China replaces foreign minister after weeks of concern regarding his whereabouts
China has replaced its foreign minister Qin Gang after weeks of speculation about his whereabouts. He lasted in the position for seven months.
Politics & Government
CommScope to invest $60M for 250-job expansion in Catawba County
Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that telecommunications company CommScope will add 250 jobs with a $60 million investment in Catawba County.
Ammon Bundy ordered to pay $50 million. But will the hospital ever see the money?
A jury as ordered Ammon Bundy and an associate to pay more than $50 million in damages to Idaho's largest hospital after armed protests last year led to a security lockdown.
A political gap in excess deaths widened after COVID-19 vaccines arrived, study says
After vaccines became widely available in 2021, "the excess death rate among Republican voters was 43% higher than the excess death rate among Democratic voters," Yale researchers say.
The DOJ is taking legal action over razor wire-topped floating border wall in Texas
The Justice Department and Texas are headed for a legal fight over Gov. Greg Abbott's floating barrier in the Rio Grande to stop illegal border crossings. The DOJ says the buoys violate federal law.
Affirmative action for rich kids: It's more than just legacy admissions
A blockbuster new study finds that America's elite private colleges are systematically giving huge advantages to rich kids over their equally bright, yet less privileged peers.
What Israel's new judicial law says about its democracy
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with political analyst at Century International Dahlia Scheindlin about the Israeli parliament's move to limit certain types of judicial oversight of the government.
Justice Department sues Texas after Gov. Abbott refuses to remove floating barrier
The U.S. Department of Justice had given Texas a deadline of Monday afternoon to agree on removing the stretch of buoys on the Rio Grande or face legal action.
China's foreign minister hasn't been seen in a month. Analysts aren't optimistic
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang's location is unkown. Tuesday marks one month since his last public appearance. A reflection of China's authoritarian system, it's complicating efforts at diplomacy.
Brisk candidate filings will mean October primaries for some area municipalities
The filing period for the state’s municipal elections closed Friday, and some area cities and towns are headed for a primary.