9:04pm Nov 23, 2020
Politics & Government
Politics & Government
President-Elect Biden To Begin Formal Transition Process After Agency OK
President Trump, who still hasn't conceded, says he's "recommending" the GSA begin "initial protocols" to kick-start the transfer of power. The GSA chief says her decision was reached independently.
5:06pm Nov 23, 2020
Politics & Government
Politics & Government Health & Safety
Greensboro Businesses Could Face Fines If State COVID Restrictions Violated
4:55pm Nov 23, 2020
Health & Safety
Health & Safety
Live Updates: Coronavirus In North Carolina
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WFDD reporters will update this page with the latest news of the coronavirus in North Carolina. Scroll down for older updates. Para versión en Español, haga click aquí.
11:01am Nov 23, 2020
Transportation
Transportation
Study Ranks N.C. 14th In Nation For Highway Performance, Cost-Effectiveness
A new study shows improvements on North Carolina highways when it comes to road conditions and spending. But there are still problems with fatality rates and bridge conditions.
8:03am Nov 23, 2020
Education
Education
Duke, UNC, And Wake Forest Students Earn Rhodes Scholarships
Four students with ties to North Carolina universities are among the latest to be awarded one of 32 prestigious Rhodes scholarships.
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1:40pm Nov 23, 2020
Health & Safety
Health & Safety
Últimas Novedades: Coronavirus En Carolina Del Norte
WFDD actualizará esta página con las últimas novedades acerca del Coronavirus en Carolina del Norte. Podrás encontrar noticias más antiguas al final de la página.
2:10pm Nov 20, 2020
Politics & Government
Politics & Government Housing
Lawsuit Aims To Hold Courts Accountable For Eviction Moratorium Violations
Legal Aid of North Carolina is suing some state and county court officials over uneven enforcement of a federal eviction moratorium by some counties.
10:06am Nov 20, 2020
Education
Education
N.C. A&T Receives $5M Grant To Support Business And Engineering Students
North Carolina A&T University has received a $5 million grant for a new program aimed at increasing the number of African American students securing careers in business and en
6:00am Nov 20, 2020
Environment
Environment
Pittsboro Water Quality Task Force Releases Recommendations
12:04am Nov 24, 2020
National
National
Ken Jennings: Who Is First 'Jeopardy!' Guest Host?
"There will only ever be one Alex Trebek, but I'm honored to be helping Jeopardy! out with this in January," Jennings, one of the show's all-time top winners, said following the announcement Monday.
9:55pm Nov 23, 2020
National
National Politics & Government
Avril Haines Nominated As First Female Director Of National Intelligence
President-elect Joe Biden's appointee was previously the deputy director of the CIA and the White House deputy national security adviser.
9:40pm Nov 23, 2020
National
National Health & Safety
Rural Areas Send Their Sickest Patients To The Cities, Straining Hospital Capacity
In Kansas City, hospitals are treating local COVID-19 patients as well as patients transferred from rural counties in Missouri and Kansas, where there's no mandate or culture for wearing masks.
8:20pm Nov 23, 2020
National
National Politics & Government
After Weeks Of Delay, Biden's Official Transition Will Finally Begin
President Trump has indicated he's clearing the way for the official transition to begin. The General Services Administration sent the Biden team a letter making available official resources to help.
7:53pm Nov 23, 2020
World News
World News Health & Safety
South Korea Faces New, Challenging Rise In Coronavirus Infections
Previous spikes in South Korea were linked to outbreaks at churches and protests. Health officials say the current wave appears to have no links to any major groups or events.
5:56pm Nov 23, 2020
World News
World News
'Welcome To The Party, Zoom': Video App's Rules Lead To Accusations Of Censorship
The videoconferencing app banned a Palestinian activist who is a member of a U.S.-designated terrorist group. Now, the company's policies are being questioned.
5:08pm Nov 23, 2020
World News
World News Books Religion
In A New Book, Pope Francis Speaks Out On The Coronavirus And Anti-Mask Protests
People who claim that mask mandates deprive them of their personal freedom, Francis says, are "victims only in their own imagination." The book also addresses demonstrations against racial injustice.
3:06pm Nov 23, 2020
World News
World News
Egypt Defiant As International Criticism Grows Over Arrest Of Human Rights Activists
Three prominent figures in the country's embattled human rights movement were arrested after meeting with European ambassadors. The Egyptian government is accusing them of being terrorists.
3:03pm Nov 23, 2020
World News
World News National
Court Considers Whether Woman Who Joined ISIS As A Teen Is Allowed To Return To U.K.
Shamima Begum, now 21, left London with two other schoolgirls in 2015 to join the terrorist organization and is now in a detention camp in Syria. The U.K. revoked her citizenship last year.
12:11pm Nov 23, 2020
World News
World News
Israeli Prime Minister Secretly Flew To Saudi Arabia, Israeli Media Reports
It is the first such meeting between Israeli and Saudi leaders to be reported widely in Israeli media. Netanyahu reportedly met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
9:14pm Nov 23, 2020
Arts
Arts
Doomscrolling On A Staycation? Here Are The OED's 'Words Of An Unprecedented Year'
The lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary couldn't sum up the year in just one word — so they went with a whole list instead.
9:07pm Nov 23, 2020
Arts
Arts
Oxford's Defining Words Of 2020: 'Blursday,' 'Systemic Racism' And Yes, 'Pandemic'
Too much happened in 2020 for Oxford Languages to choose a single word of the year. So they opted for dozens.
2:40pm Nov 23, 2020
Arts
Arts
'Collective' Chronicles The Nightclub Fire — And Corrupt System — That Killed 64
A new documentary reveals how corporate and government corruption led to the use of diluted disinfectants in Romanian hospitals. Collective is a gripping story that speaks to the present moment.
2:19pm Nov 23, 2020
Books
Books Arts Environment Health & Safety
'Waste' Activist Digs Into The Sanitation Crisis Affecting The Rural Poor
In 2017, a study reported one in three people in one rural Alabama county had been exposed to hookworm. Catherine Coleman Flowers says the study reveals big gaps in sanitation in rural America.
6:41pm Nov 22, 2020
Books
Books Arts
'Even As We Breathe': A First Novel From A Teacher Who Writes For Her Students
The book is a mystery of sorts, set at an upscale North Carolina resort during World War II. Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle teaches at a high school with a student population that's 30% Native American.
5:48pm Nov 22, 2020
Arts
Arts
How To Celebrate Thanksgiving Remotely
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with J.D. Biersdorfer, technology tip columnist for The New York Times, about her article, "How to Have a Fully Remote Family Thanksgiving."