Robeson County, NC was among the places hardest hit by Hurricane Matthew. Students from the area are trying to help their families and neighbors cope with the damage.
Members of the UNC marching band have been told they can’t kneel during the National Anthem at football games. But they will be allowed to protest in other ways.
The two bars where Chandler Kania drank before causing a fatal car accident were punished by state alcohol regulators. But they’re back in business now, and it’s not clear weather the Kania case has done much to change students’ drinking habits.
Duke Energy this week reached a legal settlement with environmental groups that will lead to the removal of coal ash from a power plant the company used to operate in Salisbury.
The government plans to ban kratom, an herbal substance that’s popular with people who drink it as an alternative to alcohol or to combat chronic pain and addiction.