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A study shows that breast cancer rates are rising dramatically among Asian Americans. Researchers are not sure why, but this group is catching up with rates among white women.

NASA still is not sure when two astronauts might come home in Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft.

Chinese and American officials meet in Sweden for the latest in a series of ongoing trade talks. The talks come after President Trump announced a new trade deal with the European Union.

Gov. Josh Stein announced the 2025 North Carolina Award winners. This year’s honorees include artists, authors, a coach and a civil rights attorney — with strong ties to western North Carolina.

OpenAI is preventing people from making AI videos of King on its Sora app after the estate of the civil rights leader complained about the spread of offensive and vulgar portrayals.

One of the world's oldest and busiest subway systems has ground to halt. London Underground workers are on strike, leaving some 4 million commuters stranded.

A Virginia construction project threatens nesting sea birds. Now, the governor has announced he will protect the birds in light of Trump Administration rollbacks to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Hold on to your book covers, the best-selling author of Flowers in the Attic, V.C. Andrews, has been dead since 1986. But she's had a ghostwriter channeling her — a man by the name of Andrew Neiderman. NPR's Rachel Martin chats with Neiderman about writing for Andrews, as well as authoring his own works.

Several staffers including the warden at Wisconsin prison face felony criminal charges in the recent deaths of two inmates. Calls to close the prison over its poor conditions are intensifying.

Faith leaders are renewing Martin Luther's King's effort to demand better jobs and living conditions for the poor, by organizing demonstrations across the country to highlight the issue of poverty.

The French Open started with a tearful farewell to the phenomenon that was Rafael Nadal — 14 time winner in Paris.

San Antonio is hosting its fifth NCAA men's Final Four, and authorities are stepping up security measures, with safety top of mind since the deadly New Year's truck attack in New Orleans.

An ongoing battle in New York City over giving delivery workers for apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub a minimum wage came to a head at an hours-long council hearing on Friday.

Extravagantly dressed celebrities and designers made their way up the famous Met staircase Monday evening. The fundraiser is one of the fashion industry's biggest nights.

The opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan will soon be available over-the-counter at a cost of about $44. Advocates welcome the expanded availability but say the price will be too high for some.

The SEC votes March 6 on adopting long-awaited rules that would require publicly-traded companies in the U.S. to disclose information about the risks they face from climate change.

Authorities in Winston-Salem, N.C. are investigating the shooting deaths of two boys, and the wounding of several others. Police described it as a "planned fight" at a park that escalated.

China is conducting big military drills that encircle the island of Taiwan on Tuesday, demonstrating its ability to blockade Taiwan completely.

Henderson County has confirmed more cyclosporiasis cases this month than it typically sees in a year. Buncombe County is also reporting cases as counts rise statewide.

A month after Venezuela's deadly earthquakes, the focus is shifting from rescue to rebuilding -- and the costs are staggering.