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The state Senate passed the Republican-sponsored bill along party lines. Democrats will try to prevent it from becoming law.

Roberto Burgos, consul of civil registry, at the Mexican Consulate in Raleigh shares how some immigrants have responded to the political climate under President Donald Trump.

Attorneys for Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin appeared before a North Carolina Court of Appeals panel on Friday arguing to invalidate more than 65,000 ballots in Griffin's race against Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs.

The National Hurricane Center has released its final report on Helene, the storm that tore through western North Carolina six months ago.

The president said federal student loans would move to the Small Business Administration, and hinted that the Department of Health and Human Services would take over special education oversight.

Rep. Erin Paré, a co-chair of the House Appropriations Committee, has filed legislation to increase starting teacher pay to $50,000.

President Trump says he's thinking of getting rid of the country's disaster response agency, FEMA. States say they can't replicate what FEMA does on their own.

The world celebrates International Day of Forests on Friday, but President Trump aims to expand American logging and roll back reforestation efforts.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week shifting responsibility for disaster preparations to state and local governments. U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards, who represents the state’s 16 westernmost counties, told BPR he “fully supports the decision.”

Staff cuts at the National Weather Service could interrupt forecasts across the country. It'll particularly affect Alaska, experts say, where there is already a lower density of weather monitoring.

More than 16,000 structures and landmarks were destroyed in the recent Los Angeles fires. A group of volunteers are trying to preserve their histories through Wikipedia entries.

President Trump has remade the Oval Office, adding a copy of the Declaration of Independence behind a curtain, and lots of golden touches.

In a sudden move, the CEO of Amtrak stepped down. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the Rail Passengers Association's Jim Matthews about the future of the U.S. Passenger Rail Service.

The lawsuit includes a photo of a notebook found in John Barnett's truck when he died by suicide, bearing the message, "I pray Boeing Pays!!!" In response to the new lawsuit, Boeing said in a statement, "We are saddened by John Barnett's death and extend our condolences to his family."

The Indian national and postdoctoral fellow is the latest scholar detained or deported by the Trump administration for speaking in support of Palestinian rights or criticizing Israel's actions in Gaza.

This season of KALW's Uncuffed podcast features vignettes of the lives of people recently released from prison, called "Moments of Freedom."

Amid mounting tensions between the White House and the judiciary, Federal Judge James Boasberg held a hearing on President Trump's push to use wartime powers to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. Boasberg has been demanding answers from the Justice Department about whether the Trump administration violated his orders to halt removal flights to El Salvador, while families and lawyers for the men have come forward to dispute that they're gang members.

London's Heathrow Airport closed for after a nearby fire caused a major power outage at the facility. More than 1,300 flights were canceled, with hundreds of thousands of passengers affected.

Christie's held an auction for "The Bay of Eze," a painting by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. With fees and all, the painting ended up selling for 945,000 pounds.

Owning a home, starting a family or retiring: If these are things you want, what's the best age to do them? The Pew Research Center surveyed 3,600 U.S. adults to find out.