Buying houses for asylum seekers to live in has been temporarily paused in a county. Government contractor Mears said it would not buy homes for asylum seekers in County Durham for three months ...

While County Durham accommodated just five asylum seekers between 2020 and 2023, the Home Office then changed its policy to spread them more evenly across the country.

Durham Next, the nonprofit leg of the Discover Durham visitor and tourism organization, is designing a 'Welcome to Durham' sign to be displayed in Terminal 2 at RDU.

Durham city leaders end negotiations with redevelopment company; vote to give loan assistance to Housing Authority.

Playwright Tom Stoppard is 88. Writer-producer Jay Tarses is 86. Actor Kurtwood Smith ("That 70s Show") is 82. Country singer Johnny Lee is 79. Jazz saxophonist John Klemmer is 79. Writer Dave Barry ...

A scheme to buy housing for asylum seekers in County Durham has been paused. Housing provider Mears confirmed that it would not purchase any new properties for three months following an agreement ...

Asylum seekers have repeatedly raised the negative effects on mental and physical health associated with confinement and isolation in hotels, a lack of privacy and personal space and the limited ...

NEW YORK, NY – More than 1,000 spiritual seekers from the tri-state region —and from as far as Los Angeles and London—filled Manhattan’s landmark Marble Collegiate Church on May 28 for ...

Pauli Murray was raised in Durham and was granted the award recognition by Gov. Josh Stein on Wednesday.

Hundreds of veterans are volunteering to attend immigration hearings with Afghan asylum-seekers. Then, we hear contributing New York Times opinion writer Jean Guerrero’s analysis on the impact ...

As entry-level jobs disappear and pathways to success for Gen Z shrink, the most rejected generation is in a tough spot.