The N.C. Forest Service has lifted permit requirements for burning organic yard waste in western North Carolina following ...

Mike Causey is seeking a third term but faces a challenge from Natasha Marcus. Both candidates agree that in the wake of the ...

The award is shared by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT and James Robinson of the University of Chicago for their ...

In McDowell County, at the eastern base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, students from Old Fort Elementary are returning to class ...

Asian Americans are the fastest growing-voting group in the country. That means parties are courting them in tight races in ...

Eden Alonso-Rivera of Grandville, Mich. is the high school winner of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge. Her winning entry, "A ...

With only weeks to a divisive election it can be hard to talk politics. Polarization can damage our relationships and our ...

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Europa Clipper will make a six-year journey to Jupiter to study Europa, an icy-surfaced moon that scientists believe has ...

As climate change makes hurricanes stronger and more intense, island communities like Longboat Key are particularly ...

Over 4,500 square miles of ocean will be protected off the California coast. It will also be managed in partnership with the ...

A man was arrested near former President Donald Trump's rally in Coachella, Calif., on Saturday and charged with illegal ...