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The University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted today for Interim UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz to step into the role permanently.

WeatherTech CEO David MacNeil is grateful that vets saved his dog from a deadly form of cancer. He bought a Super Bowl ad to thank the veterinary school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

California voters approved the sale of recreational marijuana in 2016. But the legal market is still struggling to compete with the illicit market.

UNC Charlotte's football team is bowl eligible for the first time in the seven-season history of the program.The Charlotte 49ers beat the Marshall…

The requirements for the Nov. 20 debate, hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post, were stricter than they have been — and December's bar is even higher.

The $2.2 billion, 400-megawatt Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System will provide electricity to 140,000 homes.

A heavy police presence intended to protect Ferguson following a chaotic night of unrest is making some locals even more anxious.

When asked if she would accept an apology from Daniel Pantaleo, the police officer who placed Eric Garner in a chokehold during the arrest that killed him, Esaw Garner answered, "Hell no."

North Carolina legislative leaders are giving formal notice that their lawyers will appeal a Greensboro Federal judge's ruling declaring same-sex marriage…

Long before it fueled moviegoers, popcorn helped lay the foundation for the Aztec empire. In our video, we look at popcorn under a microscope, where the rock-hard kernel's fluffy secret is revealed.

A police officer in Piedmont, Okla., (yes, Piedmont) saw the little guy let loose. Though the boy was in his own yard, the officer issued mom a $2,500 ticket. Now, the police chief and the mayor are apologizing.

Finding the Higgs boson was an important discovery. But for all of the publicity the particle has received, how many could explain what it does? Host Scott Simon talks with the researchers who have turned the recently discovered Higgs boson into music.

It's been a big day for Serena Williams. First, she started the day by winning her first individual Olympic gold medal. Then she won a chance for another gold in women's doubles, playing with her sister, Venus. The pair defeated the Russian team of Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko.

New York City officials are experimenting with a new way to fund social programs normally paid for with tax dollars. New York City officials say the prison intervention program could keep many of the nearly four thousand adolescent males that enter the jail system each year from returning. WNYC's Colby Hamilton reports Goldman Sachs is set to make a nearly $10 million investment in a social impact bond.

President Obama made news Wednesday by popping onto the Reddit message board site to take any questions the community's users cared to ask. And then he made a bit more news by sparking such interest that the site crashed for a brief period. He also gave an update on the White House beer recipe.

How do you get women to rethink condoms made for them? Advocates are trying a fashion show and the world's longest chain of paper dolls at the international AIDS meeting in Washington. Female condoms are the only contraceptive initiated by woman that protects against HIV infection.

The non-partisan budget office also estimated that repealing "Obamacare" would increase the deficit by $109 billion.

Tuesday’s primary election is full of interesting competitions on the ballot: several competitive U.S. House districts (including the 9th and 8th here in…

Life is slowly getting back to normal in Tampa after the Republican National Convention concluded Thursday night. Some businesses, restaurants and schools…

Polling of convention delegates over the past four decades has shown that they tend to hold stronger views than rank-and-file members of their own party.