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State officials announced a $22.3 billion state budget.

This Week in NC Politics: Redistricting, 'Brunch Bill,' And Slow Drivers

This week in state politics, a discussion about redistricting, liquor sales on Sunday mornings, and driving too slow in the left lane. Mitch Kokai of...

Charlie Wilber, 69, on the Alexa K, a 45-foot steel-hulled troller, "heading out into the briny deep!"

In This Alaska Family, Life Lessons Are Passed Down On The Water

In southeast Alaska, the commercial king salmon fishing season has been shut down a month early, because the number of wild salmon returning to rivers to spawn is at an all-time low.

Coverage by the Arabic-language satellite channel Al-Jazeera has long been a sticking point in Qatar's relations with its neighbors. Saudi Arabia and others are pressuring the country to shut down the channel.

Qatar's Crisis With Saudi Arabia And Gulf Neighbors Has Decades-Long Roots

It's the most recent flare-up in a series of long-running tensions between Qatar and Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states. This time, analysts say, there will be no easy or quick resolution.

Dheg Mohamed dismantles her home on a plain outside Aynabo, Somaliland. She had to relocate after successive seasons without rain left her well dry.

Photos Of Somalia: The Drought, The People, The Captured Porcupine

In Somalia, photographer Nichole Sobecki saw how the worsening drought is transforming people's lives.

Cars wait in line to cross from Mexico into the United States on May 2 in Tijuana, Mexico. The U.S. government says approximately 50,000 vehicles cross between Tijuana and San Diego every day.

For Some Students, Getting An Education Means Crossing The Border

There are hundreds of kids who are U.S. citizens but live in Mexico. Every day they walk across the border to go to school in California.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the royal robes, delivers the Queen's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament in central London, on May 18, 2016. She won't be wearing it when she gives her speech to Parliament this year, and NPR's Melissa Block will have to wait until 2018 for <em>all</em> the pageantry to return.

'Gracious Address' By Queen Elizabeth II Won't Have All The Ceremonial Dress

All the pomp and circumstance of Elizabeth II's speech to Parliament won't be all the pomp and circumstance it usually is. That's a bummer for NPR's Melissa Block as she writes in this commentary.

Cosby Jury Deadlocks

After days of deliberation, the judge in the comedian's case has declared a mistrial.

Fallout From Cosby Case

The jury in the Cosby trial couldn't reach a decision, so the judge declared a mistrial. Prosecutors say they will retry the case.

After Pulse Nightclub Shooting, One Survivor Is 'Always In Pain'

Keinon Carter was in the hospital for months after the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. He talks with NPR's Michel Martin about life after surviving a mass shooting.

Until the 1970s, most U.S. hospitals did not allow fathers into the delivery room for the birth of a child, or children.

This Father's Day, Remembering A Time When Dads Weren't Welcome In Delivery Rooms

For many fathers, the birth of a child is a hugely emotional moment. But not that long ago, few fathers were allowed to participate in the process.

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