Tony Brown challenged his students with hard questions on life. Now 82 and facing Stage 4 cancer, he’s still pushing them.

Rashmi Airan was a rising star at UNC before going to prison for fraud. Now she and the prosecutor who investigated her case share their story.

Kodak was among the most valuable brands in the world before its insular culture contributed to its demise. UNC men’s basketball could be making the same mistake.

Eloise Vaughn and Patsy Clarke, who lost sons to AIDS and joined forces against Jesse Helms, both died recently. 

UNC System President Bill Friday scaled back basketball after players shaved points. Now a gambling executive sits on the board.

The Charlotte Observer’s Rolfe Neill was among the last of the regional newspaper titans.

The senator made harsh opposition to gay rights a signature issue. Now his granddaughter is ready to talk about coming out. 

How a North Carolina charity and a Rwandan woman created a new model of empowerment for orphaned children.

Before teaching at Duke, Peter Storey ministered to South Africa’s political prisoners. In a return visit, he urged leaders to emulate Nelson Mandela’s “far-sighted magnanimity.”

As the U.S. House struggled to elect a speaker, some former N.C. legislators recalled a dramatic coalition that overthrew an entrenched leader and created a memorable moment of bipartisanship.