Jacksonville Police Department Lieutenant James “XY” Brown was widely recognized as the longest-serving active law enforcement officer in the United States. He dedicated sixty-eight years of service to the Jacksonville community before his retirement in December of last year.

Nash County Emergency Medical Services Director Dale Griffin accidentally drowned on Saturday while visiting Shackleford Banks in Carteret County.

Sheriff Paula Dance and Commissioner Gary Weaver trade accusations online over access to internal emails and server data regarding the vehicle safety failures that led to the death of K-9 Chilli.

County leaders emphasize that the deployment aims to protect both law enforcement personnel and local residents. "It keeps both sides honest," said Board of Commissioners Chairman Denny Bucher.

State lawmakers left Raleigh Thursday and don't plan to return until after November's election. That's prompting worries among Democrats about a possible lame-duck session if Republicans lose seats.

An NIH grant will fund an unconventional strategy at UNC Asheville against drug-resistant bacteria and it's undergraduates, not graduate students, are doing the lab work.

Duke University and the DOJ are in "settlement negotiations" related to racial discrimination in Duke Law's admission practices. Some are worried Duke's compliance might go too far out of fear of retribution.

Instead of heading toward the water, the hatchlings became confused by artificial white light coming from inside a nearby beachfront home, causing them to crawl in circles away from the ocean.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking three separate weather disturbances for potential development over the next week. Weather officials emphasize that there is no immediate threat to eastern North Carolina or the local coastline.

National Poll Worker Recruitment Day is Tuesday. Local election officials are seeking to hire precinct workers to staff voting locations across the county.

The deployment is expected to cost in the billions after it was quietly extended until Inauguration Day of 2029.

Voters in six states head to the polls Tuesday for high-profile primaries, Trump signals his strategy with Iran is shifting, 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills at least 111 people in Colombia.

A new book celebrates the 40th anniversary of Paul Simon's signature album, "Graceland." NPR's A Martinez speaks with Ashley Kahn, author of "Days of Miracle and Wonder."

Some voters in Alabama will be casting ballots for a second time in their congressional primary Tuesday. It's the result of a redistricting effort that followed a Supreme Court ruling.

In Sitka, Alaska, a Defense Department team has exhumed the remains of an unidentified WWII soldier, in hopes of identification and reburial in a place of his family's choosing.

As a new school year approaches, student athletes across Texas are returning to the field for fall sports, even as punishing heat lingers. How are rules and practices changing?

Kashmir, the disputed region at the center of the rivalry between Pakistan and India, is now holding elections amid demands for better representation and calls for a boycott.

Israel's war against Hezbollah in South Lebanon has poisoned land and destroyed valuable ecosystems for generations to come. NPR takes soil samples of the land.

President Trump throws out a new negotiating point with Iran even as he says he's "low-keying" the ongoing talks.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with author Max Boot about President Trump's recent foreign policy setbacks. Boot writes that Trump's "zigzagging" approach to Iran is "guaranteed to fail."