Nearly seven million pregnant women and young children depend on WIC for healthy foods. Advocates say funding could run out in about two weeks, leaving states to close the gap if their budgets allow.

UNC Charlotte's Urban Institute has been digging into the growing role of corporate landlords in Mecklenburg County. Senior research associate Eric Moore found that companies owning 15 or more homes ...

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman." ...

"The President and the Dragon,' premiering today, looks at Carter's momentous decision to try and wipe out a devastating and neglected disease. We spoke to writer and co-director Waleed Eltayeb.

North Carolina is beginning to work on improvement plans for schools labelled “low-performing” after the release of last year’s test results. State leaders hope to learn from success stories — ...

This is part of a special series, Cumbia Across Latin America, a visual report across six countries covering the people, places and cultures that keep this music genre alive. All dance was seen as ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza said late Wednesday that the Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels as they approach the besieged Palestinian ...

Wake Forest University President Susan Wente announced she is stepping down effective June 30, 2026. She began serving as president in 2021 and is the first woman to hold the role.

Most of the federal government is shut down after Senate Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a funding agreement to keep it open. Democrats wanted to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies ...

On the first day of the federal government shutdown, the Trump administration froze "roughly $18 billion" in infrastructure projects for New York City, home to two of Trump's Democratic congressional ...

NPR's College Podcast Challenge is back for its fifth year, with a $5,000 cash prize. If you have a passion project or a story you want to get off your chest, here's your chance to make it happen. And ...

Government shutdowns lasting more than a few days were relatively rare — until recently. The 2018-2019 shutdown was the longest in U.S. history, stretching on for five weeks.