11:56am May 08, 2018
National
National Politics & Government
U.S. Voting System Remains Vulnerable 6 Months Before Election Day. What Now?
Officials have their eyes open to the threats in a way they didn't in 2016, but they are limited by a lack of time and resources.
9:52am May 08, 2018
Health & Safety
Health & Safety
Celebrating Seat Belt Safety In North Carolina
Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed May as Seat Belt Safety Awareness Month.
8:00am May 08, 2018
Politics & Government
Politics & Government
NC Voters Head To The Polls For Primary Elections
North Carolinians across the state will be voting in today’s primary elections, narrowing the field for the general election in November.
6:14am May 08, 2018
Daily News
Daily News
Morning News Briefs: Tuesday, May 8th, 2018
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4:08pm May 07, 2018
Education
Education Politics & Government
Guilford County Schools Joins List of Teacher Walkouts May 16
Guilford County Schools has announced that enough teachers plan on joining a statewide teacher walkout that classes will be cancelled on May 16.
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4:05pm May 07, 2018
Student Journalists
Student Journalists
The Brighter Side Of ADHD
Jefri Samodal’s behaviour in school was unacceptable.
11:48am May 07, 2018
Arts
Arts Health & Safety News
Documentary 'Original Body of Pain' Paints Compassionate Portrait Of Opioid Crisis
With the national opioid epidemic in the spotlight, two Winston-Salem filmmakers are focusing their lens on mothers.
11:25am May 07, 2018
Human Interest
Human Interest Military Politics & Government
NC Vet Gets Top US Civilian Award For Facing Enemy, Racism
A North Carolina veteran has received the highest civilian honor awarded by the U.S. government in recognition for his Marine Corps service at a time of segregation.
5:55am May 07, 2018
Daily News
Daily News
Morning News Briefs: Monday, May 7th, 2018
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1:08pm May 08, 2018
National
National Economy
Carson And HUD Are Sued Over Delaying Anti-Segregation Rule
The suit, which also names HUD Secretary Ben Carson, was filed Tuesday morning, citing the agency's postponement of a rule that targeted segregation.
12:30pm May 08, 2018
National
National Politics & Government
After Parkland, Some Republicans Try To Outdo Each Other On Gun Rights In Primaries
One campaign ad in Georgia, in which the candidate for governor points a gun at a young man, has spurred national outrage. Clinging to gun rights has been a strategy in some GOP primary races.
11:39am May 08, 2018
National
National Politics & Government
Manhattan DA Opens Investigation Of Allegations Against N.Y. Attorney General
But Cyrus Vance Jr.'s probe of Eric Schneiderman is complicated: Schneiderman has been investigating Vance for his involvement in the decision not to prosecute producer Harvey Weinstein.
11:32am May 08, 2018
National
National Science
How Prized Bull Semen And DNA Testing Are Reshaping America's Beef Herd
Cattle ranchers know that making the best steak starts with the genetic makeup of the herd. Now those genetics have taken a historic leap thanks to new, predictive DNA technology.
1:26pm May 08, 2018
World News
World News
Leader Of Armenia's 'Velvet Revolution' Takes Power After Weeks Of Protests
Just half a month after demonstrations ousted the country's longtime leader, the former journalist who led those protests, Nikol Pashinyan, has been elected prime minister.
11:43am May 08, 2018
World News
World News
'I Want Women To Have Rights Like Men,' Says Lawyer In Pakistan's Swat Valley
A dozen lawyers are helping other women in the Swat Valley with divorce, custody and inheritance cases. Some of the women lawyers defied the Taliban to study law and continue to endure threats.
9:01am May 08, 2018
World News
World News
In Japan, Remarks By Finance Minister Spark #MeToo Outrage
Taro Aso appeared to defend his former deputy who stepped down last month amid accusations that he made sexually suggestive remarks to a female television reporter.
8:37am May 08, 2018
World News
World News
Coalition Talks Collapse In Italy As Country Heads Toward A New Vote
The two largest parties — the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the League, a right-wing alliance — have been in two months of fruitless talks.
8:37am May 08, 2018
World News
World News
Sun Zhengcai, Once A Rising Star In China, Gets Life Sentence On Bribery Charges
The former Communist Party chief in Chongqing was the youngest member of the Politburo and being groomed for the Chinese leadership's inner sanctum when he was arrested in July.
7:56am May 08, 2018
World News
World News
Trump To Announce In Hours Whether U.S. Withdraws From Iran Nuclear Deal
President Trump has long been critical of the agreement. Rachel Martin talks to Robert Malley, the lead White House negotiator on the deal under President Obama.
1:11pm May 08, 2018
Books
Books Arts
Duplass Brothers On Working Together And Growing Apart: 'We Are Ex-Soulmates'
Filmmaker siblings Jay and Mark Duplass have been making movies together since they were kids. More recently, Mark says, "We had to dig out space from that beautiful co-dependence."
10:00am May 08, 2018
Books
Books Arts
'Barracoon' Brings A Lost Slave Story To Light
Both terrifying and wonderful, Barracoon is Zora Neale Hurston's long-unpublished account of her conversations with Cudjo Lewis, who was brought to America on the last trans-Atlantic slave ship.
7:00am May 08, 2018
Books
Books Arts
'Warlight' Illumines Family Secrets In Ondaatje's Latest
Set during and after World War II, Warlight follows a young man trying to find out what really happened when his parents disappeared and left him and a young sister in the care of two mystery men.
6:08am May 08, 2018
Books
Books Arts
My First Existential Crisis: The Sweet Story Of An Angsty 'Square'
Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett are writing a children's book trilogy about shapes who are just like us. The second installment follows a straight-laced square who wonders if he's really a genius.
6:35pm May 07, 2018
National
National Arts
Kennedy Center Joins Institutions Stripping Bill Cosby Of Awards
As the comedian awaits sentencing for a conviction for aggravated indecent assault, the prestigious arts institution rescinded its Honors award and Mark Twain humor prize.
2:22pm May 07, 2018
Books
Books Arts
Sharply Written 'Mars Room' Ventures Behind The Bars Of Women's Prison
Rachel Kushner's new novel centers on a young mother serving two consecutive life sentences for murdering a man who'd been stalking her. Critic John Powers calls The Mars Room "searingly intelligent."