An estimated 102 million Americans live in communities that don’t have enough primary care providers, according to the federal Health Resources and Services Administration. The agency projects a shortage of 141,160 full-time physicians by 2038.
Lee Rainie, director of the Imagining the Digital Future Center, discusses AI and the future of work
Measles cases for the calendar year surpassed 4,000 for the first time in decades, with as many as five deaths in Pennsylvania, as the federal government steps in with financial help for states but also fans vaccination fears and skepticism.
The Trump administration’s order to allow import of Russian diesel violates a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports while the country’s war with Ukraine is ongoing, according to a bipartisan group of U.S. senators.
In recent years, Muslim organizers in North Carolina have been working to build a political infrastructure to register voters, engage candidates and give the state’s growing Muslim population a more organized voice in government.
North Carolina’s State Health Plan announced Friday it had requested a temporary restraining order in Wake County Superior Court to halt Atrium Health’s new “affordability program.”
In the course of a single election cycle, the backlash against data centers has grown from an issue at local planning commission and city council meetings to become a flashpoint in state and federal races across the country.
A Cornell University student’s allegations of gang rape in 2024 have renewed attention on a difficult area of sexual assault law. A person can be awake, responsive and even able to move during a sexual encounter while still being so intoxicated or impaired that they cannot understand what is happening or make an informed decision about sex. But whether that person is considered legally incapable of consenting can depend on the state.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced on Thursday its first reported flu-related death of the 2026-2027 flu season.
New NC law suspending gas tax takes effect immediately, but it may take some time before drivers see prices at the pump go down. The law allows retailers to recoup the taxes they’ve already paid on the gas in their storage tanks. It’s also unclear how much relief will actually be passed on to taxpayers.