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Marijuana legalization in North Carolina for medical purposes is advancing again within the state Senate, less than a year after a very similar measure setting a structure for its sale and consumption passed the chamber by a wide margin.

North Carolina has 85,000 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines it will offer to people who had been scheduled to receive a single-dose Johnson &…

North Carolina's government is appealing a trial judge's order that demands many more community services by certain dates for people with intellectual and…

Everyone says it dozens of times a day, from its Boston birthplace to the far reaches of the Earth. It's the word "OK" — the subject of the book "OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word."

Israel's parliamentary elections are just three weeks away. This campaign season has included a series of surprising political maneuvers. Israelis say they are a bit befuddled by the political musical chairs, and are looking for new parties.

Many Triad parents were greeted with a flurry of messages Wednesday announcing weather-related changes to school schedules. Listener John Dillard has…

Annual trends reports from YouTube, TikTok and Spotify reveal how fans had an outsize impact on entertainment, culture and politics this year.

Pope Francis says he will end the use of the so-called "pontifical secret" in abuse proceedings. David Greene speaks with Joshua McElwee of the National Catholic Reporter about the change.

The president faces criticism in the wake of new revelations on the NSA. Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Mara Liasson about the political impact of the revelations about the NSA's data collection.

The crab usually associated with the mid-Atlantic is showing up in lobster traps in Maine. Scientists say it's due to the state's quickly warming ocean waters.