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Patrik Henry Bass has spent the last 49 years searching for the extraordinary moments in life. As a child he found those moments in the books he devoured…

The adhan, or call to prayer, is a 1,400 year-old oral tradition in the process of change in Cairo, Egypt. In 2004, after generations of having…

Thousands of women and children from Central America are still waiting for decisions about whether they will be granted asylum in the United States. Many…

North Carolina lawmakers are considering legislation to criminalize revenge porn- the distribution of sexually explicit images without the subject's…

A superior court judge in Wake County today halted fracking in the state. The court order prohibits the Mining and Energy Commission from accepting or…

Jim Grimsley was an 11-year-old boy growing up in Jones County, North Carolina, when the first black children enrolled in his all-white school.It was more…

The Old Ceremony is a “Southern gothic pop” band that has now been together for more than a decade. The Chapel Hill-based group will release their sixth…

The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a failed attempt to assassinate King James I of England and blow up Parliament. The “official” story is that Catholic…

The problem started on what Omar Currie thought was a normal day.It eventually ended with Currie and a vice principal at Efland-Cheeks Elementary School…

Bees are vital to the American food system. Honey bees alone contribute more than $15 billion to the American economy through pollination of plants that…