The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from a local videographer who sued the state for using his copyrighted footage of Blackbeard’s flagship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge.

Turnout is up about 50% compared to the last midterm election, and registered Democrats account for nearly half of all ballots cast so far.

Sound Rivers tracked the event from Bridgeton to Oriental, noting it lasted far longer than typical seasonal die-offs.

The Division of Coastal Management has officially issued a request for proposals to update the state’s Beach and Inlet Management Plan. This critical blueprint guides the conservation and maintenance of North Carolina’s 320 miles of oceanfront beaches and 19 active tidal inlets.

NPR's Steve Inskeep visits the site of a future data center in Stokes County, North Carolina.

Congressman Don Davis urged the F.C.C. to safeguard the E-Rate Program, which provides critical broadband subsidies for schools and libraries.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police on Monday publicly identified seven officers connected to an investigation into racist text messages. Five have resigned, while two remain suspended without pay.

NPR's Steve Inskeep visits communities still recovering from Hurricane Helene two years later.

NPR's Steve Inskeep explores how the Trump administration's policies have impacted public health research in NC and GA.

Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is campaigning in the GOP stronghold of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, an area that hasn't voted for a Democrat in Congress in over a decade.

The Mississippi Attorney General says use of force was justified when a toddler died during a police shooting in June.

Two people — an eco-evangelist and an engineer — are taking different approaches to support the same critical ingredient in the Chesapeake Bay: oysters.

Psychologists, lawyers, parents and advocacy groups have gathered for the first ever annual conference of AI and its impact on human psychology.

Forty miles separate the Israeli beach of Jaffa from the beach in Gaza City, but they are worlds apart. NPR's Frank Langfitt and Anas Baba report a tale of two beaches.

We journey with a hiker as he records the sounds of 2,600 miles of wilderness on the Pacific Crest Trail.

Human-caused fires, exacerbated by El Nino, have burned forests across Indonesia for months. Smoke from those fires has also reached cities like Singapore and Kuala Lumpur causing major air pollution.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with William Taylor, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, about President Trump's recent moves to support Russia and how that compares to past administrations.

Walter Harris III has been charged with two misdemeanors for disorderly conduct and disturbing an election official, stemming from an incident on the first day of early voting.

The company will begin discharging staff as early as December 3, with final layoffs expected by the end of January.