Politics & Government

Historic federal funding of HBCUs coincides with the rise of state funding shortfalls

6:13pm October 09, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Tony Allen, Delaware State University president and chairman of the Biden administration's Board of Advisors on HBCUs, about the funding shortfall HBCUs have faced.

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Many wonder how Israel intel missed attack prep as U.S. sends forces to Mediterranean

4:59pm October 09, 2023

Israel and Hamas are waging one of their deadliest clashes as the U.S. moves naval forces into the Mediterranean Sea. Questions persist about why Israel was caught so unprepared in the assault.

The story of the drug-running DEA informant behind the databases tracking our lives

4:53pm October 09, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

You might not know Hank Asher. But you'll recognize how his creation and monetization of online databases helped change modern life.

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Trump holds a rally in New Hampshire in an effort to solidify early primary support

4:38pm October 09, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

Former President Donald Trump help a campaign rally in Wolfeboro, N.H., commenting on current events like the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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The latest on Israel's response to the surprise attack by Hamas over the weekend

4:26pm October 09, 2023

by Aya Batrawy

The death toll on each side is rising since Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an attack in Gaza. The Israeli government has ordered a complete siege of Gaza strip.

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Why Silicon Valley hasn't released face search engines

4:26pm October 09, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

A crop of startups are deploying tools that let you search for people based on their faces, worrying privacy advocates and elected officials that the end of publicly anonymity is around the corner.

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Republican group pushes for exceptions to Missouri's abortion ban

4:26pm October 09, 2023

by Jason Rosenbaum

Missouri is turning to voters after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned 'Roe v. Wade.' Abortion rights advocates are trying to repeal the ban in 2024 — and that includes a new Republican-led nonprofit.

Politics & Government

Forsyth County to hold ribbon-cutting ceremony for new courthouse

3:52pm October 09, 2023

by April Laissle

Officials are hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Forsyth County’s new courthouse this Thursday.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Monday in Philadelphia that he will run for president as an independent.

Politics & Government

RFK Jr. says he's running for president as an independent

2:43pm October 09, 2023

by Tamara Keith

Kennedy, an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist, had been mounting a longshot challenge to President Biden for the Democratic nomination.

The U.S. Capitol, pictured on Thursday. Congress has a lot to do, but House business is stalled without a leader.

The House has no speaker, but plenty to do. Here are 5 of the most pressing issues

12:32pm October 09, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The House can't do legislative business until it elects a new speaker. Their growing to-do list includes keeping the government open, as well as policy issues like Ukraine aid and defense spending.