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Host Frank Stasio speaks to a panel of experts to discuss the fight over abortion legislation in North Carolina. Jessica Jones is WUNC’s Capitol Bureau…

In 1985, Madhu Beriwal was conducting hurricane research for the state of Louisiana. She charted possible directions and outcomes that different storm…

In the winter of 2007, five Haywood county bluegrass musicians got together for an informal jam session. Out of that collaboration, the band Balsam Range…

Wednesday night, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling. Eighty-seven Republicans…

Celia Rivenbark is a successful essayist with numerous acclaimed books under her belt, but she has resisted the urge to dole out advice until now. In her…

Ironing Board Sam has been playing rhythm and blues professionally since he was 16 years old in Rock Hill, SC. He's now 73, living in Chapel Hill and his…

When experimental drugs or treatments need to be tested for the market, they generally go through a series of clinical trials. However, a new study shows…

When Patricia Harris became leader of the North Carolina Department of the American Legion, she was the first African-American and the first female to…

Lawmakers are in negotiation for a five-year farm bill. If they are unable to reach a compromise by the end of the year, key provisions will revert to…

A Civil Rights pioneer has died. Franklin McCain was one of four teenagers who sat down at an all-white lunch counter in Greensboro on February 1, 1960."I…