Winston-Salem moves to demolish six blighted properties
Photos of the homes on the city's east side show caved-in roofs, windows covered with plywood, and burned siding.
Politics & Government
Here are the courtroom sketch artists drawing Trump's hush money trial
Elizabeth Williams, Christine Cornell and Jane Rosenberg are among a dwindling group of courtroom sketch artists. "It's about trying to draw the most honest and true and real moment," Williams says.
Neoliberal economics: The road to freedom or authoritarianism?
Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz's new book argues the road to tyranny is paved not by too much, but by too little government.
Morning news brief
Israeli forces take control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt. Russian President Putin is being inaugurated for a fifth term. The House could vote soon to oust Speaker Johnson.
At a Holocaust remembrance event, Biden to mark the history of antisemitism
President Biden speaks at an event put on by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum about fighting antisemitism, an issue that pushed him to run in 2019 and which is taking on new significance.
Is immigration a priority? A Gallup polls says it depends on whom you ask
Polling revealed immigration has been listed as the top "U.S. problem" for three straight months. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Gallup research analyst Megan Brenan about this polarizing issue.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to meet again with House Speaker Johnson
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia says this week she will force a vote to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson. The move is unpopular with many of her GOP colleagues.
Here are Indiana's 2024 primary election results
Voting concludes Tuesday in Indiana's presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and gubernatorial primary contests. Follow the live results.
The clock is ticking to fix Social Security as retirees face automatic cut in 9 years
Social Security's finances have improved slightly in the last year. But the popular retirement program still faces big challenges including the threat of automatic benefit cuts in less than a decade.
NC voter ID law is challenged in court
From the plaintiffs’ perspective, S.B. 824, which requires voters to provide photo ID at the polls, disenfranchises Black and Latino voters. Attorneys representing GOP supporters of the law argue that it’s among the most permissive in the country.