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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, Republican candidate for governor, speaks at an election night event in Greensboro, N.C., Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

N.C. Republican nominee for governor has a long history of controversial remarks

Republicans in North Carolina voted overwhelmingly to nominate Mark Robinson for governor. He would be the state's first Black governor and has come under fire for controversial remarks.

Gov. Wes Moore, center, holds an executive order authorizing pardons for at least 175,000 criminal convictions related to marijuana. Legalization, Moore said, “doesn't erase the fact that Black Marylanders were three times more likely to be arrested for cannabis than white Marylanders before legalization."

Maryland is pardoning 175,000 marijuana convictions. It's part of a trend

Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order pardoning more than 175,000 cannabis convictions on Monday, making Maryland the latest state to try to undo the harm imposed by criminal records.

Artist Jim Wilsterman created the stainless steel clouds that encircle the Helix and Padre Dam Municipal Water Disctricts tower in East County. It was part of a public art project in the mid-1990s. Dec. 13, 2023

East County water tower: Monstrosity or provocative public art?

Revisiting the East County water tower Cloud Project and its controversy.

An Army Special Forces soldier stands near the entrance of Fort Liberty's subterranean training facility. The U.S. military began increasing its focus on tunnel warfare training several years ago.

The Army has stepped up its training for tunnel warfare, a dangerous — and growing — form of combat

Hamas' elaborate tunnels in Gaza have brought attention to underground warfare, but it's a tactic used by many other potential U.S. adversaries.

Charlotte the pregnant stingray swims in her aquarium in Hendersonville, N.C.

A stingray named Charlotte got pregnant — exactly how remains a mystery

The world is waiting for a stingray to give birth in the small town of Hendersonville, N.C. That's because it's not clear how she got pregrant, as there's no other stingray in the aquarium.

The scraggly cherry blossom tree known as Stumpy on March 15 in Washington, D.C. At high tide, the base of the tree's trunk is inundated with several inches of water.

So long, Stumpy. More than 150 of D.C.'s cherry trees have to go as water rises

Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry blossoms hit peak bloom this week. This will be the last season for about 150 of the famous flowering trees — they'll soon be cut down to adjust to sea-level rise.

Cooking supplies lay on a table for the set of "Stir," May 1, 2024.

‘Stir’ takes stage for world premiere at the Old Globe

“Stir” is a story that takes us back to the universal experience of the pandemic.

An aquarium said in February that Charlotte, a round stingray, was pregnant, drawing international headlines. But the facility near Asheville, N.C., now says the ray is sick, not pregnant. In this image from an April video update by the Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO, the ray has a noticeable bulge on her back.

After saying Charlotte, a lone stingray, was pregnant, aquarium now says she's sick

Charlotte the ray was touted as a case of asexual reproduction. Her aquarium now says she's actually sick with a rare disease — not pregnant. "This is a very weird story," an expert tells NPR.

Gov. Gavin Newsom leaves the stage after addressing attendees at his inauguration for a second term at the Plaza de California in Sacramento on Jan. 6, 2023.

Gavin Newsom for president? Tallying up his assets and liabilities

As Democrats have panicked over President Joe Biden’s lackluster debate performance and looked elsewhere for a potential replacement, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is the talk of the town. But how would he fare on the national stage?

Maryland Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks reacts after a voter tells her he voted for her outside at the Marilyn Praisner Community Recreation Center on May 14 in Burtonsville, Md.

Maryland Democrats pick Angela Alsobrooks to take on Hogan for open U.S. Senate seat

The former two-term governor's win in Tuesday's primary gives Republicans a chance at a Senate seat in deep blue state. Hogan will face Democrat and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks.

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