The ban allows private citizens to sue local government if they permit camping on public property. The legislation allows the creation of dedicated camping areas, as long as they don't impact businesses or residential areas. The bill doesn't provide any funding for dealing with homelessness.

Greenville Mayor P.J. Connelly signed an emergency proclamation ordering minors under eighteen off central business district streets from 11:00 p.m. Saturday night until 6:00 a.m. Sunday morning. The move follows a "teen takeover" threat and recent downtown fights that resulted in twelve juveniles being detained.

Emergency room care remains covered for everyone, and doctor offices are unaffected.

Corporals Johnny Tamayo and Emily Martinez, both with the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, were out with friends at the Unhinged night club June of 2025 when shots rang out.

The Corolla Wild Horse Fund says apples can be deadly to the Outer Banks' famous wild horses, causing fatal choking and colic.

Water Quality Specialist Taylor Register Seijo reports she paddled alongside six different alligators in just one hour, with one even swimming directly under her kayak. The creek is a known gator hotspot, and experts say the reptiles are much more active right now because it is currently their mating season

Republicans stripped Planned Parenthood and several other healthcare providers of Medicaid funding for one year, but now clinics can resume billing Medicaid for non-abortion services.

Poets like Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes have written movingly about America.

We say goodbye to longtime NPR arts reporter Elizabeth Blair with this encore of her piece on one of the most American of songs: "This Land is Your Land."

Today's Independence Day celebrations may be tamped down by severe heat and, according to a NPR/PBS News/Marist poll, worry about the future.

Authorities in Beijing broke their silence about a small plane that crashed into the skyscraper headquarters of one of China's largest state-owned financial conglomerates.

The U.S. is turning 250 this weekend. To mark the anniversary, we discuss the films and TV series that best depict the American dream.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Michele Steele discuss the World Cup and speculate about LeBron James.

Emails from CDC officials released by Sen. Bernie Sanders reveal agency leaders dealing with political pressures during the Trump era and highlight challenges for the next director.

Severe heat is forcing Independence Day event organizers across the country to change and even cancel festivities.

Atlanta's Venezuelan community, one of the largest in the U.S., is gathering aid for earthquake victims.