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NPR's Leila Fadel reflects on stories she covered in 2019 on the race, identity and culture beat.

Cleveland City Council approved Mayor Frank Jackson’s $1.8 billion budget Monday afternoon, increasing operating spending slightly after the COVID-19 pandemic dented last year’s revenues. The city’s income tax revenue took a hit last year and the pandemic wiped out much of Cleveland’s revenue from taxes on hotel rooms and event admissions. Revenue in those areas is expected to recover this year, but still fall short of 2019 levels.

A conservative think tank is sending out a warning that Issue 1 could bring expensive, unintended consequences. But the group adds it’s unfortunate...

The state has spent the past year reviewing and approving applications for sports betting licenses.

Immersive exhibits, such as "Infinity Mirrors" and Artechouse, are driving people to museums in search of the perfect snapshot. The craze is changing the way we experience art in the Instagram-era.

Updated: 2:15 a.m., Wedensday, Nov. 4, 2020 For the first time in decades, Republicans have taken the majority of Portage County Commissioners seats, according to unofficial election results in two races early Wednesday morning. Republican Tony Badalamenti defeated incumbent Democrat Kathleen Clyde, 40,712 to 36,258 votes. And incumbent Republican Sabrina Christian-Bennett held off Democratic challenger John Kennedy, by more than 10,000 votes to win her second term as commissioner.

The very first Apple computer — an Apple-1 — was really only a circuit board. But for computer geeks and tech-lovers, that board could become a collectors item when it goes up for auction.

The Girl's Trip actress has had what seems like a meteoric rise over the last year: a blockbuster movie, a gig hosting Saturday Night Live, and now a new memoir, The Last Black Unicorn.

The Arkansas-born blues singer looks back on her career and discusses Travelin' Woman, her first album in more than 20 years.