Jesse Steinmetz

A family of five with a total income of less than $40,000 is defined by the Census Bureau as living in poverty. Over 12% of North Carolinians were in poverty in 2024, according to Census data.

The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history with recent estimates putting the death toll at nearly 700,000.

The health of the Amazon rainforest is key to the global climate, but many dangers threaten to make it unrecognizable in the future.

Fewer than 6% of American physicians identify as Black or African American, according to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges . But the census shows roughly 12% of the U.S. population is Black.

Class is out for the summer in North Carolina, but tensions over education policy and administration are likely to stay in session.

On July 4, the United States celebrated its 250th anniversary. For many Americans, it was a straightforward celebration involving hot dogs, fireworks

On July 4, the United States celebrated its 250th anniversary. For many Americans, it was a straightforward celebration involving hot dogs, fireworks and i

In 1898, a white mob massacred at least 60 Black residents of Wilmington, North Carolina.

South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham died earlier this month after representing the state for more than 20 years in the U.S. Senate.

American medicine is changing, transformed by breakthroughs in gene therapies, innovative approaches to behavioral health, the advent of retail medicine and artificial intelligence. Dr. Marschall Runge calls this “the great health care disruption,” but says that understanding what is happening is a way to make these changes work for everyone while lowering costs and barriers to care.