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As North Carolina plans and debates a shift to cleaner energy, it's getting noticed for what we already have — a relatively lower-carbon energy mix. Officials with a company that wants to build a 2.5 million square foot data center in northeast Charlotte told Charlotte City Council Monday night that's part of what lured it here.

NPR's A Martinez talks to GOP strategist Scott Jennings about former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, who returned to the nation's capital to give dueling speeches.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Bubba Wallace, the only black NASCAR top circuit driver, about NASCAR banning the Confederate flag.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls on countries to step up their climate commitments. Meanwhile, the U.K. plans to backtrack.

Hollywood actors and writers who qualify for their union health plans get a very good deal compared to other Americans. But not working during the strike threatens their eligibility in the system.

Former engineer Arturo Bejar says he repeatedly raised the alarm to company execs about Instagram's harm to teens and they failed to act. Senators vow to pass a social media law this year.

A longtime supporter of Palestinians, Rep. Cori Bush's recent criticism of Israel is exposing divisions among Democrats in her district over whether or not her rhetoric is incendiary.

Federal funding runs out in 10 days and Congress has made virtually no progress on a plan to avoid a shutdown.

Severe winter weather is hammering the Midwest with snow and wind. This weekend a blast of bitter cold air will bring subzero temperatures.

We asked, you answered: fencing, small science projects and seeing national parks were among the top hobbies that NPR readers and listeners told us they were really into this year.