As part of the drill, the Douglass Gate will be temporarily closed to all traffic, and drivers should expect increased congestion at other entry points.

Ninety-eight-year-old retired officer James “XY” Brown was presented with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine during a private ceremony Monday in Jacksonville.

While state officials say this is a critical step forward, some environmental groups are already raising concerns that the rules don't go far enough because they lack strict, enforceable pollution limits.

N.C. Department of Health and Human Services officials reiterated their request for $319 million in state funds for Medicaid during a legislative oversight committee meeting on Tuesday.

A federal judge Tuesday dismissed the case of a U.S. citizen detained and charged with a felony for allegedly assaulting Border Patrol agents during its November operation in Charlotte.

Greenville and Rocky Mount join coastal neighbors like New Bern, Jacksonville, and Pine Knoll Shores in earning the 2025 Tree City USA designation. These communities, along with River Bend, Farmville, and Oriental, are being recognized for maintaining healthy canopies and investing in local tree care.

The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries is now accepting proposals for bottom leases and water columns through August first.

For nearly fifty years, the Brody family has partnered with the university to address the state’s primary care shortage. The family has now given more than $35 million to the university over the decade.

Ford struggled to find his footing in Hollywood before being cast as Han Solo in Star Wars. Now 83, he plays a therapist in the Apple TV series Shrinking: "I really do love the work," he says.

The county’s population has boomed in recent decades — but some parts of its infrastructure, especially sidewalks, haven’t kept pace with the growth.

Without this Education Department oversight, borrowers could "be placed in the wrong loan repayment status, billed for incorrect amounts" and more, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says.

U.S. strikes on Tehran intensify, Americans' views on Iran war, and Georgia special election heads to runoff.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday would bring the most intense strikes across Iran. And residential buildings are not being spared in Tehran.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former national security adviser John Bolton about President Trump's objectives in Iran.

A judge ruled that three prosecutors were illegally appointed to run the U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kim Wehle, constitutional scholar and law professor.

Disaster costs fell in the U.S. in 2025. Still, it was the fourth time in five years that extreme weather inflicted more than $100 billion in annual losses. Industry experts say the growing financial toll will make insurers wary of rushing to cut rates.

At a military camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a commander tells NPR his armed opposition group is waiting for a chance to go into Iran.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Maya Berry of the Arab American Institute about the role of politics in heightened anti-Muslim speech in the U.S.