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Every spring, High Point, North Carolina becomes the center of furniture design and manufacturing during the Spring Market. This year there was a twist – a looming tariff war threatens to shake global trade. A reporter, consultant, and folks in the biz share the latest about the present and future of NC’s role in furniture making.

United States treatment of immigrants and visitors may put fans in a bind if they want to attend 2026 World Cup matches. WUNC reporter Aaron Sánchez-Guerra got a preview at this week’s Mexico vs. Turkey match in Chapel Hill.

Up to 20% of the LGBTQ+ population in the U.S. lives in rural America. That’s millions of people defying the narrative that the only place queer folks want to live is in a city or on the coast. One rural queer person set out to interrogate that false narrative by documenting the stories of other queer folks in the country.

With protests expanding east from Los Angeles, President Trump touches down in Fayetteville – mere days before his military parade. Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii digs into the week's North Carolina news with a panel of reporters.

The previous book authors joined an Ocracoke resident to take an even deeper dive on the culture and evolution of the accent.

A national push to expedite deportations and increase arrests is having impacts in North Carolina’s Queen City. We chat with a reporter. And an educator stops by to share best practices for getting the most out of college.

The season is ripe for outdoor dramas in North Carolina. Out east, there is “The Lost Colony" and out west in Cherokee is “Unto These Hills.” Leoneda Inge talks with Matthew Climbingbear, a 5th generation performer in Unto These Hills. Plus, a real estate update from News & Observer reporter Chantal Allam.

Leoneda Inge talks to the NC Juneteenth State Director Phyllis Coley, Kindred Spirits Quilting Conference director Kimberly Cartwright and author and entrepreneur Natasha Sistrunk Robinson about various commemorations of Juneteenth in NC this year.

A flight attendant and a travel reporter highlight the unseen lives and labor of flight attendants, from jam-packed safety trainings to the emotional care of passengers in a high stakes atmosphere.

Many rural hospitals would face closure if the federal budget proposal becomes law. Meanwhile, a plan to regulate hemp products gains traction at the legislature. And, could the UNC system cap employment? Those stories and more on the NC News Roundup.