Mecklenburg County's health department said Friday that no nursing home patients died of COVID-19 in the past week. That's believed to be a first during the pandemic.
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The Charlotte 2040 plan hits a snag as does a bill in Raleigh mandating the reopening of all schools. The governor vetoes it, and the legislature fails to override it. Those stories and more.
LATEST NEWS
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A new South Carolina law banning abortions will stay on hold following a judge's order on Friday to extend a temporary restraining order.
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More than 250 people have been charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. NPR is looking at the cases. Each provides clues to questions surrounding the attack: Who joined the mob? What did they do? And why?
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As the new Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, the health care community is trying to ward off misconceptions about it. The vaccine's one-shot feature may be what wins many over.
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North Carolina seagrass in the Albemarle-Pamlico estuary decreased by almost 6% between 2006 and 2013, according to a long-anticipated report .
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As more and more North Carolinians receive the COVID-19 vaccines, one population in particular has lagged behind the rest. Less than 4% of the Hispanic community in North Carolina has received a first dose of the potentially lifesaving vaccines.
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A study published Friday in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report found that cases and deaths decreased after states enacted mask mandates and increased after they reopened on-premises dining.
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Meanwhile, the unemployment rate dipped to 6.2% last month as the winter wave of coronavirus infections eased.
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While removing former President Trump from social media has led to a significant decrease in election-related disinformation, online falsehoods about the election and vaccines continues to flourish.
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Four out of 5 parents told us they support targeted interventions by schools that would help students recover academic, social and emotional skills.
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The third COVID-19 vaccine authorized for use in the U.S. requires one shot instead of two, and works a slightly different way from the others. Here's what we know about its safety and effectiveness.
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Gaston County is making plans to replace some aging voting machines this year with help from a federal grant. Election officials hope to swap out 55 machines to aid voters with disabilities.
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Marcellus "MT" Turner will begin his position as Chief Librarian and CEO of Charlotte Mecklenburg Library on April 1. He comes from Seattle, and he says the position overseeing the construction of a new main branch was one he couldn't pass up.
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FIRST 100 DAYS
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Moderate Democrats have demanded that the $1,400 stimulus checks be targeted at low- and moderate-income people. The change, if adopted, means the House will need to vote again on the package.
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Gov. Gina Raimondo, the first woman to lead Rhode Island, is cutting short a second term as governor to oversee an eclectic portfolio of U.S. Commerce Department agencies, including the Census Bureau.
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"It takes time to build out of the depths of cruelty that the administration before us established," DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.
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The Senate will debate a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill and aim to pass it using a process that avoids a Republican filibuster. A battle over efforts to raise the minimum wage still splits Democrats.
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CORONAVIRUS
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NPRView NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.
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Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter/U.S. Marine Corps PhotoSome active military members are resistant to inoculation while VA hospitals provide another avenue for the shot as demand outstrips supply.
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Catholic bishops say the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines did not use abortion-derived fetal cell lines, but that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is acceptable, if it's the only available option.
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With new cases teetering at about 60,000 to 70,000 per day, new hyper-transmissible variants and state rollbacks of coronavirus restrictions, the CDC chief urges Americans to remain vigilant.
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The Amplifier podcast is taking time to celebrate artists of color who’ve shaped Charlotte’s soundscape. And if you’re talking about Charlotte music, you have to talk about Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter-producer Anthony Hamilton.
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Photo by Amelia KirbySouthBound host Tommy Tomlinson interviews Robert Gipe, a novelist, illustrator and art teacher who helps his community in eastern Kentucky put on plays that talk about the big issues in the region.
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