County officials said ATF assistance is standard protocol for fires involving churches or religious-affiliated facilities.

The major dispute has arisen over a document that the Department of Justice claims is privileged.

Rip currents have caused nearly 200 deaths along the Carolina coast since 2000, and they are the number one cause of weather-related deaths in eastern North Carolina.

Pastor William Barber and two other people were arrested by Capitol Police on Tuesday.

The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act would require sheriffs to keep undocumented inmates 48 hours past their release date and notify ICE two hours before an inmate is released.

North Carolina hasn't had any executions since 2006 due to legal challenges, and lethal injection is the only legal method here.

State Auditor Dave Bolieck, a Republican, asked for the changes. It would let him fire or discipline any employees hired after July first at his discretion. That could include dozens of potential employees who would be part of a proposed state government efficiency effort.

The state fell 5 places in the latest annual report from the National Education Association.

President Trump is easing some of his tariffs on the U.S. Auto industry. But what will the overall impact of these economic policies mean for the nation's biggest carmakers. Ford CEO Jim Farley speaks with All Things Considered on how his company is navigating this unprecedented economic time.

Sundar Pichai testified in the remedies trial that will determine which penalties Google will face for monopolizing the search engine market, calling the DOJ's proposals a "de facto divestiture" of the company's tech.

A once-fringe movement claims having more babies is the only way to save civilization. NPR reporter Lisa Hagen and sociologist Karen Guzzo explain who's empowering pronatalism today.

From indie rock to jazz, Cline is one of most versatile players on today's music scene. His latest album is named after his new group, but in many ways it sounds like a retrospective of Cline's work.

Mohsen Mahdawi, the 34-year-old Columbia University student arrested and detained by masked immigration agents after his naturalization interview in Vermont, has been released on certain conditions.

Every year, snowy owls fly from the Arctic to Boston's Logan Airport to find food. One man catches them and releases them far away to keep the owls and passengers safe.

Before a rally in Michigan on Tuesday, President Trump signed actions to give automakers a break from some tariffs. NPR speaks with Macomb County Chief Executive Mark Hackel about the reprieve.

When President Trump took office in 2017, it was a shock to the political system. But his first term looks downright tame compared to the first 100 days of Trump 2.0.

For days, police say, Samuel Patrick Groft cruised through the streets of Los Angeles on his bicycle, single-handedly chopping down about a dozen city trees with an electric chainsaw in three different neighborhoods.

Researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs warn that crucial medical research is in jeopardy unless the Trump administration reverses course on cuts.