1:06pm May 27, 2022
Politics & Government
Politics & Government
Political realities have stopped legislative action after school shootings
The political climate has changed drastically since a 10-year assault weapons ban passed in 1994. The lack of political will and other barriers stand in the way of it even coming to a vote today.
4:46pm May 27, 2022
Health & Safety
Health & Safety
Thanks to $9M grant, WFU Medical School will study "love hormone" for chronic pain
Love hurts, but could it also heal?
4:31pm May 27, 2022
Education
Education
NC school districts will begin summer meal program with some changes
1:57pm May 27, 2022
Sports
Sports
Wake Forest hires Gebbia as women's basketball coach
Wake Forest has hired American's Megan Gebbia as its new women's basketball coach.
5:07pm May 26, 2022
Health & Safety
Health & Safety
Novant psychotherapist offers tips on how to discuss mass shootings with kids
A local mental health counselor is speaking out about ways parents can address the Texas elementary school shooting with their children.
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3:41pm May 26, 2022
Politics & Government
Politics & Government Economy
NC industrial hemp industry faces uncertainty as law set to expire
2:09pm May 26, 2022
Crime
Crime Guns
Local activist calls for more resources for communities of color when it comes to gun violence
The Texas elementary school where 19 children were killed Tuesday served primarily Latino students.
1:05pm May 26, 2022
Guns
Guns
School safety is top of mind at Winston-Salem town hall on gun violence
A packed gymnasium greeted a panel of Winston-Salem city officials Wednesday during a sometimes-contentious town hall meeting.
6:00am May 26, 2022
Health & Safety
Health & Safety
Weaver fire reveals loopholes in regulations meant to keep public safe from chemical accidents
Nearly three months after the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant fire left Winston-Salem holding its collective breath for five days, members of the city’s public works committee sat rapt in council c
5:31pm May 27, 2022
World News
World News National Religion
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 27)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
5:30pm May 27, 2022
National
National
A Minnesota town wants to replace its coal plant with solar. Some locals aren't happy
The renewable energy industry is growing quickly in the U.S. as utilities transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy, like wind and solar power. In some places, renewable energy faces opposition.
5:30pm May 27, 2022
National
National
'Love on the Spectrum' shows what dating can be like for people with autism
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Love on the Spectrum creator Cian O'Clery and participant Kaelynn Partlow about what the show, which follows people on the autism spectrum as they date, means to them.
5:24pm May 27, 2022
National
National
12 stats to help inform the gun control debate
The debate over stricter gun control laws intensifies as details emerge from the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
5:31pm May 27, 2022
World News
World News National Religion
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 27)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
4:55pm May 27, 2022
World News
World News
Ukrainian soldiers say they're outgunned as Russia gains ground in the Donbas
The war in Ukraine is now centered in the eastern Donbas region. On Friday, Russian forces appeared to have taken control of the strategic town of Lyman.
4:20pm May 27, 2022
World News
World News
Colombia goes into elections Sunday with a leftist looking to make history
Colombia's presidential election is Sunday, and for the first time, a leftist candidate is favored to come out ahead. Business elites are nervous.
4:09pm May 27, 2022
World News
World News
Insights on Uvalde from an activist who worked to make the U.K. safer
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mick North, founding member of Gun Control Network and the father of one of the children killed at Dunblane Primary School in Scotland.
4:09pm May 27, 2022
World News
World News
Ancient Romans: they're just like us
An ancient Roman tablet discovered in Northern England near Hadrian's Wall shows a graffiti message that feels... not so ancient.
10:47am May 27, 2022
World News
World News Health & Safety
Do restrictive abortion laws actually reduce abortion? A global map offers insights
Click to see how restrictive or liberal local abortion laws are — and to look at the rate of abortion. The data offers a sense of whether stricter abortion laws reduce the number of abortions.
4:09pm May 27, 2022
National
National Arts
Alyssa Gaines is named National Youth Poet Laureate
Alyssa Gaines, an 18-year-old from Indianapolis, has been named the 6th National Youth Poet Laureate.
3:44pm May 27, 2022
Arts
Arts
Angela Lansbury looks back on her great performances on stage and screen
In June, Lansbury will receive the Tony Award for lifetime achievement. The Murder, She Wrote star previously won Tonys for her performances in Gypsy and Sweeney Todd. Originally broadcast in 2000.
3:44pm May 27, 2022
Arts
Arts
'Great Performances' goes inside Stephen Sonheim's groundbreaking 'Company'
PBS's documentary details how Sondheim's landmark 1970 musical was adapted to the current Broadway version — pivoting on a gender switch that rewrites the central role as a woman instead of a man.
3:19pm May 27, 2022
Arts
Arts
Disney+'s 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' struggles to live up to the storied legacy of 'Star Wars'
How do you keep up the suspense in a story, when the audience already pretty much knows how it ends?
3:11pm May 27, 2022
National
National Arts Health & Safety
Black artists have always led AIDS activism. This tribute wants to give them credit
Activist Pamela Sneed says this year's walk will honor Black artists' contributions that have been erased from AIDS narratives.
2:29pm May 27, 2022
Arts
Arts
Xbox promotes Asian characters and creators amid calls for greater diversity in games
Microsoft has touted Asian representation on their services throughout AAPI month as they aggressively acquire more games and studios for Xbox.