The Orange Is the New Black actor grew up the daughter of Nigerian immigrants in a predominantly white Massachusetts suburb.

One of the down ballot races in North Carolina gaining national attention this year is the contest for state superintendent.

The Taliban have been targeting thousands of Afghan National Army soldiers and police officers, accusing them of being ...

Tropical storm and flood watches have been expanded across Western North Carolina, with a state of emergency issued amid ...

Oran Routh, 35, was arrested after the FBI searched his home in connection with another investigation. He's been charged with ...

Oran Routh, 35, was arrested this week after the FBI searched his home in connection with another investigation. He's been ...

It is the world's largest displacement crisis: 13 million people have fled their homes in war-torn Sudan. In neighboring Chad ...

WUNC's final broadcast of The Thistle & Shamrock will air on Sunday at 10 p.m. Beginning Sunday, Oct. 6, BBC World Service ...

California and other states -- and some cities -- have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In ...

One evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan’s vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts ...

Helene is forecast to intensify rapidly over the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in Florida on Thursday. Residents are ...

Shady Rest Country Club in Scotch Plains, N.J., was established in 1921. The sports and entertainment venue is being ...