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.

In the first 42 days of the teen curfew, encounters with youth — whether offenders or victims — are down 26%, particularly during curfew hours.

The military plans to start screening service members for low testosterone, and social media is overflowing with claims about testosterone therapy. But who actually needs it?

When Alaska Airlines wanted to optimize its operations, it turned to a small startup called Air Space Intelligence. Now the FAA has hired the company for a major reboot of the entire U.S. airspace.

Iran aims to put pressure on Trump amid negotiations with Oman, Labor Department to release new report on inflation, new report reveals decades of abuse at arts school linked to Epstein.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with actor Dominic Sessa about "Tony," a new biopic that traces the rough beginnings of the late celebrity chef and author Anthony Bourdain across a life-changing summer.

Thirty years after the killing of Tupac Shakur, jury selection is set to begin Monday in Las Vegas for a former gang member implicated in the rapper's death.

A comedian dressed as a trash can is vying for Nigel Farage's seat in Parliament. Count Binface is Oxford-educated Jon Harvey, whose costumed character has become a fixture in U.K. politics.

A volunteer group in Minneapolis is trading dating apps for garden tools and invasive plants, as singles passionate about environmentalism work together to restore a park while making new connections.

The Labor Department releases a new report on inflation this week. It's higher than many would like, and with a sluggish job market, most people's paychecks aren't keeping pace with rising prices.

Following a weak jobs report and looking ahead to Wednesday's inflation data, NPR's A Martinez speaks to Diane Swonk, chief economist at the accounting firm KPMG U.S., about the state of the economy.