Students walk past a freshly painted mural honoring NASA astronaut and alum Christina Koch at NC State University’s free-expression tunnel on August 24, 2026. (Photo: Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline)
By Clayton Henkel
It has been four-and-a-half months since the Artemis II splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10, but the enthusiasm and pride for what the four-member crew accomplished has not diminished one iota at one astronaut’s alma mater.
On Monday, students, faculty, and top elected officials gathered on North Carolina State University’s campus to welcome home NASA astronaut and NC State graduate Christina Hammock Koch. Koch became the first woman to travel beyond low Earth orbit, and with her crew broke the record for the farthest distance humans have ever traveled in space.
None of North Carolina’s 13 state-managed coastal fish stocks is currently viable for the long term, according to the court’s 190-page ruling. (Photo of NC coast: Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline)
By Christine Zhu
North Carolina’s coastal fisheries are in danger. The state failed to protect them, according to a landmark Superior Court ruling.
Following a six-year lawsuit, Judge Bryan Collins ruled last week in favor of the Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina, saying the state’s mishandling has led to depleted fish stocks along the coast.
Absentee ballots are prepared to be mailed at the Wake County Board of Elections on September 17, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
By Ashley Murray
WASHINGTON — With just over two months until the November midterms, the U.S. Supreme Court gave way Monday for President Donald Trump to have a hand in regulating mail-in ballots nationwide, a voting method he has falsely claimed is rife with corruption since he lost the 2020 presidential election.
In an unsigned emergency docket opinion, the court’s conservative majority wrote the Trump administration is likely to prevail on its argument that 23 Democratic-led states do not have standing to stop his executive order to change how the U.S. Postal Service processes mail-in ballots.
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