Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.

Women's rights advocates say the case is about whether France's justice system is truly ready to reckon with sexual violence.

The ceasefire has halted what some analysts say was the most serious fighting between the two countries since a 1971 war. But India's recent suspension of a key water-sharing treaty remains in place.

Brown wrote on Facebook over the weekend that the city will pay Police Chief Johnny Jennings $300,000 to settle a potential lawsuit over threatening text messages sent by former City Council member Tariq Bokhari.

Experts tell NPR the gift violates the Foreign Emoluments Clause and raises questions about what Qatar might expect from Trump in return. It's not clear whether critics in Congress can stop it from happening.

The refugees were admitted to the U.S. after an executive order from President Trump, and under an expedited and unconventional process for the U.S. refugee resettlement program.

For a variety of businesses in western N.C., a bustling summer tourism season is sorely needed to balance their books.

President Trump wants to lower drug prices in the U.S. by tying them to the prices paid in other developed countries. The pharmaceutical industry has long opposed the approach.

McBride, a Georgia native, has seen how Hollywood traffics in stereotypes about the American South. His HBO show satirizes televangelists without making religious people the butt of the joke.

Gov. Josh Stein announced Monday that Genentech, one of the world’s premier biotechnology companies, will invest $700 million to build a new manufacturing plant in Holly Springs — southeast of Raleigh — creating 400 jobs. The average salary for the new positions will be $119,833, compared with an average wage in Wake County of $76,643. The governor’s office says the new positions will bring an annual payroll impact to the community of more than $50 million.