11:13am Dec 06, 2019
Politics & Government
Politics & Government
President Clinton Was Impeached 21 Years Ago. Some Parallels Run Deep
From the politics to the presidents' counternarratives, there are a number of similarities between the events of December 1998 and the proceedings underway now against President Trump.
12:04pm Dec 06, 2019
Politics & Government
Politics & Government
North Carolina Rep. Holding Won't Seek 2020 Reelection
10:50am Dec 06, 2019
Education
Education Politics & Government
UNC Students March, Protest Confederate Statue Settlement
Protesters at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill marched to an administration building to criticize a legal settlement that will give ownership of a toppled Confederate statue to a group
10:58pm Dec 05, 2019
Environment
Environment
Forsyth County Sets 2050 Goal For Complete Clean Energy Use
Forsyth County has taken a step to go green as commissioners on Thursday approved a proposal to address the possible effects of climate change.
5:04pm Dec 05, 2019
Education
Education
State Education Officials Could Cut U.S. History Class For Personal Finance Course
School officials at the state level are working to accommodate a new mandated personal finance course.
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6:26am Dec 06, 2019
Daily News
Daily News
Morning News Briefs: Friday, December 6th, 2019
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2:23pm Dec 05, 2019
Politics & Government
Politics & Government
NC Lawmaker May Challenge Sen. Tillis After District Redrawn
11:23am Dec 05, 2019
Environment
Environment
Historic US Towns Endured Wars, Storms. What About Sea Rise?
11:10am Dec 05, 2019
Education
Education
Resolution Sought In Fight Over Reading Tests
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is looking for legal answers in an ongoing dispute over reading tests for children in kindergarten through grade 3.
2:33pm Dec 08, 2019
National
National Environment
Alaska Cod Fishery Closes And Industry Braces For Ripple Effect
Gulf of Alaska cod have been in steep decline due to rising ocean temperatures. Now, for the first time ever, federal fisheries managers are shutting down the lucrative fishery because of low stock.
2:19pm Dec 08, 2019
National
National
FBI Is Investigating Pensacola Shooting As Terrorism
The shooter was an officer in Saudi Air Force who was a student at the Naval Air Station Pensacola. The FBI said the Saudi government has pledged its cooperation.
8:03am Dec 08, 2019
National
National
Investigation Of Pensacola Shooting Continues
There are still more questions than answers following a shooting at a military base in Florida. Investigators say a gunman at Naval Air Station Pensacola killed three and wounded eight others.
8:03am Dec 08, 2019
National
National
Controversy Continues Over 'Silent Sam' Statue
Controversy has roiled the University of North Carolina campus after administrators gave a Confederate monument that once stood on its flagship campus to the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
11:59am Dec 08, 2019
World News
World News
43 Dead In 'Extremely Horrific' Fire At New Delhi Factory
Many of the victims were asleep in beds in the factory when the fire began. Streets in the area were so crowded that firetrucks couldn't reach the site, and had to shoot water from 100 yards away.
9:00am Dec 08, 2019
World News
World News
Colombia's Former Prison Island Gorgona Is Open For Tourists — And Snakes
Nature has taken over this onetime penal colony turned national park, surrounded by waters popular with divers for their sharks, rays and whales. A resort manager calls it a "mini-Galápagos."
8:03am Dec 08, 2019
World News
World News
Giuliani Travels To Ukraine
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Kyiv Post reporter Matthew Kupfer about Rudy Giuliani's latest trip to Ukraine in search of dirt on Democrats.
8:03am Dec 08, 2019
World News
World News
Visiting Imprisoned ISIS Fighters
We tour of one of the main prisons in northeastern Syria for ISIS fighters where dozens of inmates are crammed into tiny cells. The prison's director says he's not even sure who all the prisoners are.
7:00am Dec 08, 2019
World News
World News Health & Safety
Soupy Study: Minestrone Could Be A Secret Weapon Against Malaria
It all started when a London primary school asked children to bring in a plastic tube containing approximately one tablespoon of homemade soup.
5:58pm Dec 07, 2019
World News
World News National Health & Safety
This Is What It's Like To Be An Ebola Doctor Under Fire In Congo
Dr. Marie-Roseline Bélizaire says the United Nations is failing to keep its medical workers safe.
8:03am Dec 08, 2019
Arts
Arts
'Mahna Mahna' (Do Do Do Do Do, Do Do Do Do) Turns 50
One of the goofiest earworms just celebrated a big anniversary. Journalist Jennifer Van Evra explores the song's surprising history — and traces it back to a sexy Italian film.
8:03am Dec 08, 2019
Arts
Arts
For 'Frozen II,' Kristen Bell Found Inspiration In Personal Pain
In the sequel, the story of the sister princesses veers into darker territory that Bell says is rooted in a darkness present in both her own life, as well as those of her collaborators.
8:03am Dec 08, 2019
Books
Books Arts
In 'Parker Looks Up,' A 2-Year-Old Shares A Moment With Michelle Obama
In 2018, a photo of Parker Curry looking at a portrait of Michelle Obama went viral. Within a week, she got to meet the first lady. Parker tells the story in a new book she co-authored with her mom.
5:14pm Dec 07, 2019
Arts
Arts
Opinion: This Art Is Bananas
A banana taped to a wall was sold for $120,000 as a piece of art. NPR's Scott Simon wonders how it makes people think about the passage of time.
10:41am Dec 07, 2019
Arts
Arts
Not My Job: Ali Wong, Comic And Author Of 'Dear Girls,' Gets Quizzed On Girl Deer
Wong's new memoir is called Dear Girls, so we've invited her to answer three questions about deer girls, as in: female deer.
10:00am Dec 07, 2019
Books
Books Arts
'Reverie' Dreams Outside The Box
Ryan LaSala's new novel imagines a world where people get swept up in dangerous, all-encompassing dreams — and only a damaged, anmesiac kid and his friends have the power to fight them.