Chris Johnson says he is sharing his story to lobby the NFL and lawmakers for increased research funding.

Forecasters say highs could top 100 degrees starting Wednesday and may reach 105 on July 4 — a record for the Greensboro area.

The fourth major offshore wind buyout by the Trump administration officially ends the proposed 1.6-gigawatt project off Bald Head Island.

The new law would force state law enforcement agencies to "cooperate to the fullest extent of the law" with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

The federal lawsuit challenges new restrictions on work requirement exemptions for medically frail people.

State regulators are drafting two air quality permits for Duke Energy and Amazon Data Services. Amazon plans to build its $10 billion Energy Way Tech Campus data center in Hamlet in Richmond County, with some help from the utility.

The mountainous hills of Western North Carolina are welcoming athletes of a growing and dangerous sport -- downhill skateboarding.

A Catawba College-YouGov survey of 1,000 North Carolinians showed a broad bipartisan consensus for celebrating the Declaration of Independence. Differences emerged over the question of how closely the U.S. is living up to the principles expressed in the nation's founding document.

State lawmakers released a $34 billion budget bill Tuesday morning that comes a full year behind schedule. The House and Senate plan to vote on the spending plan later this week, aiming to get the bill to Gov. Josh Stein's desk by late Thursday.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kim Wehle {WAIL-ee}, professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, about the Supreme Court's final decisions this term.

NPR's Steve Inskeep and Michel Martin discuss the final decisions of the Supreme Court's term with justice correspondents Carrie Johnson and Nina Totenberg and political correspondent Mara Liasson.

The U.S. and Iran will resume peace talks Tuesday, as Lebanon faces pressure to rein in Hezbollah as a precondition for an Israeli withdrawal.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, about the Trump administration's Iran briefing to lawmakers.

Alaska's Supreme Court ordered that Dan Sullivan, a retired teacher, must be included on the primary ballot for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat. He will challenge Sen. Dan Sullivan in the August primary.

The U.S. and Iran will resume peace talks Tuesday, SCOTUS expected to make a decision on birthright citizenship, Colorado voters head to the polls.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Princeton computer scientist Sayash Kapoor about his assertions that AI won't lead to mass layoffs.

In Venezuela, the devastating twin earthquakes have left thousands sleeping on the street. Shelters are overflowing as relief efforts struggle to keep up.

In Ituri, DR Congo's Ebola epicenter, overwhelmed clinics and a lack of protective gear leave health workers exposed as the outbreak spreads beyond control.