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Businesses improve when they experiment with new structures and formulas — and then actively analyze their mistakes, Tim Harford says. In Adapt, his new book, the Financial Times columnist examines the merits of failure.

Gabriel Tallent's debut novel has been called a masterpiece on the level of To Kill a Mockingbird. It's the difficult story of a young girl living in the California woods with her abusive father.

Josh Wolf has spent more than two months in prison for refusing to turn over to federal prosecutors unedited video he shot of a protest. Prosecutors say the footage could help produce witnesses to a crime. Wolf says he's a journalist who shouldn't be forced to turn over material.

The guard shot at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington is dead. Park police say a gunman, identified as James Von Brunn, walked into the museum and exchanged fire with security guards. The suspect is in critical condition.

One of the surest signs of spring is the appearance of comic book movies in theaters everywhere. Hugh Jackman is back as the edgy Logan, aka Wolverine, in a fast, loud origin-myth of a movie designed to cash in on the fanboy fervor that greeted the three X-Men films.

Dozens of people marched through the downtown area carrying signs, tombstones and decorative umbrellas. The focus was on how Trump's signature bill could harm North Carolinians.

A federal judge suspended the buyout deadline for government employees, impacting thousands in North Carolina—including NOAA workers in Asheville who play a key role in climate data collection.

A $10.1 million gift to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts will be used to establish the American Roots Music Institute. A Bachelor of Music in American Roots will be offered, as well as a minor for undergraduates.

The Eastern Music Festival Board of Directors announced on Monday that after 64 years, it has voted to dissolve the five-week music festival in Greensboro. The decision comes after nearly two years of negotiations with faculty musicians to reach a mutually acceptable labor agreement.

Family members of people detained in CBP’s recent Charlotte operation say they’re struggling to locate their loved ones, and advocates warn the problem is widespread.