The deal includes a $150 million investment from UNC Health to upgrade local medical technology, protect essential services, and improve facility infrastructure.

Mayor Ellen Brabo, who is seeking $1 million dollars in damages, claims the city's restrictions were a retaliatory tactic launched during her mayoral campaign.

The bill would create a new Child Welfare Escalation Team that would investigate reports of abuse and neglect. It would also require more training for social workers and stronger documentation of home inspections by child protective services.

The St. Pauls Community Association for Progress has asked a federal judge to prohibit the county from contaminating local groundwater with toxic forever chemicals, known as PFAS. The lawsuit contends a county-managed landfill is leaching the chemicals into wells that supply the nearby Rocco Water Treatment Plant, impacting tap water for 67,000 people.

Board Chairman Neal Driver has filed a complaint with the North Carolina State Board of Elections against fellow board member Etsil Mason. The filing accuses Mason of violating state personnel law by publicly calling for the resignation of county elections director Janet Turner during an open meeting in April.

On Wednesday, a state appeals panel ruled that Tanner Smith’s mother adequately put forward constitutional claims to pursue her lawsuit against the Guilford County Board of Education and the Old North State Medical Society. The teen was 14 years old in 2021 when he was given the shot at a school-hosted clinic despite his mother previously calling the school to explicitly deny permission.

Discussions surrounding Duke Energy’s plans to build new power plants and meet the state’s climate goal continued in Raleigh on Wednesday — though the decision will ultimately be made without a key member.

Investigators discovered a 22 percent improper payment rate, revealing more than $168 million dollars in overpayments. More than $47 million dollars of that total was classified as fraud, with only a fraction recovered.

The Asheboro/Randolph County NAACP is unveiling a new memorial Thursday honoring enslaved residents in observance of Juneteenth.

Chaplain Seth Clark of the Ohio 10th Cavalry read the Emancipation Proclamation at St. Phillips Moravian Church in Salem, North Carolina, on May 21, 1865. This Friday, Juneteenth, that moment will be reenacted with costumed actors. The event is free and open to the public.

MIT researchers think they've worked out exactly how Russia's Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile flies. "It's almost certainly a terrible idea," one analyst said. "But it's not an impossible idea."

South Carolina attorney general and candidate for governor Alan Wilson spoke to supporters in Lancaster on Wednesday as early voting begins for the Republican primary runoff.

Ukraine carried out massive drone strikes on Moscow Thursday, in what appears to be its largest attack on Russia yet.

President Trump signed the framework agreement to end the Iran war, which includes terms that Iran won't build a nuclear weapon and could allow it to rebuild its shattered economy.

The Trump administration released the full text of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding. Steve Inskeep asks former U.S. Special Envoy to Iran Robert Malley how it compares to the 2015 Iran deal.

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady Wednesday, and hinted its next move could be a rate increase. The new Fed chairman vowed to bring inflation under control.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan about the fight over the confirmation of a new national intelligence director, the renewal of spy tools and election integrity.

The average price of jet fuel has fallen to its lowest level since the beginning of the war with Iran. But aviation experts say the cost of airfare is likely to stay high, at least for now.

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds a record low share of Americans approve of President Trump's job performance and his handling of the economy heading into the summer before a key midterm election.