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NPR's Pien Huang speaks to Ashley Jackson, co-director of the Center on Armed Groups, about the role of Islamic State affiliate groups on the recent foiled attacks on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.

Leaders from around the world congratulated Donald Trump on his presidential election victory, as governments prepare for his return to the White House and the potential impact that will have.

After a vote by the Weaverville Planning Board last week, the next step is up to the Town Council.

Pew Research Center found that poverty rates range greatly among Asian American groups. While 6% of Indian Americans live in poverty, the rate is 19% for Burmese Americans.

A small team of church volunteers and workers is preparing a massive Grecian feast for this weekend’s Yiasou Greek Festival in Charlotte. The annual church fundraiser in Dilworth attracts some 45,000 people.

The short documentary is called The Visionary Women of Indonesia. It profiles women ophthalmologists who are addressing the high rate of blindness in their country — and fighting sexism as well.

Bangladesh defies the stereotypes. It was born in poverty but has risen up the income ladder and is a model of health progress. Will the current political upheaval take a toll on its impressive achievements?

A watch for Tropical Storm Debby is in effect for coastal Pender, New Hanover, and Brunswick counties. Officials with the National Weather Service Wilmington say there is the potential for extreme flooding across all of southeastern North Carolina.

The verdict is in, and the ending is a dud: Rather than wriggling out of the original story’s sexism, the Apple TV+ series just makes the same mistakes in a new way.

A top strategy for preventing catastrophic wildfires is periodically burning forests under controlled conditions. The U.S. Forest Service conducted more "prescribed" fires than ever this year.