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Your life could unfold in infinitely different ways, but you can only choose one path. It took author Oliver Burkeman years to accept his mortal limitations and embrace a life he's actively choosing.

Living by the clock is a relatively new concept. It works for some, but others see time as a string of events. Psychologist Anne-Laure Sellier explains what we lose when we track our days so closely.

In North Carolina, state regulators are trying to figure out how to meet unprecedented energy demand while also protecting the average ratepayer. Earlier this week, the North Carolina Utilities Commission held a two-day meeting to talk about these issues.

The water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune near Jacksonville was contaminated with industrial solvents and benzene, and it’s considered one of the worst cases of water contamination in U.S. history. Nearly one million Marines, sailors, civilian employees, and military family members were potentially exposed, according to the CDC.

The Xbox Ally X isn't the handheld console the name implies. But it's still sold out, despite debuting as fans rage against price increase to Game Pass.

The Trump administration says most of the layoffs announced last week aren't covered by a court-ordered pause that only applies to programs or offices where the union plaintiffs represent employees.

Forty years ago this month, the comedic basketball troupe, the Harlem Globetrotters, added a woman to its roster. NPR's Ashley Montgomery has the story of legendary athlete Lynette Woodard.

It’s been two years since migrant farmworker Jose Arturo Gonzalez Mendoza died from possible heat-related illness at Barnes Farming in Nash County — though the farm has said an autopsy shows a rare tumor was responsible. Last week, another farmworker died after a sweet potato truck struck him, an incident advocates say highlights the dangers migrant workers face.

Developers, who propose 4,000 units on about a quarter of a 4,000-acre property, say they’re working to preserve as much land as possible, and deny they’ll negatively impact older forests. Conservation advocates have raised a host of concerns, including flooding, traffic, groundwater use, and the county’s permitting process. The developers can build by right, and don’t need county approval, but advocates hope to stop anything from being built at all.

The restless musician, sporting less electronic gear than usual, spotlights the acoustic warmth of her instrument in pieces stimulated by Bach's cello suites.