The State of Things

The North Carolina Opera is bringing boxing to the opera stage with a new show, Approaching Ali.

Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty. The images of the Appalachia region from that period created stereotypes of its...

President Obama used last night’s State of the Union address to position himself as a champion of the middle class. He called on Congress to raise...

The North Carolina podcast Criminal is on a mission to tell the stories of “people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the...

Comedian Hari Kondabolu does not tiptoe around sensitive subjects like race and ethnicity.

Public housing residents in Asheville are raising concerns with the city's housing authority because of a recent rise in evictions.

Author Sharon Draper has been writing award-winning young adult fiction for years.

Conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker toured the world in the mid 1800s, putting their bodies on exhibit for a wide array of audiences.

Duke University said earlier this week that it would allow a weekly Islamic call-to-prayer from the bell tower of Duke Chapel. Christian preacher...

Twenty-one-year-old Cicely Parnas is a fast-rising classical music star.

The Oscar nominations were announced earlier today with Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel topping the list with nine nominations each. As the stars...

Governor Pat McCrory joined 16 other state leaders in a lawsuit against the President over his executive action on immigration. The group contents...

Our brains devote incredible amounts computational power trying to figuring out the simplest details about spatial relationships.

Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon and bassist John Brown bring their big band Christmas tunes back to the stage at Durham’s Carolina...

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline eliminated 900 jobs yesterday.