Using advanced sonar imaging and historical records, the dive team successfully mapped the submerged Grantham's wreck site to uncover new clues about Eastern North Carolina’s maritime past.

Retirees on the state's Medicare Advantage will face higher out-of-pocket maximums next year, as well as higher copays for many medical services.

Organizers say the project is designed to teach visitors exactly how local wetlands act as a natural shield—filtering water, boosting local fisheries, and protecting down-east communities from severe storm flooding.

The grant application period for the program will launch on July 15. It will initially open to residents ages 65 or older and will expand to all eligible applicants on August 16.

State Health Plan Executive Administrator Tom Friedman said Atrium charges between 15 and 40 percent more for services. If WakeMed adopts those reimbursement rates, the impact could ripple across hundreds of thousands of employees.

The National Park Service approved the nomination of The Historic Magnolia House as a Green Book Resource. It also established a pathway for all of North Carolina's 327 Green Book sites to pursue similar recognition.

Dozens of people gathered outside the federal courthouse in uptown Charlotte on Friday to protest the potential opening of three ICE detention centers in North Carolina.

N.C. House Republicans and a few Democrats advanced a bill Wednesday that would set some guardrails on data center development, while putting restrictions on Duke Energy’s coal plant retirement. Mecklenburg County’s newly unaffiliated representatives Nasif Majeed and Carla Cunningham also voted in favor of the bill.

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee introduced and approved a substitute bill that would create a statewide homeless camping ban. Some committee members asked questions about logistics and how local governments would afford the additional requirements.

The legislation impacts nine North Carolina counties. It is part of the Republican Party's effort to curb the impact of property taxes.

APRNs — advanced practice registered nurses — help provide access to health care especially in areas where there may be a shortage. Strict regulations in some states prompt many to cross state lines.

Attorneys gave opening statements in the trial of the man accused of sparking the Palisades Fire. The January 2025 fire was among the most destructive in California history.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has improved its capacity for PCR testing. But it may not be enough to keep up with a rapidly expanding outbreak, and there are no approved rapid tests yet.

Boston is widely credited with having the first organized football club un the U.S. But exactly which form of football has been a matter of some debate.

On the eve of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Gregg Berhalter, who coached the US team at the last men's World Cup in Qatar.

With the AFL-CIO convention in the rearview and the UAW convention ahead, the future of union participation in politics is far from settled, especially as membership gets more politically diverse.

In Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes are emptying parts of an ancient city, but for residents too old or too sick to flee, staying behind is the only option.

Bill Gates was on Capitol Hill to answer questions about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Gates told lawmakers he was not aware of Epstein's crimes.