NASCAR said Thursday that two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has died at the age of 41. Busch was in his 22nd full-time season in NASCAR and won 63 races in the Cup Series. Busch's family said earlier in the day that he had been hospitalized for an unspecified severe illness.

The Chemours Company and EIDP Inc. filed briefs with the North Carolina Supreme Court, arguing that Attorney General Jeff Jackson does not have the legal authority to sue them over "forever chemical" contamination.

A U.S. District Judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking special state-managed pilot programs just hours before execution. The decision freezes permits for four southeastern states, entirely canceling North Carolina’s planned season extension that was scheduled to begin on July first.

New legislation would require closed loop cooling systems for data centers, ban local incentives and examine the financial impact of NC's 2050 carbon dioxide net neutrality law.

The Chartis Center for Rural Health named ECU Health Bertie Hospital in Windsor one of the top twenty critical access hospitals in the nation for patient perspective.

North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries officials said the unique balls do more than provide a permanent "living legacy" burial at sea. They actively create vital habitat for marine life by providing hard surfaces for coral, algae, and fish to colonize on the ocean floor.

The holiday marks the opening of many campgrounds, picnic areas and visitor centers along the Parkway. But there are still a number of maintenance and road projects underway, many related to Hurricane Helene repairs.

Park officials reopened more than a mile of beach in Buxton following a soil testing and cleanup effort by the Army Corps of Engineers and health officials. The massive beach cleanup was required to eliminate severe public health and environmental hazards caused by historical military pollution and collapsing oceanfront homes.

Some High Point homeowners could see help with rising property taxes under a new proposal tied to next year’s city budget.

Nahro Sudoi Innab was convicted in January for using interstate phone calls to arrange the killings of three local small business owners. Federal prosecutors say he continued his plot even while behind bars, offering fellow inmates up to $10,000 per hit.

North Carolina is claiming that the Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer won't be able to hit upcoming deadlines for having its factory operational and 1,750 employees.

Residents in west Charlotte neighborhoods secured a major victory Wednesday night after the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization board voted to rescind support for the controversial I‑77 expansion project.

Mass. congressman Barney Frank was the first House member to come out as gay and was instrumental in Wall Street reforms after the Great Recession. He died this week at the age of 86.

A federal judge in Tennessee cleared Kilmar Abrego Garcia of all criminal charges. His case gained attention when the Trump administration wrongly deported him to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

Some NATO allies say they are confused by President Trump's different statements on U.S. troop deployments to Europe.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Greg Ip, chief economics commentator at The Wall Street Journal, about rising bond yields and what they mean for consumer and the broader economy.

NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele talk about an epic NBA conference finals.

As tensions with Washington escalate, Cuba's government is rallying defiance at home while denouncing the US indictment of Raúl Castro as political aggression.

In north-east DR Congo, fear is spreading faster than answers as communities confront an Ebola outbreak that went undetected for weeks.

South Carolina is the latest Southern state that may redraw congressional maps after the Supreme Court weakened a key section of the Voting Rights Act. The new district lines could squeeze out an institution in South Carolina and national politics: 17-term Congressman Jim Clyburn.

America's housing market has two major problems – not enough homes for sale and the ones that are available are too pricey. Congress hopes its latest bill will help with both.

The House was set to vote on a bill to regulate college sports but members of the Congressional Black Caucus announced their opposition as part of a protest around political power for black voters.