Under the proposed rules, emergency workers might have to give advance notice before flying rescue or tactical drones over restricted areas. North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson argues that requirement could cripple search-and-rescue efforts and critical law enforcement actions

The war in the Middle East is playing a role in Davie County’s decision to stop fluoridating its water. Officials say they’re concerned in part about the availability of water-treatment chemicals from an Israeli manufacturer.

Base officials say the Main Gate closure is required to install critical security and infrastructure upgrades, and the project is expected to last 4 to 6 weeks.

A small device that attaches to a Glock pistol slide turns the semiautomatic firearm into a fully automatic weapon. Two of the illegal handguns were seized by police in High Point earlier this month.

Special Forces candidates from the U.S. Army’s Special Warfare Center will head into local communities for Robin Sage—their final, grueling test before becoming Green Berets.

Officials are predicting it will be the most historic series in the track’s 80-year history.

James Ellis Ford's new album Lost In Another World tells a story of survival and imagination. He made it from his hospital room during cancer treatment.

Matt Rutherford set out to be the first person to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean solo. He says he was force to abandon the journey after the Russian government turned him around.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Alex Suskind, news director at Pitchfork, about the artist Tyga's use of AI technology on his new album. Pitchfork rated the album 0.0 out of 10.

The water levels of Lakes Powell and Mead are at record lows. What does that mean for the millions of people who rely on the country's two biggest reservoirs and the Colorado River that feeds them?

Hurricane Lala is headed toward Hawaii's Big Island. If it makes landfall there, it'd be the first hurricane to do so since 1871.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with transportation correspondent Joel Rose about quiet changes the Department of Transportation made to road safety recommendations on its website - and why they matter.

Fully self-driving cars for hire have been hailed as the technology of the future for years now. That future has finally arrived -- but only in some cities.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott about the with Iran and the hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals who have had their U.S. visa revoked.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Martin Haab, a dairy farmer and a conservative member of Switzerland's parliament, about the impact of sweltering summer heat on European agriculture.

Amelia Earhart was famous as an early aviatrix. Her flight suit is part of a bigger story about the history of American fashion and celebrity.