Seven decades after the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling, academic reports point to a troubling trend. In the past few ...

The decision was years in the making and deeply contentious. Fears of busing and broader desegregation fueled strong ...

NPR'S Leila Fadel speaks with retired four-star Gen. Joseph Votel about the war in Iran and the U.S. and Israeli objectives for a potential post-election bombing campaign.

Tech stocks dropped sharply Wednesday, NPR's Leila Fadel asks David Wessel of the Brookings Institution what it means.

The U.S. and Israel are making moves that point to the possibility of renewed heavy fighting in Iran. The prospect of military escalation is complicated by critical elections in both the U.S. and ...

Millions of Americans have voted in the 2026 midterm election and early voter turnout is higher than in 2018 and 2022 at the same point.

Republican Kenny Blackwell is looking to unseat incumbent Wake County Sheriff Willie Rowe, a Democrat, in the 2026 general ...

NPR's Leila Fadel asks former Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer what a seventh term in office for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would mean for the U.S. and Israel.

Health advocates argue that lung cancer screening guidelines should expand beyond smoking history to factor in risks like family history and radon exposure.

The Raleigh City school board began to allow Black students to transfer to white schools six years after the Brown vs. Board ...

Joseph H. Holt, Jr. was never allowed to desegregate a Raleigh city school. But he and his family were the first to try, ...

Dr. Dev Sangvai, Secretary of the NC Department of Health and Human Services weighs in on changes to Medicaid and SNAP coverage. Political scientist Andra Gillespie compares North Carolina and Georgia ...