NC State Health Plan reaches an agreement with Atrium Health to move some of its hospitals and clinics to a lower expense tier.

Youth sports is now a $40 billion industry. It’s a sprawling, commercialized ecosystem where parents pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars each year for club teams, elite camps, out-of-state tournaments, private coaching sessions, professional-level uniforms and equipment, recruiting events, and even streaming subscription services to watch their kids play.

The NC House canceled Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of a bill allowing the state to participate in a federal tax-credit voucher program.

After the U.S. Department of Justice sued California over its refusal to remove voters the federal government alleges are noncitizens, voting rights advocates fear the Trump administration is violating a court order blocking it from rooting out noncitizens with states’ voter data.

A Senate committee advanced a bill to prohibit local governments from adopting a property tax rate exceeding the revenue-neutral tax rate.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards, a Republican representing western North Carolina, for inappropriate conduct towards two female staffers in his office.

Health officials from the U.S. cities hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup say they are preparing to deal with infectious diseases, heat-related illness, and an array of other health threats when millions of fans, many of them from overseas, come to watch the games.

The U.S. Senate adjourned Wednesday night and won’t return until Nov. 9 for the five-week lame-duck session, when party leaders will have to decide which bills they want to negotiate during what could be the final days of unified Republican control.

A former homeless encampment is testing a city long known as a welcoming haven for people struggling social challenges.

After school cellphone bans passed many statehouses with bipartisan support in recent legislative sessions, state lawmakers are turning to legislation governing how long students should spend looking at screens. This year, four states passed laws restricting or regulating screen time for students from childcare through fifth grade.