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Roland Garros, a WWI-era pilot, is credited with revolutionizing aerial combat. The major Paris tennis tournament was named after him in 1928, a decade after his death in combat.

Audiences on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Ariz., and Nogales, Sonora gathered to watch the same films at the same time.

The End of the Sahara is a kaleidoscopic murder mystery by the Algerian writer Saïd Khatibi. An Enigma by the Sea is a witty, socially astute novel set along well-to-do Tuscan coast.

Temperature records are breaking and triggering government warnings, with London hitting 95 degrees the past two days. Experts say unpredictable and extreme weather is becoming more frequent.

President Trump isn't much of a Bible-quoter, but some members of his administration are, and they have used Scripture to frame controversial policies as justified by the Good Book.

A group of 10 housing advocates say the city shouldn’t give Renew NC more money for housing — and that Asheville should rely on bond funding and nonprofit efforts to repair homes damaged by Hurricane Helene.

Sedaris says the best part of reading his work to an audience is earning the laughs — or the groans. "A collective groan is fine with me," he says. His new book is The Land and Its People.

Charlotte City Council is holding a public hearing Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in Charlotte’s Government Center to consider a 150-day data center moratorium. But what is a moratorium and how could it maximize the benefits of new development while minimizing the risks?

Research from North Carolina State University shows plants can extract rare earth metals from contaminated sites.

When country music artist John Anderson lost his hearing, he thought his decades-long career was over.