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The U.N.'s Matthias Schmale reflects on his time as a leading international aid rep in Gaza. He departed UNRWA this week after offending Palestinians with his remarks on Israeli airstrikes.

After a year of campaigning and more than $120 million in ad spending in Iowa, the caucuses have come and gone. Here are key takeaways about Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and GOP politics.

The world depends on just a few crops for most of its food. Because that dependence could be risky, a new international effort supports research and development of overlooked plants as food sources.

The number of U.S. children dying from gunshot wounds has climbed in recent years. Keeping guns out of reach is one way to curb the trend — others argue to teach kids to handle guns responsibly.

The House Jan. 6 panel says former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro documented, in his own book, efforts to delay certification of 2020 election results.

In 2023, about one in four students was chronically absent. Schools are going above and beyond to turn those numbers around. That often means having difficult conversations with students and families.

At Tuesday’s agenda review meeting, the New Hanover County Board of Education heard plans for New Hanover High's reopening. The school has had to close 16 classrooms for significant renovations. They also heard from Ashton Herring, a prosecutor who works in the District Attorney’s office, about specific felonies she deals with in NHC schools, mainly concerning pornographic materials on student phones.

The economic incentive package is expected to generate 1,500 jobs and upward of $2 million in annual tax revenue for the county.

A new streaming service which combines HBO Max with Discovery+ launches Tuesday. It's called Max. There are three tiers of services — starting with the version that has ads for about $10 a month.

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has made his 2022 book a central part of his campaign for governor. So how much is Robinson’s campaign spending to purchase copies of the book for donors? The campaign hasn’t disclosed that figure anywhere in his campaign finance reports or ethics disclosure forms.