Former ambassador weighs in on potential changes to Mexico's electoral process
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with former Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhán about the potential changes to the country's electoral process.
Politics & Government
Lexington to survey city cemetery where enslaved people were buried anonymously
Lexington leaders are trying to find out more about the enslaved people who were buried in unmarked graves in the city-run cemetery.
Why an ulcer drug could be the last option for many abortion patients
Some abortion providers are looking to misoprostol, a medication widely used around the world, should a federal judge in Texas block access to a key medication abortion option.
N. Carolina speaker, lawmaker uninjured after SUV rammed
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore and another lawmaker were unhurt after authorities said a pickup truck struck the sport utility vehicle they were traveling in on a Raleigh-area highway.
Greensboro’s highest paid city employee probably isn’t who you think it is
Greensboro’s highest-paid city employee doesn’t actually work at city hall. And yet, they still make more than many of the city’s top executives. That’s according to a WFDD review of publicly available salary data.
Most Americans want to raise debt ceiling, but disagree on how to lower national debt
The country's credit rating could be downgraded if the debt ceiling isn't raised, but a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds Americans split on whether to raise it and how to deal with the debt.
Rep. Ro Khanna on bipartisan visit to Taiwan
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., about his visit to Taiwan with a bipartisan delegation and if the U.S. approach of "strategic ambiguity" is effective in China-Taiwan relations.
North Carolina lawmakers try again to make sheriffs help ICE
The North Carolina General Assembly began a repeat effort Wednesday to require all sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration agents who are interested in picking up certain jail inmates.
Senators are calling on the Justice Department to look into Ticketmaster's practices
The leaders of the Senate subcommittee that held a hearing into Ticketmaster last month shared evidence with the Justice Department and asked it to "continue examining" the company's conduct.
North Carolina House votes to end pistol permit requirements
House Republicans in North Carolina voted Wednesday to toss out a longstanding requirement that handgun buyers first obtain a permit from their county sheriff, disregarding Democrats' concerns that