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The Wake County Register of Deeds office, Shaw University and other professional and volunteer historians are now working to decipher more than 30 deed books that have been digitized and put online to glean information about enslaved people who lived in North Carolina. Similar work, begun as a three-year grant-funded project at UNC Greensboro and the North Carolina Division of Archives and Records, is underway in 26 North Carolina counties.

Gonzaga and North Carolina face off in Phoenix — both earned tough wins in the national semifinals over the weekend. On Sunday, South Carolina won the women's championship over Mississippi State.

Becoming a citizen was a long path for Veralyn Williams. She came to the U.S. from Africa as an infant, and found as a teen, she couldn't even get a job at a fast food restaurant. This is the final chapter in her journey to citizenship.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to entomology PhD student Cariad Williams about new research into a pterosaur with an unusual structure in its vertebra to support their large heads.

Riley Williams, 22, was released from jail Thursday into her mother's custody. Her lawyer told the court, "It is regrettable that Miss Williams took the president's bait and went inside the Capitol."

President Biden nominated Damian Williams to head the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. If confirmed, Williams would be the first Black man to lead the office.

Science writer Florence Williams experienced what felt like a brain injury when her husband left her after more than 25 years. Her new book is Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey.

In the fourth part of Morning Edition's Leadership series Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg talks to basketball coach Roy Williams. Williams has consistently led the University of Kansas into the NCAA playoffs but it hasn't been easy.

Jeffery Lamar Williams, professionally known as Young Thug, stands accused of helping found a violent street gang in Georgia.

Shanté Williams will be the first person of color to lead Opera Carolina. She’s CEO of Black Pearl Global Investments, a $25 million venture capital fund, and has served on Opera Carolina’s board.

As Samantha Hodge-Williams waited on the operating table for emergency surgery, she felt alone and scared. Then the anesthesiologist appeared.

Patrick Orciani was researching his family's history online when he learned that he was the great-great-great-grandson of Capt. James Williams, an African American militia leader and formerly enslaved man in York County, South Carolina.

No one escapes unscathed in Joy Williams' brilliant, brutal new story collection. Critic Michael Schaub calls Williams our poet laureate of loss, whose work is full of hope and perverse joy.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with chef Erick Williams about the perfect mac and cheese and how comfort food helps us in stressful times.

Venezuelan migrants sent to Guantanamo Bay are being held in a military prison that has housed al-Qaeda members.

A growing number of 20-somethings are trying to stop wrinkles from forming on their face with a preventative treatment known as "baby Botox," which freezes facial muscles to limit movement.

South Dakota and Vermont are both small, rural states with Republican governors. They've taken very different approaches to coronavirus. One state has suffered far more illness and death.

When cows overgraze it's bad for the soil and the climate. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is trying new technology to help avoid overgrazing: virtual fencing.

When cows overgraze it's bad for the soil and the climate. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is experimenting with virtual fencing to help avoid overgrazing.

New Orleans is opening its doors to businesses and residents in nearly half of the city's zip codes. But power is out still in many areas, and the water isn't safe. Health Department officials warn about letting people return too soon.