Collin Binkley, Annie Ma & Makiya Seminera/The Associated Press A crackdown on foreign students is alarming colleges, who say the Trump administration is using new tactics and vague justifications to push some students out of the country. College officials worry the new approach will keep foreigners from wanting to study...

Stan Choe/The Associated Press Wall Street shuddered, and a level of shock unseen since COVID’s outbreak tore through financial markets worldwide Thursday on worries about the damage President Donald Trump’s newest set of tariffs could do to economies across continents, including his own. The S&P 500 sank 4.8%, more than...

James Farrell/WUNC Radio The North Carolina State Board of Education members said Wednesday that they still have reservations about a state pilot program that gives grants to a company that uses a video game to teach kids science, technology, engineering and math concepts. Plasma Games develops a science-fiction-themed video game...

Emily Walkenhorst/WRAL News One in 10 North Carolina teachers quit from 2023 to 2024 – 9.9% – according to the State of the Teaching Profession report released Wednesday afternoon. It’s a slight improvement from the previous report and continues to reflect a change in the state’s teacher workforce, with more...

Peter Castagno/Port City Daily Sen. Michael Lee (R-New Hanover) introduced a bill directing state regulators to adopt industrial PFAS discharge limits and safe drinking water standards. Environmentalist groups that previously criticized the local senator’s PFAS legislative record broadly expressed support for his new legislation. Sen. Michael Lee introduced SB 666...

Korie Dean/The (Raleigh) News & Observer NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson told The News & Observer on Thursday that university officials were surprised to learn that two of the university’s international students had lost their visas, adding that both students — who have since left the country — were...

Aarik Long/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer As money becomes available for repairs, towns in Western North Carolina are facing a new challenge when tackling the destruction of Hurricane Helene. Everyone is looking for contractors to help out with their work — at the same time. In Canton, numerous projects have been out...

Justin Welch/(NC State) Technician In November, Marshall Brain II, then director of NC State’s Engineering Entrepreneurs Program, died by suicide in his Centennial Campus office. Hours before he was found by University police, Brain sent an email to his colleagues entitled, “I want to help you understand.” The 12-page email...

Mebane Rash/Education NC Three “Dear Colleague” letters issued back-to-back are further shaping the impact of President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon on schools, districts, and state departments on issues including student privacy, COVID funding, and using federal funding to support provide more choice for parents within public schools....

Insurance Journal North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said Tuesday that he had negotiated a lower average rate increase for mobile home policies than the North Carolina Rate Bureau had asked for. “I am happy to announce that North Carolina mobile homeowners will save more than $10 million a year...

Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro The Chatham County government took its latest step in responding to a lawsuit alleging its elected officials violated the religious rights of Summit Church, as it filed a motion to dismiss the case last week. After petitioning for more time to craft its retort in court, the...

The New York Times Calling his announcement a “declaration of economic independence,” President Trump imposed sweeping retaliatory tariffs at a Rose Garden ceremony. He said he would establish a universal baseline tariff of 10 percent, and additional rates that apply to certain countries. Some of the rates he announced —...

Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Most days, Brandon Rogers has dirt under his fingernails — a badge of honest labor. Owner of a small auto repair shop on the outskirts of Canton, Rogers usually wakes up, puts on some sturdy workwear and heads to the shop to support his family, one...

Bradley George/WUNC Radio North Carolina farms grow lots of soybeans, tobacco, and sweet potatoes. Wheat may not come to mind when you think of N.C. agriculture, but a popular snack couldn’t be made without it. The Kellanova bakery is tucked into an office park, just off Weston Parkway in Cary....

Kate Denning/(NC State) Technician Two NC State graduate students have left the country after the U.S. State Department revoked their visas. The Office of International Services notified the two students, who both studied in the College of Engineering, that the U.S. government had terminated their student visas last week. OIS...