A public hearing is set for April 13th to discuss the future of Eastern Elementary and John Cotten Tayloe.

Before this deal, the county only had one small 256-acre game tract. Now, the state is adding more than twenty miles of streams and vital wetlands to its public lands system.

A ten-foot shark named Cayo and an eight-foot great white called Nori were recently tracked near Emerald Isle and Onslow Bay.

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has secured a second legal victory against FEMA to restore $200 million in disaster prevention funding. Meanwhile, North Carolina Senator Ted Budd is teaming up with Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock on a new push to fix federal disaster relief.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation began nightly lane closures on U-S 70 East this week to replace bridge joints.

A recent dog parade on Capitol Hill was more than fluffy fun, it was also a chance for retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis to stretch his independent streak.

In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.

It is still unclear whether Markwayne Mullin will continue Kristi Noem’s policies. He still needs to be confirmed by the Senate before taking over DHS.

President Trump's war against Iran carries echoes of the 2003 war in Iraq. NPR's Leila Fadel explores the lessons learned to understand whether regime change stands a chance in neighboring Iran.

Israel needs three weeks to destroy Iran's military, Kurds say they're not guns for hire, Strait of Hormuz blockage risks global energy shock.

NPR's Michel Martin asks energy industry analyst Clay Seigle how high oil prices could go amid the war with Iran.

For decades, parents were told to help children build willpower like a muscle, to resist things like junk food and too much time on their screens. But new research suggests a better strategy.

Afghans and Pakistanis living in Iran flee US-Israeli strikes, making desperate journey through treacherous land borders.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with retired Navy Vice Admiral Robert Harward about the risk of the conflict with Iran turning into a long war.

A senior Israeli defense official tells NPR that Israel needs three more weeks to accomplish its goal of decimating Iran's military forces.