Republican legislative leaders sent another negotiating offer to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday as top government officials still attempt to enact a long-overdue two year budget.

Students for Fair Admissions, Incorporated sued UNC-Chapel Hill. The advocacy group argued that UNC's admissions policies were racially discriminatory against Asian American and white students.

Judge Loretta Biggs ruled that the University of North Carolina showed it has a compelling reason to pursue a diverse student body and measurable benefits that result. The group's president, Edward Blum, told The Associated Press he'll file his appeal on Tuesday and hopes the Supreme Court will consider this case together with its suit against Harvard.

Messing was president and CEO of the 1999 Women’s World Cup and helped land the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic bid. Messing will oversee operations of the league and work with the board of governors.

We look at what North Carolina lawmakers are up to in the rooms where new political maps are being drawn.

After years of delay, the EPA is moving to regulate industrial chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems. Companies will have to disclose the amount found in many household items.

A Wake County Superior Court judge took a step today toward ordering the North Carolina General Assembly to increase public education funding by billions of dollars. The Leandro case centers on the state's constitutional duty to provide equal access to education to all North Carolina students.

WUNC's Will Michaels speaks to Rep. David Price, who announced his retirement from Congress at the end of his current term