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1 in 6 cases of Alzheimer's may be inherited through the gene APOE4.

Above normal temperatures and ongoing drought are fueling wildfires in Western North Carolina. Fires are currently burning in Cherokee, Henderson and Jackson Counties.

Author Ricky Riccardi says Armstrong's innovations as a trumpeter and vocalist helped set the entire soundtrack of the 20th century. His new book about Armstrong's early life is Stomp Off, Let's Go.

Last week the world's top two emitters, China and the U.S., announced new steps to reduce global emissions of methane, a potent and sometimes overlooked greenhouse gas.

NPR's health reporters followed the emerging science on what keeps our brains and our minds healthy. Here are highlights of the studies that piqued our readers' interest the most.

China is holding its annual legislative and political meeting and restarting an ailing economy is at top of the agenda.

President-elect Donald Trump has announced two members of his incoming administration who would play a role in defining immigration policy - including his promise of unprecedented mass deportations.

Former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks shares her reaction to the Jan. 6 hearings.

There are three open seats on the New Hanover County Board of Education. Those candidates looking to replace Democrats Hugh McManus and Stephanie Walker and Republican Stephanie Kraybill are Republicans David Perry, Natosha Tew, and Nikki Bascome and Democrats Jerry Jones, Judy Justice, and Tim Merrick.

Haiti is teetering on the edge of collapse. More than 1,500 people have been killed from the violence this year alone. As the situation spirals, calls for the United States to intervene are intensifying.