Pitt County Animal Services officials announced the sudden closure after a dog on the stray side of the facility tested positive for canine parvovirus.

Sen. Amy Galey, R-Alamance, says costs can increase and insurance claims can get denied when AI is used to make coverage and billing decisions. She says a new version of House Bill 565 that she's sponsoring would address it.

All state cabinet agencies must now designate a dedicated Military Affairs Coordinator to streamline state resources to improve housing, education, and career transitions for service members.

Experts will teach farmers how to craft a professional profile, share their unique stories, and network directly with wholesale buyers. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler says the goal is to give agribusinesses practical strategies to increase their visibility and grow the state's top industry.

Hundreds of people gathered in Charlotte on Thursday for a ceremony unveiling a new historical marker honoring the Good Samaritan Hospital, the first public hospital in North Carolina to treat African Americans during segregation.

The Boroughs star Woodard talks about the Netflix series, and critic David Bianculli reviews it. Rose Byrne is one of the few actors to receive both an Oscar and a Tony nomination in the same year.

Public support for the LGBTQ+ community by corporations has become politically risky, public relations expert says.

Pope Leo's first encyclical voices his concerns about technology and AI. The pope cautions about the illusions AI bots can create, and how important actual human relationships are.

We have less need for paper than past generations, but paper ephemera is still very collectible. We meet some digital natives who collect old postcards and comics at a paper show in Pennsylvania.

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi testified in the Epstein investigation this week, while the current DOJ opened an inquiry into E. Jean Carroll's successful civil cases against President Trump.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, about his recent criticism of America's approach to military conflict.

NPR'S Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss a big game 7 in the NBA playoffs and a very hot French Open.

The U.S. defense secretary said there is "rightful alarm" of China's military build up. But he also struck a more moderate tone on U.S.-China relations – and notably sidestepped bringing up Taiwan.

The Trump administration's attempts to revoke the citizenship of hundreds of foreign-born Americans as part of its immigration strategy is off to a slow start.

As Saint Harison, Harrison Fisher's voice hearkens back to the golden era of soul music in the '60s and '70s. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the singer about his second EP, "ghosted."