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This week, Muslims across the Triangle and beyond have felt acutely the ways in which they stand out. They may be conspicuous for their dress, their skin color and, if…Click to Continue »

Politics in this state have rarely been pretty, but critical causes – including civil rights – have eventually prevailed when enough people got involved on their behalf.Click to Continue »

Throughout February, the City of Raleigh Museum is hosting “A Family Story: Photographs from the Pope House” in honor of Black History Month.Click to Continue »

In late 2013, an ATM in Kiev started dispensing cash at seemingly random times of day. No one had put in a card, or touched a button. Cameras showed that…Click to Continue »

A new report from the Equal Justice Initiative of Montgomery, Ala., finds that lynchings were more widespread than originally understood.Click to Continue »

Wake County school board members faced the reality Saturday that money likely isn’t available for many of the new programs they’d like to offer this year to boost student achievement…Click to Continue »

After promising employers nearly $300 million in incentives grants for new jobs since taking office, Gov. Pat McCrory has nearly depleted the main pot of money the state uses to…Click to Continue »

Bald eagles have made a remarkable recovery, both in North Carolina and nationwide. Not a single pair of bald eagles were nesting in North Carolina in 1983; now there are…Click to Continue »

Marchers hoping to influence public policy on Medicaid expansion, universal health care and other issues took to the streets of downtown Raleigh on Saturday morning…Click to Continue »

Runners flooded the streets of downtown Raleigh on Saturday morning for one of the nation’s most unusual charity runs – the Krispy Kreme Challenge.Click to Continue »