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The topic of presidential pardons is back in the spotlight this week after President Biden announced he signed a "full and ...

Enrollment increased at every public university in North Carolina this fall, but that doesn’t mean they are immune to ...

Cooper vetoed that bill last week, calling it a "sham" because it's billed as a disaster relief measure but does little for ...

Only about 30% of North Carolina legislators next year will be women. Data in a new book on state politics shows women are ...

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Daniel Alegre, the CEO of TelevisaUnivision, about his op-ed on the changing attitudes of Latino voters.

Syrian rebels have swept through parts of the country at lightning pace, taking control of the the second-largest city, ...

A new study finds people who take weight-loss drugs also cut back on alcohol consumption. Researchers think the drugs could ...

The justices will hear arguments about the FDA's rejection of some e-cigarettes. High schoolers are at the center of the case ...

Nearly all new cars now come with automatic emergency braking and other safety features. Researchers say these systems are saving lives, but there's still debate about how to make them better.

President Biden makes his first and only trip to Africa in his presidency, as he travels to Cabo Verde and Angola.

The hearings come after years of lobbying by island nations who fear they could simply disappear under rising sea waters, ...