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The Trump administration has accused North Carolina's election board of violating federal law by failing to ensure that registration records of some applicants contained identifying numbers.
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Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty ImagesThe word pride has shifted over the millennia, from being first used to describe one of the seven deadly sins in Roman Catholic theology to becoming a global symbol for LGBTQ strength and empowerment. -
Mark Schiefelbein/APThe State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity on social media, officials said.
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The North Carolina House of Representatives approved a budget plan on May 22 for the next two fiscal years that would cut some vacant positions in the health department, loosen child care regulations and eliminate Medicaid coverage of GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic, for weight loss. -
Disability Rights NC spent a year investigating the state’s overuse of the legal procedure, which leaves patients locked up at a high cost with few rights. -
The mystery of "The Lost Colony" of Roanoke has been a centerpiece of North Carolina history and lore for generations, but was the colony actually lost? A Hatteras Island resident working with a British archeological team tells co-host Leoneda Inge about new evidence he hopes will change the narrative. -
Dozens of armored vehicles now are patrolling the border. Critics say it's mainly about appearances.As President Trump has scaled up the use of the military at the southern border, the Army has deployed a growing amount of equipment that's usually used for war. -
A new crop of children’s book authors are trying to help kids develop curiosity about their physical bodies. But how exactly do they turn fraught body politics into compelling children's stories? -
Writer Georgann Eubanks chronicles fifteen natural phenomena from across the region in The Fabulous Ordinary: Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Wild South. -
Anthony Daniels of "Dedicated Men of Zion" and his daughter KeAmber Daniels of "Faith & Harmony" talk to co-host Leoneda Inge about the joys of singing sacred music with their children, parents, and cousins. -
Martin General Hospital shut down in 2023 after its operator filed for bankruptcy. Residents have to travel to neighboring counties to access care. A new state initiative seeks to end that healthcare desert. -
The North Carolina Supreme Court has confirmed it was OK for a new law that shifted the power to appoint State Board of Elections members away from the Democratic governor to start being enforced earlier this month.
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The mystery of "The Lost Colony" of Roanoke has been a centerpiece of North Carolina history and lore for generations, but was the colony actually lost? A Hatteras Island resident working with a British archeological team tells co-host Leoneda Inge about new evidence he hopes will change the narrative.
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A new crop of children’s book authors are trying to help kids develop curiosity about their physical bodies. But how exactly do they turn fraught body politics into compelling children's stories?
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