Aug 15 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: Sierra Leone rescue crews battle devastating mudslide By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the death toll from a devastating mudslide in Sierra Leone has surged to more than 300. The Red Cross estimates another 600 people are still missing. Also, the president of Argentina became the latest South… Continue watching
Aug 15 After Charlottesville rally, these U.S. cities say they’ll take down their Confederate statues By Joshua Barajas Saturday's violence revived calls to take down monuments to Confederate-era battles and leaders in these cities and states. Continue reading
Aug 14 WATCH: Protesters pull down Confederate statue in North Carolina By Joshua Barajas A group of protesters in Durham, North Carolina, toppled a Confederate monument Monday evening, local media reported. Continue reading
Jul 31 No special elections for redrawn districts in North Carolina, judges say By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press The unanimous order by the three-judge panel means the next legislative elections won't occur until November 2018. But the judges did tell Republican lawmakers that they'll have to approve new House and Senate boundaries by this September — at least… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 4:41 ‘Dirt to Shirt’ movement hopes to regrow local textile industry By PBS News Hour If you take a look at the label inside the collar of your shirt, chances are it doesn’t say “Made in the U.S.A.” That’s why cotton farmers in North Carolina are teaming up with local textile mills to produce garments… Continue watching
Jun 22 ‘Pizzagate’ gunman in D.C. sentenced to four years in prison By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press A North Carolina man who fired an assault rifle inside a District of Columbia restaurant during his investigation of a conspiracy theory dubbed "pizzagate" was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison. Continue reading
Jun 05 Justices affirm ruling striking North Carolina legislative districts By Associated Press The action by the justices Monday sends the matter back to the lower court, which could order new districts in time for the regular cycle of elections in 2018. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 6:40 At Moogfest, the music revolution will be synthesized By PBS News Hour Moogfest, named after inventor Robert Moog, is a celebration of the art, engineering and technology of synthesizers, machines that create sounds electronically. Jeffrey Brown takes us to the gathering for a look at how experiments in technology and music can… Continue watching
May 22 Supreme Court strikes down 2 redrawn districts in N.C. over racial bias By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices ruled that Republicans who controlled the state legislature and governor's office in 2011 placed too many African-Americans in the two districts. The result was to weaken African-American voting strength elsewhere in North Carolina. Continue reading
May 19 Former Rep. Anthony Weiner pleads guilty in sexting case By Larry Neumeister and Tom Hays, Associated Press Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner will appear in federal court Friday to face criminal charges in connection with an investigation of his online communications with a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina. Continue reading