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This week, the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources, DENR, is testing fish tissue in the Dan River for contamination from the Duke Energy…

After an unexpected pregnancy, an F-16 pilot gets reassigned to a desk job: flying drones from an armchair in a windowless trailer in Nevada.The pilot is…

Jane Kim was only 33 years old when she became the nation’s first Korean-American district supervisor, representing San Francisco’s 6th District on the…

On Wednesday night, the State of Texas executed Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas, a man convicted of the 1997 killing of professor Glen Lich.Hernandez-Llanas was…

With less than month to go before the May primaries, congressional candidates are making their final appeals to voters. But how big a role does money play…

Welsh musician Jon Langford is best known for his time with the British punk band, The Mekons. But Langford’s work is also deeply influenced by American…

Many people tote smartphones around all day. But what is the nature of the relationship to smartphones and how do they change the perception of…

Climate change and the way we use energy are threats to national security, according to group of U.S. military generals at the nonprofit CNA Corporation.…

StoryCorps, a national oral history project, has collected more than 50,000 interviews across the country. With permanent recording booths in Atlanta, San…

One of America’s most beloved poets and activists, Maya Angelou, 86, died this morning at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A civil rights and…