North Carolina election officials say pending legal action over absentee voting won't impact the start of the mail-in voting period Friday.
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The major grant is designed to replace distressed public housing with safe, affordable options while boosting local economic and educational resources in Craven County.
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The bill by North Carolina Republican Richard Hudson would give the state 20 acres of federal land to replace a Fayetteville veterans home that closed in 2024.
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Recent scattered rain and high humidity helped some North Carolina counties ease out of drought conditions, but the overall drought persists across the Piedmont.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former NFL player, author and activist Colin Kaepernick about his new memoir, "The Perilous Fight."
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New York City has released 170,000 documents it says show officials knew the air quality around the World Trade Center after 9/11 was dangerous to breathe, but they didn't warn local residents.
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In the Portland, Oregon, area, a nonprofit harvests edible fruit from thousands of metro trees, shrubs and bushes, and distributes it to people in need.
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Former Sen. John Sununu will face Rep. Chris Pappas in New Hampshire's Senate race in November. The race is one of the most competitive in the midterms and could help determine control of the Senate.
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In years past, the idea of law enforcement taking possession of ballots in the middle of an active election would've been considered impossible. Now, it's a scenario voting officials - and judges - are preparing for.
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Israel expressed outrage after the U.K. declared "settler terrorists" are causing "ethnic cleansing" in the West Bank and banned imports from the settlements.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks Zena Agha, deputy director of the British Palestinian Committee, what the UK's new sanctions on Israeli settlements might mean for peace.
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A new federal program at 13 airports allows visitors with TSA PreCheck to pass checkpoints without a boarding pass to meet or drop off air travelers.