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When the Great Storm of 1900 battered Galveston, Texas, the town simply lifted itself up--in some places as much as 17 feet. Could a similar approach save cities today? Randy Behm of the US Army Corps of Engineers and Dwayne Jones of the Galveston Historical Foundation talk about the costs and feasibility of raising a town, albeit with better technology than Galveston's hand-cranked jacks and mules.

You know that feeling when you put down a great book and all you want is more? We took 27 recent books and paired them with movies, musicals, TV shows, comics and podcasts to keep your buzz going.

In the months since the mass school shooting at Robb Elementary, some parents are turning their grief into action, while others are dealing with guilt and trying to make sense of their new lives.

NPR's Eyder Peralta recently visited Nicaragua for the first time in a decade, gaining rare access to a nation that is hostile to journalists and known as the Western Hemisphere's newest dictatorship.

State lawmakers want to crack down on drivers who they say are going too slow on the state's highways. A bill that passed the House Transportation Committee Wednesday would require slower drivers to move out of the left lane if they're "impeding traffic."

Richard Lewis Spencer was best known as a member of the Grammy Award-winning band The Winstons. A native of Wadesboro, North Carolina, Spencer played tenor saxophone with Otis Redding and Curtis Mayfield.

We're continuing our Meet The Jazz Audience series at the CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival this weekend.

We take the pulse of the Peach State, plus more of the latest political news.

Now that the new year is upon us, here are some healthy tips for 2011. For starters, we found 25 bits of advice for dieters. And then there's a roundup of changes that the federal health overhaul could bring to you.

Some Republican lawmakers have publicly urged the president to allow the formal transition process to begin for the good of the country.

Republicans are bringing supporters of Judge Barrett to testify, while Democrats call on advocates for issues they believe are threatened by Barrett's confirmation to the Supreme Court.

Hear the sludgy doom-metal duo play with a 24-member female choir at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City.

Watch pianist Robert Glasper demonstrate how three samples from jazz tracks by Ahmad Jamal and Herbie Hancock served as source material for famed hip-hop producers J Dilla and Pete Rock.

Other titles include Ling Ma's Severance and Elaine Castillo's America is Not the Heart. This is the second year for the prize, which focuses on fiction that addresses contemporary issues.

Complicated and conservative is how some are describing the student assignment plan CMS officials unveiled at Tuesday night’s school board meeting.…

The fight over Obamacare. The President’s on the Hill. Republicans are ready to act. What will survive?

A good golf game will help you with next week's challenge.

House Republicans unveiled their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. But the devil’s in the details. We’ll dig in.

Vice President Mike Pence breaks a tie in the Senate vote to proceed with debate on a health care bill. We'll talk about what's next.

RALEIGH -- A call from grandma and a call from a scammer can look nearly identical when telephone solicitors mask their real number.So North Carolina…