A preliminary settlement in the class-action lawsuit Freund v. Collins has cleared the way for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to audit and potentially restore benefits for a massive group of former service members.
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More than a month after the primary, the biggest spender opposing Senate leader Phil Berger finally filed a disclosure report listing its donors. But the report leaves more questions than answers about who funded the Guilford-Rockingham Alliance’s $453,000 campaign to help Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page.
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Most land in North Carolina is privately owned, making conservation work more challenging for nonprofits and environmental advocates. A new agreement is designed to help conserve a unique stretch of privately owned land: the state’s electric highway system.
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A sharp rise in immigration enforcement arrests across North Carolina has left many families scrambling financially and turning to online fundraisers to try to bring loved ones home.
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Harm reduction groups and health care workers helped avert the worst. But what about the next emergency?
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Beginning this summer, National Park Service workers will start removing flammable tree debris along the Blue Ridge Parkway that was left in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The project is slated for completion next spring.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Manoush Zomorodi, host of NPR's TED Radio hour and author of the new book, "Body Electric."
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U.S. starts operation to reopen Strait of Hormuz for commercial ships, Tuesday's election in Indiana puts Trump's political power to the test, SCOTUS delays restrictions on abortion pill mifepristone.
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Ohio is holding primary elections for key races, including governor, U.S. Senate and the House. Many voters say they are concerned about the rising cost of living.
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A Missouri resident detained by immigration authorities was deported this year to the Netherlands, a country he has not lived in since he was 5 years old. Now he's learning a new language and trying to make a new life.
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Drought conditions in Florida are so bad that some lakes are drying up and alligators are running out of room.
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President Trump has approved a border crossing permit for a Canadian crude oil pipeline many are calling "Keystone Light."
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Tuesday will be a test of President Trump's political power as voters in Indiana decide whether to back state senate incumbents Trump wants out or the challengers he has endorsed.
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What's at stake for President Trump's political influence in Tuesday's primaries in Indiana and Ohio? NPR's Leila Fadel asks Jessica Taylor of the Cook Political Report.
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The Alabama Legislature is holding a special session this week to change the state's congressional map. The move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a central part of the Voting Rights Act.
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Skiing star Lindsey Vonn's Olympic downhill comeback in February ended in a spectacular crash that shattered her leg. Most people wouldn't want to appear in public. Vonn is built differently.