| 07/31 - |
City officials from Chattanooga, Tenn., and Wilson, N.C., ask FCC to pre-empt state laws that ban cities' expansion of high-speed Internet networks |
| 07/31 - |
Federal appeals court upholds mandatory country of origin labels on meat and related products |
| 07/31 - |
Study indicates gender stereotype of women's incompetence in negotiations is result of people lying to them |
| 07/31 - |
Federal review finds errors from FBI lab that affected forensic testimony in 2,600 convictions and 45 death-row cases that span decades |
| 07/29 - |
Acclaimed author of To Kill A Mockingbird mired in litigation and struggle over her life and legacy |
| 07/29 - |
Federal judge strikes down DC ban on handguns outside the home |
| 07/29 - |
'Canvas fingerprinting' is the tracking tool that is new and difficult to block |
| 07/29 - |
Environmentalists criticize proposed legislation to close Asheville coal ash ponds and three other facilities |
| 07/28 - |
Judge strikes down town's fracking ban, says Colorado's energy interests take precedence |
| 07/28 - |
Dan River Basin Association says river may never be cleaned up |
| 07/28 - |
New York Times editorial calls for marijuana legalization |
| 07/28 - |
Talk of impeachment really about Republican voter turnout |
| 07/27 - |
Despite rough start, NC 'Read to Achieve' program may be working |
| 07/27 - |
Federal judge upholds Jeffrey MacDonald murder conviction |
| 07/27 - |
Record levels of ultraviolet radiation reaching South America, studies show |
| 07/27 - |
NASA study shows US west using up ground water |
| 07/26 - |
Human remains thought to be historically connected to the Eastern Band of Cherokee halt construction at site in Macon County |
| 07/26 - |
History researchers scramble to preserved French dialect in Missouri before last speakers die |
| 07/26 - |
Invasive beetle spread fungus in Everglades and kills trees |
| 07/26 - |
Congressional members support legislation to restore voting rights to those with felony convictions |
| 07/25 - |
Charlotte's Levine Museum on the New South unveils historic LGBT exhibit |
| 07/25 - |
DOT proposes slower speeds for oil trains traveling through cities with more than 100,000 residents |
| 07/25 - |
Democratic candidate in Montana plagiarized thesis at United States Army War College |
| 07/25 - |
Polling trends and election analysis models create narratives of prediction, but not always the correct ones -- ask Eric Cantor |
| 07/24 - |
Children prefer or grow to like healthy school lunches, according to article in journal Childhood Obesity |
| 07/24 - |
Despite Hollywood's reputation for openness, GLAAD study finds the industry's films lack substantial number of LGBT characters |
| 07/24 - |
Federal judge rules Google must face charges of commingling user data and distributing it to advertisers without permission |
| 07/24 - |
Children's book Harriet the Spy Presages Domestic Surveillance |
| 07/23 - |
Collapse of oyster farms off Pacific Northwest coast may be connected to ocean's increasing acidity |
| 07/23 - |
Non-profit group's analysis of sea levels indicates threats to coasts of the Carolinas |
| 07/23 - |
Illegal wildlife products rank as world's fifth most lucrative illicit market |
| 07/23 - |
U.S. consumers buy 5 times as much clothing as they did in 1980 and recycle or donate on 15 percent - the rest go to the landfills |
| 07/22 - |
Noriega, former dictator of Panama, sues video games publisher of Call of Duty for use of likeness |
| 07/22 - |
NAACP chapter may file lawsuit against Cleveland County Board of Elections over precinct consolidations |
| 07/22 - |
Arizona State University's online education model competes with for-profit colleges |
| 07/22 - |
The Paleo diet and its Paleo companions offer revision of humans' relationship to agriculture |
| 07/21 - |
Solar farms taking root in North Carolina |
| 07/21 - |
Rick Perry: If the Federal government won't secure the border, the state of Texas will |
| 07/21 - |
Mayors tell Congress of fears that "Hobby Lobby" ruling may enable new anti-LGBT laws |
| 07/21 - |
Animal rights group sues NC over new "possum drop" law |
| 07/20 - |
Marijuana edibles entering mainstream as more states legalize medicinal pot |
| 07/20 - |
Southern African-American voters may be key to outcome of midterm elections |
| 07/20 - |
Conservative government in Australia repeals carbon tax |
| 07/20 - |
Simple math shows that 90 percent of coal ash remains in Dan River after cleanup |
| 07/19 - |
Media ignores science in service of petrochemical, large agricultural industies, research shows |
| 07/19 - |
Marvel Comics announces that Thor will be a woman in new series |
| 07/19 - |
Bolivia passes legislation to permit children at age 10 to work under parental supervision |
| 07/19 - |
Indigenous-led research identifies new travel route of salmon-feeding grizzlies in British Columbia |
| 07/19 - |
Nonconformist grande dame of Broadway passes, leaves legacy for U.S. performing arts |
| 07/18 - |
Almond milk as alternative to dairy milk has substantive drawbacks |
| 07/18 - |
First-ever map of global plastic in the oceans raises more questions and alarm |
| 07/18 - |
Wilmington man receives prison sentence and must pay $21 million restitution for violation of Toxic Substances Act |
| 07/18 - |
EPA temporarily halts coal ash cleanup of Dan River |
| 07/17 - |
New gun culture movement for women - the growth in the number of armed women and marketing for them in the U.S. has risen |
| 07/17 - |
CDC reports in its national survey 1.6% of Americans identify as gay. |
| 07/17 - |
"Nordic Model" of Swedish regulation of legal prostitution adopted by other countries, but also criticized |
| 07/17 - |
Asheville-based energy business in negotiations with Duke Energy for sale of solar energy in Montgomery County. |
| 07/06 - |
Attempts at voter suppression may backfire in North Carolina for Republicans |
| 07/06 - |
Oklahoma Tea Party candidate "doesn't have a problem" with death penalty for being gay |
| 07/06 - |
Tom Steyer, major donor to green causes, is also major investor in coal projects, Keystone pipeline |
| 07/06 - |
VA's chief medical inspector resigns after independent report |
| 07/03 - |
Scientists call for ban on pesticides linked to bee deaths |
| 07/03 - |
Maine's governor met "multiple times” with FBI 'domestic terrorist group' which discussed executing Democratic party leaders |
| 07/03 - |
NC excludes LGBT protections for state workers in governor’s employment executive order |
| 07/03 - |
NC house bill seeks to end film industry tax credits |
| 07/03 - |
New revelations expose Blackwater's criminal abuse of its role in Iraq |
| 07/02 - |
With permit to construct in South Dakota expiring, Keystone pipeline may be history |
| 07/02 - |
Advocates call for North Carolina to restore the Earned Income Tax Credit |
| 07/02 - |
NC Senate president pro tem Berger says any budget deal must reduce the number of people who are covered by Medicare |
| 07/02 - |
Supreme Court lets 9-11 victims lawsuits against Saudis proceed |
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