4:56pm Dec 15, 2018
Politics & Government
Politics & Government
As Judge Rules Obamacare Unconstitutional, Democrats Seethe, Republicans Stay Mum
The decision came on the eve of the final day of open enrollment for 2019 health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
5:46pm Dec 14, 2018
Music & Culture
Music & Culture
Across the Blue Ridge #156 - Cullen’s Bridge, and Remembering Bill Hicks
4:56pm Dec 14, 2018
Politics & Government
Politics & Government
NC House Speaker To Push For $1.9 Billion Education Bond
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore is calling for a nearly $2 billion dollar school bond package to go before voters in 2020.
4:14pm Dec 14, 2018
Daily News
Daily News Education
UNC Board To Study What Do With "Silent Sam" Statue
The board that oversees North Carolina's public university system will take more time to study what to do with a toppled confederate monument known as "Silent Sam."
10:25am Dec 14, 2018
Courts
Courts Environment
Judge Rules No Punishing Smithfield Foods For Hog Complex
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6:14am Dec 14, 2018
Daily News
Daily News
Morning News Briefs: Friday, December 14th, 2018
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3:38pm Dec 13, 2018
Economy
Economy
No Bite Of The Apple: Tech Firm Passes On Expanding In North Carolina
North Carolina has lost a bid to land jobs from one of the most valuable companies on Earth.
3:20pm Dec 13, 2018
Sports
Sports
Appalachian State Hires New Head Football Coach
Appalachian State's Board of Trustees officially approved a five-year contract to hire Eliah Drinkwitz.
11:59am Dec 13, 2018
Daily News
Daily News
Weather Related Closings And Delays
Schools, businesses, and other organizations are closing due to a winter storm that impacted the area. A complete list is below from our media partner
8:59pm Dec 15, 2018
National
National
Philippines Duterte Praises 'Generous' Americans For Returning Church Bells
The bells return to Balangiga after 117 years in U.S. custody.
6:06pm Dec 15, 2018
National
National Politics & Government
The Russia Investigations: A Case Still Unproven
This week in the Russia investigations: Headlines and courtroom action are coming thick and fast in the final weeks of the year, but a core "collusion" case remains unproven.
3:38pm Dec 15, 2018
National
National Politics & Government
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke To Step Down
President Trump has tweeted that the interior secretary is stepping down at the end of the year. NPR's Scott Simon and Tamara Keith discuss the issue.
2:33pm Dec 15, 2018
National
National
2018 Is Now The Wettest Year On Record For Washington And Other Cities
So far this year, 61.34 inches of rain have fallen in Washington, breaking a 129-year-old record.
8:24pm Dec 15, 2018
World News
World News Science
Nations Agree On Rules To Put Paris Climate Agreement Into Action
Nations agreed on rules to track the promises they made to reduce emissions, but did not set new emissions reduction goals necessary to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change.
3:54pm Dec 15, 2018
World News
World News
After More Than 4,000 Years, Vibrant Egyptian Tomb Sees The Light Of Day
Particularly striking are its well-preserved colors – light yellows, rich blues and a reddish-brown skin tone. Officials announced the discovery Saturday at the site in Saqqara, outside of Cairo.
8:02am Dec 15, 2018
World News
World News Environment
Wolves Are Back In Germany, But Not Always Welcome
Germany is seeing the return of wolf packs, and with them growing political tension over whether the animals pose too much of a threat.
8:01am Dec 15, 2018
World News
World News Environment
As The Biggest Climate Conference Since Paris Ends, What's Accomplished?
A major climate conference is wrapping up in Poland. Officials are working to create a rulebook for future reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
8:01am Dec 15, 2018
World News
World News Politics & Government
The State Of U.S.-Saudi Relations, After The Senate's Rebuke
Robin Wright explains where things stand after a bipartisan group of senators voted to pull military support from Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen, and to tie the country's leader to a journalist's death.
8:01am Dec 15, 2018
World News
World News
Despite Official Threats, Toxic Social Media, Journalist Sees 'A Battle We Can Win'
Scott Simon talks with Maria Ressa of the investigative website Rappler in the Philippines about being named one of Time's Persons of the Year, and the mortal dangers some journalists faced this year.
6:00pm Dec 15, 2018
Arts
Arts
'Black Love In All Its Different Ways': Regina King On Her 'Beale Street' Role
Barry Jenkins' adaptation of the 1974 James Baldwin novel If Beale Street Could Talk is now in theaters. It gives actress Regina King yet another complex character to inhabit.
11:58am Dec 15, 2018
Arts
Arts
Not My Job: William Shatner Gets Quizzed On Cannes
Sure, Shatner knows plenty about "the wrath of Khan" ... but what does he know about the Cannes Film Festival? We'll find out.
8:01am Dec 15, 2018
Books
Books Arts
In 'The Dakota Winters,' Finding A New Story To Tell About John Lennon
Tom Barbash's new novel is set in the famed Manhattan apartment house where Lennon spent the last year of his life — and where, in this telling, he befriends a washed-up talk show host and his son.
8:04pm Dec 14, 2018
National
National Arts
CBS Paid Eliza Dushku $9.5 Million After Alleged Sexual Harassment, Termination
Days after confronting actor Michael Weatherly, a huge star for the network, Dushku was written off Bull. An investigation determined the company often protected itself at the expense of victims.
6:34pm Dec 14, 2018
Arts
Arts Music & Culture
Lin-Manuel Miranda On 'Mary Poppins Returns' And Writing His Way Onstage
Though best-known for his auteur work, the mastermind of Hamilton and In the Heights says it was his dream to be offered a part in someone else's musical.
5:46pm Dec 14, 2018
Arts
Arts Music & Culture
Swahili Speakers Debate Disney's Trademark of 'Hakuna Matata' For T-Shirts
The song title from the film The Lion King has been trademarked by Disney since 2003. In recent weeks, Africa media has launched a discussion on whether that's cultural appropriation.