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Amid major economic development and an immigration influx, a trip to Charlotte, N.C., reveals trends within the Republican Party that are taking place across cities facing similar issues.

Jay Bentley's wife loves his recipe for pork schnitzel. The owner of the restaurant Open Range, in Bozeman, Mont., breaks it out anytime he wants to make her happy.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield about agenda priorities, including: human rights and global food security. Action may be stymied by Russia and China.

Ohioans vote Tuesday on whether to make it more difficult to pass future amendments to the state constitution. It's an attempt to keep an abortion access amendment from passing this fall.

India is not a member of the G-8, but it is one of several emerging powers included in the G-20. Many believe these countries should have a greater say in global decision making. President Bush hosts a G-20 summit Friday. India believes key international financial institutions should be strengthened so the economic fallout on developing countries is minimal.

Alan Hostetter, once a police chief and yoga instructor, became known for protesting pandemic lockdowns in California. He's now facing conspiracy charges for his alleged role in the U.S. Capitol riot.

Support staff such as custodians, cafeteria workers and bus drivers are continuing a strike for higher pay.

Republicans tried and failed to flip control of South Texas in the recent midterm elections. Still, Democrats might want to pay attention as voting trends are changing.

Under the new agreement, all UPS employees will receive a raise. And part-time workers will get a bump in starting pay.

Rick Swearingen, head of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, says the water plant wasn't using the security technology that has been widely available for years.

The gene-editing technique known as CRISPR is promising to revolutionize medicine. Some researchers are trying to help make it available for people with very rare genetic disorders.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he's directing the House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Scott Detrow speaks with NPR's Deirdre Walsh and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

One state senator says DeSantis is manipulating data and "does not have this virus under control and has no interest in doing so."

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kelly Clarkson about the singer-songwriter's new album, Chemistry, and its reflections on the highs and lows of love.

We've got some age-appropriate entertainment ideas for the little goblins in your lives.

In the second installment of our book series, "Back Story," Steve Inskeep talks with author Bonnie Jo Campbell. Her latest book, American Salvage, is a short story collection that explores the lives of people at the bottom of American society.

In her new book, Rachel Howzell Hall introduces Elouise "Lou" Norton, a fiercely ambitious homicide detective who patrols the same Los Angeles streets that she — and Hall — grew up on.

The global financial crisis of 2008 ushered in a new era of consumer protection, but the future of the housing market is uncertain.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is challenging President Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination. Kennedy has long been the face of the anti-vaccine movement that draws support from the right.

The Taliban in Pakistan appear to be on the defensive. The challenge for Pakistan's government and military is how to consolidate some recent gains. The U.S. is urging Pakistan to press ahead, but the Pakistanis say that's not as easy as it sounds.

The 83-year-old was once a farm kid who didn't want to talk. Today, the unmistakable stage and screen actor (not to mention the voice of Darth Vader) still calls himself a "journeyman actor."

Author Justin Tinsley discusses the life and legacy of the Notorious B.I.G., who was killed in 1997: "You can't talk about the story of hip-hop without mentioning the name Biggie Smalls."

Nelba Marquez-Greene and her husband, James Greene, are inspired by the marches for racial justice but fear they could fizzle out and become just another disappointment.

A dead body and a hotel bombing trigger the plot of Black Star Nairobi, the latest crime novel from Kenyan-American author Mukoma Wa Ngugi. Detectives Ishmael Fofona and David Odhiambo search for the perps during the upheaval around the Kenyan elections in December 2007.

Argentines around the world share what Argentina's victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup means to them.