9:57am Feb 25, 2020
Politics & Government
Politics & Government
5 Things To Watch For In Tuesday's South Carolina Democratic Debate
A lot is on the line in the 2020 primary debate. It might be the last chance for moderates to slow Bernie Sanders' momentum. And who comes out better — Joe Biden or Michael Bloomberg? Here's a guide.
11:02am Feb 25, 2020
Politics & Government
Politics & Government Education
District Sparks Controversy By Busing Students To Polls
The Guilford County School district has been busing students to local polling places so they can vote, register to vote, or just observe the process.
7:20am Feb 25, 2020
Courts
Courts Environment
Supreme Court May Lift Barrier To Atlantic Pipeline
The Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to remove an obstacle to construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
11:44am Feb 24, 2020
Arts & Music
Arts & Music
Josh Groban Announced For Grand Opening Performance At Tanger Center
The Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts has announced its grand opening performance headliner.
9:48pm Feb 23, 2020
Business
Business
Wells Fargo To Pay $3B To Resolve Probes Into Fake Accounts
Wells Fargo agreed Friday to pay $3 billion to settle criminal and civil investigations into a long-running practice whereby company employees opened millions of unauthorized bank accounts in order
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7:46pm Feb 21, 2020
Human Interest
Human Interest
A New Me
The concept of mortality can be hard to grasp for children, especially young ones. On this Radio 101 story, student Samuel Woo explores how to move on with his life after a major loss rocks his world.
4:51pm Feb 21, 2020
Health & Safety
Health & Safety
Cone Health's New Women's & Children's Center Opens In Greensboro
Cone Health’s new Women’s & Children’s Center in Greensboro opened to the public this pas
10:04am Feb 21, 2020
Education
Education
North Carolina Schools Chief: People Want Common Core Gone
North Carolina's state schools superintendent says a survey he sent to parents and teachers confirms that people want Common Core standar
8:31am Feb 21, 2020
Politics & Government
Politics & Government
Carolina Curious: 'O,' Now I Get It. How NC Orders Candidates' Names
Early voting is underway and many people are seeing a dizzying number of names on their ballots.
12:00pm Feb 25, 2020
National
National
Who Gets 5G — And Who Gets Left Behind — Has Some Worried About Digital Inequality
As wireless companies continue to roll out 5G — the next generation of wireless technology — advocates worry this latest high-speed update will widen the digital divide.
11:26am Feb 25, 2020
National
National
Some U.S. Farmers Boxed In By Coronavirus Outbreak
Fewer ships from China are docking in the U.S., which hurts U.S. farmers who send exports on the ships' return trips. And perishables that do make it sometimes rot on the docks in China.
9:40am Feb 25, 2020
National
National Politics & Government
Spotlight Lands On Amy Berman Jackson, Judge In Stone Case, After A Lengthy Career
Jackson has been a player in Washington, D.C.'s legal world for three decades and now is center stage amid disputes over Roger Stone and the independence of the Justice Department.
7:08am Feb 25, 2020
National
National
'Leaning Tower Of Dallas' Defies Wrecking Ball
Last week the tower failed to implode when explosives were used. After hundreds of blows, the wrecking ball also failed to take down the tower. The demolition firm says this is gonna take a few days.
12:16pm Feb 25, 2020
World News
World News
Military Offensive In Syria's Idlib Province Creates Humanitarian Crisis
NPR's Noel King talks to Mark Lowcock, U.N. under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordination, about what renewed fighting in northwest Syria has done to civilians.
11:53am Feb 25, 2020
World News
World News
Hong Kong Bookseller Sentenced By China To 10 Years For Passing 'Intelligence'
Gui Minhai was kidnapped by Chinese agents while on vacation in Thailand in 2015. His conviction in a secret trial was announced in a brief statement by the court.
11:33am Feb 25, 2020
World News
World News Science Environment
Sell Or Stay? Australia's Fire Zone Experiment
After deadly 2009 wildfires, authorities offered to buy property to encourage people to move. Few accepted. The questions raised by Australia's experience are freshly urgent after its latest fires.
10:44am Feb 25, 2020
World News
World News
Mubarak, Egypt's Ousted President, Is Dead At 91
For many Egyptians, Mubarak became the symbol of all that was wrong with their country. His nearly 30-year rule is recalled as a time of repression and economic stagnation for all but an elite few.
9:31am Feb 25, 2020
World News
World News Politics & Government
Trump Says Sotomayor, Ginsburg Should Recuse Themselves From Cases Involving Him
The president's remarks are an apparent reference to a dissent by Justice Sotomayor, who wrote that the government had claimed "one emergency after another" to seek an "unprecedented number" of stays.
7:22am Feb 25, 2020
World News
World News
China Sentences Hong Kong Bookseller To 10 Years In Jail
A publisher of political texts, who disappeared in China more than two years ago, has been sentenced to a decade in a Chinese prison for illegally passing intelligence to unspecified people overseas.
12:28pm Feb 25, 2020
Arts
Arts Music & Culture
Union Says Plácido Domingo Engaged In 'Inappropriate Activity'
The statement from the American Guild of Musical Artists contained no details, although an Associated Press story did, reportedly prompting the withdrawal of a $500,000 settlement.
5:57pm Feb 24, 2020
National
National Arts
Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty Of Rape, Sexual Abuse In Mixed Verdict
Jurors in Manhattan spared the 67-year-old former producer the harshest penalty he might have faced but convicted him on two out of five counts. He faces the possibility of decades in prison.
1:50pm Feb 24, 2020
Books
Books Arts Politics & Government
'Supreme Inequality' Argues That America's Top Court Has Become Right-Wing
In a new book, lawyer/journalist Adam Cohen makes the case that the Supreme Court has been "a right-wing court for 50 years," siding with corporations and the wealthy — and against the poor.
12:16pm Feb 24, 2020
National
National Books Arts Politics & Government
'Supreme Inequality' Makes A Case That The Top U.S. Court Has Widened The Wealth Gap
Lawyer and journalist Adam Cohen explores five decades of Supreme Court opinions and comes to a rueful conclusion: These decisions have greatly exacerbated the space between rich and poor.
10:38am Feb 24, 2020
Arts
Arts Music & Culture
In 'Once Were Brothers,' The Band's Earliest Years Shine
A new documentary doesn't radically alter what we know and love about The Band, but does unearth some fresh details.
6:05pm Feb 23, 2020
Arts
Arts
'West Side Story' Gets A Modern Reboot On Broadway
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Shereen Pimentel and Isaac Powell, who play the lead roles in West Side Story, about this latest revival that's set in modern day New York.