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In this Nov. 4, 2020 file photo, North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, left, R Cleveland, speaks to reporters, with Senate leader Phil Berger, R Rockingham, and House Majority Leader John Bell, right, R Wayne, at a news conference at state GOP headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., to discuss Election Day results.

NC State Elections Head: Delay '21 City Races, '22 Primary

North Carolina's top elections administrator on Tuesday urged state lawmakers to move all of this year's municipal elections to 2022 and bump back next...

Chris Quinn, editor of cleveland.com and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, is at the forefront of a crop of news editors taking a hard look at the implications of how they have defined news.

From Cleveland To Boston, Newsrooms Revisit Old Stories To Offer A 'Fresh Start'

The Boston Globe has begun letting people ask to revisit or remove past coverage of their actions that has since damaged their reputations. Here's how a similar effort has played out in Cleveland.

Michael Sowers, of Sunbury, Pa., died at the age of 70.

Michael Sowers, 70: Harry Chapin's 'Cat's In The Cradle'

He taught his son how to play the tear-jerking folk-rock staple. Now, his son is passing it on to Michael's grandson.

Tiger Woods Injured In Vehicle Accident

Tiger Woods was involved in a serious, single-car crash Tuesday morning. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Sports Illustrated and Golf.com senior writer Alan Shipnuck about the incident.

Asheville City Council OK's Rules For New Hotels, Ending Moratorium

Asheville City Council Tuesday approved new rules for future hotel projects, ending a nearly one-and-a-half-year moratorium on the construction of new…

Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabia's then-oil minister on Dec. 1, 1973, in London during talks on the oil crisis.

Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Key To Making Saudi Arabia A World Oil Power, Dies At 90

He was Saudi Arabia's oil minister for nearly 25 years, rising to fame for engineering the 1973 oil embargo and negotiating Saudi control of Aramco from U.S. fuel giants.

Men Testifying In Hearing All Say U.S. Capitol Attack Was Premeditated

The Senate held the first bipartisan joint oversight hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. All four men testifying said they agree the attack was largely premeditated.

Five out-of-state members of a major Texas electricity grid operator are resigning following winter storm Uri that hit the state and knocked out coal, natural gas and nuclear plants that were unprepared for the freezing temperatures brought on by the storm.

Board Members Resign From Texas Electric Grid Operator After Mass Power Outages

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has been heavily criticized after last week's winter storm left more than 4 million Texans without power for several days.

Concierge health care provider One Medical allowed patients who were not eligible — and those with connections to the company's leadership — to skip the COVID-19 vaccine line ahead of high-risk patients.

High-End Medical Provider Let Ineligible People Skip COVID-19 Vaccine Line

Concierge health care provider One Medical has been allowing ineligible people to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Staff questioned what they saw as inappropriate, internal documents obtained by NPR show.

Children attend online classes at the Crenshaw Family YMCA in Los Angeles. Schools are having a hard time covering the costs required for in-person and online learning during the pandemic.

Not All COVID-19 Aid Is Spent. But Schools, Cities And States Say They Need More

Republicans in Congress question whether schools, cities and states really need as much relief as President Biden and Democrats want to give them. At the local level, people say they're desperate.

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