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Jill McElya testified to congress on behalf of girls in India. She wishes the U.S. could do more.

Quarterback Cam Newton was called a "sore loser" after the Carolina Panthers' Super Bowl loss. Other athletes have also been criticized for their seemingly unsportsmanlike conduct. Are they fierce competitors or poor sports?

"What comes out of your mouth reflects what kind of home you're growing up in," I told my 11-year-old son. “It’s just sad to hear a kid cussing, you know?” “But you cuss,” he said.

North Carolina State University admissions brochure highlighting STEM programs. (5MB file download)

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The NC State scientist is internationally recognized—and also criticized—for using human embryos in research to figure out how to combat cancer and chronic illness in the human genome.

A behind-the-scenes look at Central Prison and Death Row; could a mastermind escape happen here?

How one social media group put an end to mean-spirited reviews that hurt local business.

Tired of ill-fitting dresses, two North Carolina State University graduates started Frill, an online custom-dress company specializing in the sorority and bridal market. (Photo by Jessaca Giglio/News & Observer)

Susan Warren Rabon knew she wanted to be one of two things when she grew up: a veterinarian or an attorney. She chose to attend NC State in large part for its stellar veterinary program. But it didn’t take long for her to change her mind.

Coach Michael Vaughn brought this Greenville, NC team to the Little League World Series for the first time since 2004.

A dusty Colorado basement yields a golf trophy missing for more than 90 years; today it's worth $75,000.

Returning war veterans often can't live in their homes. A North Carolina contractor is helping to fix that.

Leslie Cook was either really lucky or really unlucky, depending on how you look at things. A month after her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was too. It was a double whammy with a slightly silver lining.

Holding a child's hand. Testing life-saving drugs. Doing whatever it takes to obliterate devastating diseases. Those are on the short list of what training fellows are doing in Duke's Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Training Program.

The more we know about cancer, the weaker it becomes.