With funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gov. Cooper says the state's rooftop solar project could help lower energy costs and emissions.
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The Juvenile Reentry Employment Program serves Pitt, Pamlico, Craven and Carteret Counties and is a statewide model for reentry programs. Through vocational training and a network of nonprofits that provide housing and transportation, the goal is to reduce participants' likelihood of returning to the justice system.
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NC Disability Rights argue long waits violate the civil rights of those with mental illness, and that NCDHHS has run afoul of the Americans for Disability Act and the Rehabilitation Act.
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North Carolina will become the 39th state to offer access to medical marijuana with a dispensary run by the Eastern Band of Cherokee in Western N.C.
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When state and federal legislation is slow, if at all, a Michigan church in East Lansing is gathering money and making plans to distribute funds.
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In 2012, a studio had a game with no publishers. So it tried something new. Now, many studios use the "live service model." Rather than costing money upfront, games are free with "in-game purchases."
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The Senate is expected advance a foreign aid package including money for Ukraine and Israel.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with biologist Adam Hartstone-Rose about his study into why animals are so stressed out during an eclipse.
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Columbia University's student radio station WKCR has been transformed into a bustling newsroom by the protests that have roiled campus for the past week.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Emily Henry about her new book FUNNY STORY and the difficulty of writing a genuinely nice person while also creating obstacles in getting two people together.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with playwright Peter Morgan about his Broadway production of "The Patriots," a play about the rise of Russian oligarchs, Vladimir Putin, and the downfall of the USSR.
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The United States is millions of homes short of demand, and lacks enough affordable housing units. And many Americans feel like housing costs are eating up too much of their take-home pay.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Judi Dench and director Brendan O'Hea about their new book Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent and a career and friendship forged by the Bard.
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case about whether state law or federal law should prevail when they conflict during a serious pregnancy complication.