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North Carolina teachers are leaving at higher rates, while Charlotte-area school districts are competing to hire each other's educators, a new state report shows.

While the justices came together to agree Donald Trump could not be removed from the Colorado primary ballot, they differed as to how far they would go.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Elizabeth Neumann about the rise of Christian extremism. Neumann served as a Homeland Security official in the Trump administration. Her new book is Kingdom of Rage.

It's the time of year when new lambs are born, and for some shepherds, the process raises difficult questions.

Americans are being forced to cut corners as they deal with lingering inflation — just not when it comes to providing for their furry companions.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited the scene of the attack in Southport as eight children and two adults remained hospitalized. Police questioned a 17-year-old suspect who was arrested.

State environmental officials are working to adopt groundwater and surface water standards for toxic chemicals known as PFAS. But the rule-making process is taking longer than expected.

Ukraine is holding ground it seized inside Russia. Yet Ukraine is losing villages inside its own territory. And in the Black Sea, the Russian Navy has been forced to retreat.

Helene, now a post-tropical cyclone, continues to flood parts of North Carolina and the Tennessee Valley. Dozens of storm-related deaths were reported in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

One year ago, then-candidate Trump laid out a 10-point plan to fight illegal immigration, including building a wall and suspending visas for some travelers. Here's a look at what he has done so far.

At least three deaths were reported after Beryl's landfall. In Houston, the storm flooded roads and took down traffic lights. Cleanup could take weeks, officials said.

No.1-ranked Sinner, of Italy, prevented Taylor Fritz from ending the American major tennis title drought, less than three weeks after word emerged of Sinner's two positive drug tests.

The latest World Happiness Report says Nicaragua made the greatest gains in happiness of any country — to the surprise of some Nicaraguans.

You, a Pisces full of wisdom, have discovered a new song that lights up your soul. This week on 8 Tracks: Mild to wild obsessions with SZA, Bat for Lashes and Alice Coltrane.

A new malaria vaccine came to Cameroon this week and will be introduced in 20 additional countries. Experts stress that it's not a magic bullet. But they say it's a game-changer — with a bonus.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Hannah Reimann, founder of Stretto Piano Events, which seeks to make narrower instruments more widely available for musicians with smaller hands.

The Coast Guard is holding it's strategic wargames at a base in Portsmouth, Va., and climate change is a key adversary.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with travel writer and host Rick Steves about "overtourism" — when some locales prove too popular — and how not contribute to it.

Here are some upcoming events in the Charlotte area, and throughout North and South Carolina, which highlight the traditions, history and resilience of Indigenous peoples.

In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that the multibillion opioid settlement inappropriately protected the Sackler family.