NPR's Steve Inskeep visits the site of a future data center in Stokes County, North Carolina. Read More
'There's a lot to be done': North Carolina continues recovery from Hurricane Helene
Tue Oct 20 4:49 am
NPR's Steve Inskeep visits communities still recovering from Hurricane Helene two years later. Read More
North Carolina and Georgia are research hubs. How Trump's cuts have affected them
Tue Oct 20 4:48 am
NPR's Steve Inskeep explores how the Trump administration's policies have impacted public health research in NC and GA. Read More
Judge chastises Trump administration plan to push ahead overhaul of DC golf course
Mon Oct 19 5:56 pm
The Trump administration wants to turn a historic public golf course into championship links. Despite a judge's order, hundreds of trees were cut down to make way for the renovation. Read More
A Kelvin wave raised sea levels on the West Coast. More are coming
Mon Oct 19 5:00 am
A large underwater wave moved up the West Coast, raising sea levels. Scientists say it's driven by El Niño and it's going to happen again. Read More
Activists decry the clearing 250-year-old trees for border wall expansion
Mon Oct 19 4:45 am
Protesters in Arizona are decrying the removal of 250-year-old cottonwood trees for border wall expansion. This after a judge temporarily halted it in and near Big Bend National Park in Texas. Read More
Trump to close and renovate D.C. golf course, despite legal battle
Sun Oct 18 10:09 pm
President Trump continues his efforts to remake Washington, D.C. He wants to turn an area used by the public into a world-class golf course. Read More
Disgruntled farmers may help flip Senate seat in Kansas
Sun Oct 18 5:00 pm
President Trump heads to Kansas to campaign for Republican candidates Monday but farmers disgruntled by White House policies may help flip a U.S. Senate seat that Republicans have held for almost a century. Read More
Zoe Kazan on her adaptation of Steinbeck's East of Eden - and her grandfather's
Sun Oct 18 5:00 pm
Screenwriter Zoe Kazan talks about her adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1952 novel – a sprawling multigenerational epic that explores the nature of good and evil - streaming now on Netflix. Read More
Dad shift: Men now file majority of paid family leave claims in key states
Sun Oct 18 8:01 am
The U.S. has no law guaranteeing paid parental leave. But in states with their own programs, more dads are using the benefit to bond with their new children, exceeding moms in some states. Read More