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In his new memoir, Comedy Samurai, Charles reflects on his career in comedy — from writing for Seinfeld to directing Sacha Baron Cohen's films Borat and Brüno — and a recent near-death experience.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Clive Jerram of Rockville, Md., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Otis, who died in 2012, started out leading a big band. Later, as a talent scout, he discovered such performers as Big Mama Thornton, Esther Phillips and Etta James. Originally broadcast in 1989.

Two politically pointed statues have mysteriously appeared in the nation’s capital in the leadup to the election: a pile of poop on the former House speaker's desk and a hand holding a tiki torch.

Nigeria's money spraying culture became the highlight of every festive event. But not any more, as the government has started enforcing a ban with threats of fines and even imprisonment.

Now that President Trump has signed Republicans' massive overhaul of the federal student loan program, we explain what's set to change.

Pop pianist Ben Folds' new record is a celebration of the National Symphony Orchestra, and a protest against President Trump's changes at the Kennedy Center.

A confrontation between religious freedom and public safety has reached the Supreme Court of Texas. The battle is over access to a site where Native Americans have been holding spiritual ceremonies for centuries.

The center had to reroute roads, build a new parking lot and repair around $250,000 in property damage after Hurricane Helene.

Before Tuesday, North Carolina had 136 offenders on death row, among the top 5 largest death rows in the U.S. Gov. Roy Cooper's office said it had received clemency petitions from 89 of them.