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Western Carolina University political science professor Chris Cooper paints a political picture of our purple state.

An expansion of eligibility for federal funding helps cover the meal costs, and some advocates hope that could lead to more free meals for students across the state.

Reporter Ann Doss Helms has been covering education for more than two decades in North Carolina. She’s worked at The Charlotte Observer, and now at WFAE, and she's seen many changes in K-12 over the years.

Auburn University history professor Elijah Gaddis tells co-host Jeff Tiberii about early to mid-20th century tobacco warehouses and the Black dance parties that were held there some summer nights. The events, which featured performances by some of the most famous musicians of the time, were not just entertainment — they challenged the structure of racism in the South.

Due South convenes a panel to discuss the fall outlook for North Carolina's high school and college football teams.

A Democrat is backing her successor’s Republican challenger this fall – how come? More wrangling over North Carolina ballot access. And we check-in on the bust of a cockfighting ring in Granville County.

Kissing-like behaviors exist across the animal kingdom. But why? A scientist explains why humans are so drawn to each other's lips, and a photographer documents the power of a kiss.

Each new year brings with it resolutions and to-do lists. They are easy enough to make, but how do we stay motivated to actually do them? It is a topic…

Friendship breakups can be just as painful as romantic ones, and we don’t talk about them nearly enough.

Since the term “hookup culture” first became part of our collective vocabulary, we’ve been led to believe that casual sex is the standard for young people. But while it’s true that hooking up might be the norm on some campuses or in certain small communities, this idea of an overarching, large-scale hookup culture doesn’t appear to exist – at least not in the way we once thought.