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Companies face lawsuits for gender-based pay discrimination

By Anna Pogarcic | September 18

Three female physicians filed a lawsuit against the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority and Carolinas HealthCare System on the grounds that the companies ...

President Donald Trump spoke in the Greensboro Coliseum in June of 2016.

The Trump effect: Charlotte race canceled due to political backlash

By Blake Weaver | September 17

A Charlotte triathlon changed its name last week after criticism regarding its connection to president Donald Trump.

Republicans take the back seat... in voter registration

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | September 14

The number of voters registered as unaffiliated has surpassed the number of voters registered as Republican— making unaffiliated voters the second ...

NC laws lead to higher-than-average child marriage rates

By Natalie Short | September 14

Although cesnsus data shows child marriages in the United States are rare, a report by the Tahirih Justice Center shows varying state laws directly contribute ...

Tim Duane speaks about the scope of presidential power in environmental regulation

By Ramishah Maruf | September 12

Tim Duane, professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, gave a lecture Tuesday exploring the scopes and limits of presidential ...

The Greensboro Red Cross created a shelter for Hurricane Irma evacuees.

NC begins to welcome those displaced by Hurricane Irma's destruction

By Mitra Norowzi | September 11

North Carolina is ready to accept Hurricane Irma evacuees heading north from Florida, Georgia and South Carolina after opening five new Red Cross shelters ...

N.C. Attorney General sues Trump over DACA

By Kylie Marshall | September 7

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein joined 15 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival ...

North Carolina prepares for Hurricane Irma

By Olivia Slagle | September 7

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has declared a state of emergency in preparation for Hurricane Irma, which is predicted to reach the state as early as ...

Rev. Campbell poses for a portrait in front of the Rogers Road Community Center.

Civil Rights Center's fate in the hands of BOG's Friday vote

By Lauren Talley and Jared Weber | September 6

Though Mark Dorosin, managing attorney at the Center, might lose his job on Friday, he is more worried about what’s at stake if the center closes, and ...

Trump administration ends DACA protections

By Ana Irizarry | September 5

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions formally announced the end to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — an Obama-era executive action that shields ...

Nonpartisan institute connects students across the political spectrum

By Hannah Lang | September 4

There are many words one could use to describe political discourse on a college campus, but “nonpartisan” isn’t often one of them. Senior political ...

UNC Health Care will partner with Carolinas HealthCare System

By Bailey Aldridge and Becca Heilman | August 31

UNC Health Care announced its decision to merge with Carolinas HealthCare System Thursday. The two entities signed a Letter of Intent to join their clinical, ...

Cooper vetoes face General Assembly override ... again

By Bailey Aldridge | August 28

Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed 11 bills this year – but none of those vetoes have succeeded yet.

Durham County Schools bans Confederate symbols

By Charlotte Harris | August 24

The Durham County Board of Education unanimously passed a policy Thursday banning clothing with imagery considered historically racially or religiously ...

Executive Director of Cure HTT, Marianne S. Clancy, presents Congressman David Price an award on behalf of Cure HTT in August for his work in passing legislation on behalf of those affected by the genetic disease. Price, along with Gov. Roy Cooper, opposed the the proposed Republican health care bill.

Rep. David Price accepts award for HHT funding

By Cy Neff | August 24

Charity workers, a congressperson, UNC researchers, and patients afflicted by a rare disease all gathered in the Carolina Club on Thursday evening ...

Counter-protestors burn a Confederate flag in anticipation of a KKK rally in Durham.

Protesters gather in Durham for reported KKK rally

By Bailey Aldridge , Cole del Charco , Nathan Klima and Ana Irizarry | August 18

White nationalists are reported to be clashing with protesters in downtown Durham.

Confederate statues are coming down. What does that mean for Silent Sam?

By Ana Irizarry | August 16

Baltimore's Confederate statues were removed from the city early Wednesday morning.

Community protests litigation ban against Center for Civil Rights

By Leah Asmelash | August 2

Protesters gathered on Tuesday outside UNC's Center for School Leadership Development to voice their disapproval for the proposed UNC Board of Governor's ...

Judges deny request for NC special elections, set deadline for new maps

By Corey Risinger | July 31

North Carolina will not hold 2017 special elections under remedied districts, but a three-judge panel has set a deadline of Sept. 1 for legislators to ...

North Carolina's historic tobacco industry still carries modern influence.

Tobacco, an industry "addicted to its profits"

By Rebecca Ayers | July 11

Tobacco companies don’t necessarily have the same influence they did decades ago in the North Carolina, but they still have an important voice in legislation ...