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North Carolina's Department of Transportation has only a fraction of the funding it needs to cover road construction and maintenance. Transportation Secretary Daniel Johnson told WUNC News his agency has to prioritize $144 billion in requests from local leaders, including everything from new turn lanes to new interstate highways.

A Venezuelan family in Seattle whose husband and father was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents was left in limbo around the holidays.

With the last major firing of its engine, the Artemis II spacecraft is now on a path that will take it around the moon and back.

On the 20th anniversary of the release of his documentary 'An Inconvenient Truth,' Former Vice President Al Gore talks about how his mission to align policy makers across the aisle to work together for climate solutions has evolved.

Immigration enforcement will continue through a Department of Homeland Security shutdown thanks to a separate pool of funding.

The heat dome encasing much of the eastern U.S. is reviving concerns about protecting workers from the heat. Many states have laws in place but some, including Florida, have rolled them back.

NPR's A Martinez talks with Bryan West, a reporter who covers Taylor Swift for USA Today and The Tennessean, about what's could be the most anticipated wedding of the summer.

After nearly a year at sea, the USS Ford is finally home. That means the crew can take some well-earned leave, but it also means plumbing problems on the $13 billion carrier can be fixed.

Thunderstorms and tornadoes have hit several communities over the past few days. The Midwest has seen a significant increase in the number of tornadoes.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the system is expected to bring intense rain to southern states including Texas and Louisiana this week.