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The manager of the New Indy Containerboard paper mill in Catawba, South Carolina, says the plant let down the community when it produced elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide in 2021, creating a foul odor that sickened residents and permeated homes and buildings in York County and the surrounding area.

A panel designed to advance wind power projects in North Carolina and the infrastructure to produce sector jobs has gotten some encouragement from Gov. Roy Cooper.

Mecklenburg County is helping corner stores sell healthy food items in parts of Charlotte known as "food deserts," meaning there aren't nearby grocery stores.

When are you eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine? North Carolina's FindMyGroup website helps break down which group you fall into by answering a handful of questions.

Israel hopes the arrest of Maduro will be another pressure point on Iran and Hezbollah.

The three girls say that the nonconsensual nude images were created by a perpetrator who used AI company xAI's image generation tools.

LendingTree CEO Doug Lebda died Sunday in an ATV accident. The Charlotte-based company announced his death Monday morning. Lebda founded LendingTree in 1996, and it has since grown into one of Charlotte’s most prominent homegrown financial companies. Scott Peyree, who has been LendingTree’s president and chief operating officer, was appointed CEO effective immediately.

Gov. Josh Stein and Charlotte officials said Tuesday that Scout Motors — a startup electric vehicle maker backed by Volkswagen — will open its U.S. headquarters in east Charlotte.

A week of heavy rain and severe storms continues tonight in much of the Carolinas. Tropical Storm Chantal was the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, damaging much of central North Carolina and leaving many without clean drinking water.

Federal solar energy tax credits expire at the end of the year, but most solar installers’ queues have already filled through December. One local program gives Mecklenburg County residents a shot at a discount solar installation to help beat rising costs.

The prime minister announced new tax cuts to try to end the crisis that began after the U.S.-Israel war on Iran led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The government could face a no-confidence vote over its response to the fuel protests.

One of Charlotte's largest arts and culture festivals — Charlotte SHOUT! — returns this weekend, but there's plenty other events coming up this month too. Our First Friday Arts panel looks at the month ahead.

The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines.

Cuban Americans who ship goods to relatives on the island are now seen as propping up Cuba's communist regime as the economy there continues to deteriorate.

In just a few weeks, most of the United States will shift back to daylight saving time, but that won't be happening in Russia. President Dmitry Medvedev has put the country on permanent summer time, and many Russians are not pleased with the late sunrise in winter.

States are competing against one another — and the federal government — for medical supplies to deal with the coronavirus crisis.

Florida's governor has called lawmakers to meet starting Tuesday. They'll consider a fast-track redistricting that could flip some House seats held by Democrats to Republicans.

Joe Biden's reaction to criticism of once working with segregationists highlights the complicated politics of race. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility.

Three staffers from NPR Music tell Audie Cornish about a futurist Congolese band, a couple of house-music Kiwis in London and the unreleased recordings of a pianist who dated Doris Duke.

We remember Joe Sedelmaier, the man behind some of the most iconic TV ads of the 1970s and '80s. The commercials were not splashy, but their characters and catchphrases became part of popular culture.