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On Wednesday, the New Hanover County school board’s policy committee met to discuss possible upcoming changes to policies on board ethics, public records, and student academic contracts. A notable change is that the board might decrease the threshold for hourly charges for records requests from four hours to two. However, legal experts have said the law is relatively straightforward; relevant requests would have to be so burdensome that without additional IT or clerical support, the agency wouldn't be able to respond ‘promptly.’

South Asia's leaders have long boasted about their demographic dividend. But the region's young people are turning it into a political reckoning.

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern province of Shanxi killed at least 82 people. Official news agency Xinhua said the accident happened on Friday evening. Around 247 workers were on duty at the time.

Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer their questions about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Volunteers searching North Carolina waterways for pollution found tiny plastic pellets in Lake Brandt. Advocates say the material can threaten wildlife.

President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator has been accused of profiting off of his access to the president's prepared remarks by placing bets on the prediction market site Kalshi.

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unknown liquid at a town hall event in Minneapolis.

Nearly every day, there are new attacks on the Russian online retailer. Why is Ukraine trying to destroy it?

Sergiy Kyslytsya, a top Ukrainian peace negotiator, says long-range drone strikes into Russia have strengthened Ukraine's hand and could compel Vladimir Putin toward a ceasefire deal.

Wildfires near Spokane, Wash., have burned at least 7,000 acres, destroyed hundreds of homes and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.