

On Monday, closing arguments are to begin in the trial of three white men accused of murdering 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, who was killed as he ran through their Georgia neighborhood last year.

Dozens of fans and scholars came from as far away as France for a New Jersey symposium celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's landmark album "Born to Run."

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly says of Sunday's parade, "If you were trying to decipher the messaging, it was maybe an effort not to antagonize."

Ahead of the crowning of Britain's King Charles, NPR's Leila Fadel talks with researcher George Gross of King's College London about a thousand years of coronation history.

Millions of Americans are under air quality alerts as wildfires burn in Canada. Experts say the weather pattern could change by early next week, and stress the need to take precautions until then.

The Reagan administration's sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists. Watt even managed to offend Beach Boys fans.

Toni Morrison remains the sole Black female recipient of a Nobel Prize in Literature. Princeton University, where Morrison was a professor, is commemorating the 30th anniversary of her win.

British writer and comic book author Neil Gaiman launches first studio music album with Australia's FourPlay String Quartet.

Bud Light, under fire from conservatives on social media for a promotion with a trans influencer, has seen its sales slip. But studies of other boycotts showed that negative impacts didn't last long.

Should the world tolerate a nuclear Iran or should the United States and its allies take military action to stop Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's regime from acquiring nuclear weapons. That's the focus of a debate among expert analysts.

NPR's Scott Simon and Michele Steele of ESPN talk about the final rounds of March Madness, the men's and women's college basketball tournaments, and Major League Baseball's new season.

President Trump indicated he might be tested after a Brazilian official he had contact with was diagnosed with the virus. But Dr. Sean Conley says Trump has no symptoms, so testing "is not indicated."

Companies such as Opendoor, RedfinNow and Zillow will pay cash for your house and buy it quickly. New numbers show these types of sales are growing very quickly, but is it a good idea?