5:00am Sep 26, 2017
National
National Politics & Government
Trump's Brand Is On The Line In Alabama Senate Race
Polls still show Sen. Luther Strange trailing Judge Roy Moore, with Trump unable to pull the appointed senator to a win. Trump allies say Moore is the true candidate who can "drain the swamp."
8:19am Sep 26, 2017
Economy
Economy Race
Annexation Debates In North Carolina Often A Mix Of Politics, Money And Race
A predominantly black community in the Triad is suing a mostly white town nearby.
7:11am Sep 26, 2017
Daily News
Daily News
Morning News Briefs: Tuesday, September 26th, 2017
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12:22pm Sep 25, 2017
Education
Education
Triad Schools No Longer On List For Takeover
State education officials have pared down a list of almost 50 academically struggling schools that were being considered for a controversial new district program, and the latest draft changes the o
12:03pm Sep 25, 2017
Environment
Environment News Science
Rare Lemur Born In North Carolina
The rare primate's name is Agatha, and she’s an aye-aye. There are only 24 of her kind in the U.S.
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8:19am Sep 26, 2017
Economy
Economy Race
Annexation Debates In North Carolina Often A Mix Of Politics, Money And Race
A predominantly black community in the Triad is suing a mostly white town nearby.
7:11am Sep 26, 2017
Daily News
Daily News
Morning News Briefs: Tuesday, September 26th, 2017
Receive the morning news briefs delivered to your email inbox every morning. Click here to sign-up.
12:22pm Sep 25, 2017
Education
Education
Triad Schools No Longer On List For Takeover
State education officials have pared down a list of almost 50 academically struggling schools that were being considered for a controversial new district program, and the latest draft changes the o
12:03pm Sep 25, 2017
Environment
Environment News Science
Rare Lemur Born In North Carolina
The rare primate's name is Agatha, and she’s an aye-aye. There are only 24 of her kind in the U.S.
10:24am Sep 26, 2017
National
National
Equifax Chief Steps Down After Massive Data Breach
The credit reporting agency said Chairman and CEO Richard Smith is retiring — just weeks after Equifax acknowledged that hackers had accessed the personal information of up to 143 million consumers.
10:12am Sep 26, 2017
National
National Health & Safety
Searching For A Fairer Way To Distribute Donor Livers
The nation's organ transplant network is considering changing how livers are distributed. The goal is to make the system fairer, but critics worry patients in poorer rural areas could lose out.
9:19am Sep 26, 2017
National
National Politics & Government
Learning 2016's Lessons, Virginia Prepares Election Cyberdefenses
One of the most drastic steps was a decision to adopt all new paper-backed voting machines before November after deciding that the paperless electronic equipment was vulnerable to attack.
8:26am Sep 26, 2017
Sports
Sports National Politics & Government
Athletes On The Track And The Slopes Are Pulled Into Trump Controversy
Some NASCAR and Olympic figures spoke out for and some against NFL players who kneel during the national anthem.
9:41am Sep 26, 2017
World News
World News
Wary Of Unrest Among Uighur Minority, China Locks Down Xinjiang Province
Following riots and attacks in past years, residents of Urumqi, the capital of the western region, now live and work under intense surveillance, and are subject to detention after traveling abroad.
9:27am Sep 26, 2017
World News
World News
Navigating A New Culture, A Syrian Refugee In Germany Seeks A Dating Coach's Advice
in the final episode of NPR's Rough Translation podcast, Aktham Abulhusn seeks help from a dating coach in Berlin to learn the unwritten rules of German culture. He hopes to find a girlfriend.
8:12am Sep 26, 2017
World News
World News
Violence In Brazil Escalates, Army Is Deployed To Neighborhoods
The request for the Army to patrol areas comes days after rival members of a drug cartel started a war in Rio's most dangerous favela. Since Sunday, shootouts have become common in the area.
8:10am Sep 26, 2017
World News
World News
How Is President Trump's Security Strategy Working In Afghanistan?
Last month, Trump announced his new Afghan strategy. NPR's Tom Bowman is making his first trip back to Afghanistan since that announcement, and discusses what he's seeing with Mary Louise Kelly.
6:47am Sep 26, 2017
World News
World News
Rough Translation: Half Of German Improv Class Is Filled With Refugees
With the election in Germany bringing immigration to the fore, the NPR podcast Rough Translation visits an improv class where new arrivals learn the unwritten rules of German culture.
6:40am Sep 26, 2017
World News
World News
Historic Transfer Of Power Takes Place In Angola
For the first time since 1979, Jose Eduardo dos Santos is not Anogola's president. The only president generations have known is stepping down. A new leader is being inaugurated in the capital Luanda.
9:59am Sep 26, 2017
Arts
Arts
Like It Or Not, You're Getting A 'Pretty Woman' Musical
Is it a good idea to make a musical adapted from Pretty Woman? Or is it, just possibly ... a "big mistake — huge!" We have a few details about the new show, coming to Broadway in 2018.
7:00am Sep 26, 2017
Books
Books Arts
James McBride's 'Five-Carat Soul' Is A Gem
The National Book Award-winning writer's debut story collection includes stories both straightforward and surreal. Our critic calls it "brash, daring and defiantly original."
5:59pm Sep 25, 2017
Books
Books Arts Politics & Government
A Former Speechwriter Looks Back On His 'Hopey, Changey' Years With Obama
David Litt says writing speeches and jokes for former President Obama was often a delicate task: "There's a whole industry of people trying to take your words out of context."
4:33pm Sep 25, 2017
National
National Arts
CBS' 'Star Trek: Discovery' Goes Boldly Where No Trek Show Has Gone Before
How does CBS's new Star Trek: Discovery stack up against all the TV series that have boldly gone before? NPR's Eric Deggans reviews the first new, original Star Trek series in a dozen years.
4:33pm Sep 25, 2017
National
National Books Arts
'Nomadland' Tracks Rising Number Of Americans Living On The Road
A new book by the journalist Jessica Bruder describes the increasing number of Americans living on the road, often in RVs, moving from job to job as a way to avoid the expense of a permanent home. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Bruder about her book, Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century.
7:00am Sep 25, 2017
National
National Arts
After Irma, South Florida's Fairy Tale Estate Looks Stricken By An Evil Spell
Before the hurricane wreaked "cataclysmic destruction," the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami hosted decades of quinceañeras and weddings. Now, hundreds of volunteers are helping clean up.