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A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

New information on an album shelved back in 1994 has become fodder for even more discussions of the shadowy rapper — some focused on his murky origins and others about his plausible impact.

United States Army Gen. David Petraeus and Ryan Crocker, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, recently reported to congressional leaders on the progress of U.S. troops in Iraq. Former Undersecretary of Defense Ed Dorn, along with Iraq war veteran Spc. Dexter Pitts, share their reaction to the reports and the direction in Iraq.

If you like ghosts, ghouls and witches, you won't find them in The Case Against Satan, Perchance to Dream, and Songs of a Dead Dreamer — their horrors are more familiar and far more frightening.

A blogger charges that management at the Minneapolis-based symphony may have attempted to undercut pro-labor organizing efforts — several months before talks between the musicians and the administration failed. The orchestra association says that they were just doing their job.

American citizens have written to the first ladies of the nation since the days of Martha Washington. The letters make requests, ask for favors, criticize and praise. A number of letters to presidents' wives have been collected in the new book Dear First Lady.

In 1957, a photographer moved into a building known as a hangout for New York City's top jazz musicians. W. Eugene Smith began to obsessively tape-record and photograph everything he saw and heard.

Israeli airstrikes flattened homes in Gaza and rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted, raising fears of an escalation in a conflict that has killed at least 24 people in Gaza.

Blanca Matos' home, which backs up against a river, has flooded, and re-flooded, nearly every day this week. After each rain, she mops the house, cursing the river.

A new Charlotte initiative relies on university students to mobilize vaccinations for COVID-19 among populations with “vaccine hesitancy,” including groups with historic distrust for government programs.

Pandemic restrictions have slowed down the number of cases being heard in courtrooms across the country. Because of that, Mecklenburg County’s district attorney says he refocused his office’s priorities when it comes to which cases to prosecute. However, according to a recent report, police are still arresting people for low-level drug charges even if they will not face prosecution.

The star of a new movie and director Noah Hawley say that their film — based on the life of astronaut Lisa Nowak — aims to keep a woman in psychological decline from becoming a punchline.

At a time when every news alert seems to deliver a seismic jolt about the world, these ads mostly touch on safe subjects we expect in Big Game commercials: Nostalgia. Comedy. Celebrities. Patriotism. Poignant humanism.

Public school teachers in Chicago walked off the job Monday after failed contract negotiations with the city. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel called the strike "unnecessary." In a piece for CNN.com, Chris Rhomberg, sociology professor at Fordham University, argues that America would be better off with more strikes.

Working with artists like Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo to distill their personalities and voices into distinctive and personal songs, Nigro has established himself as a producer adept at making pop hits for a new generation.

It's the first day of the G7 summit. Israel and Hamas are willing to reach an initial ceasefire, but beyond that it gets tricky. Whistleblower tells ProPublica about Microsoft's cybersecurity lapses.

Charlotte Ballet has just announced performances for the 2023-24 season, which will start in October. The performances include one of the most famous ballets in the world, "Swan Lake." It will be the first time Charlotte Ballet has ever performed it. It will also be the first season of programming under artistic director Alejandro Cerrudo, who joined WFAE's Marshall Terry to talk about what's in store.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, about the Senate passing a major climate, health care and tax bill. Deese discusses what's in it and what isn't.

Past U.S. leaders tried to commit the nation via treaty to steep cutbacks in greenhouse gases. But without congressional support, those pledges fizzled. President Obama is trying regulation, instead.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denounced Saturday's strike as "spitting in the face" of Turkey and the United Nations, which brokered the grain export agreements.