12 NC counties are under alert.

More than a dozen former employees say understaffing at Brynn Marr Hospital contributes to what they describe as a dangerous place for patients and employees. Hospital officials say allegations of violence, sexual assaults, overmedication and lack of mental health therapy are unfounded.

Former employees say short-staffed NC psych hospital rife with violence, abuse

Brynn Marr Hospital

It's that time of year when your child will be taking end-of-grade tests or EOGs. What are EOGs and how can you help them be better prepared?

End-of-grade tests: Everything you need to know about these annual exams

Student testing 

Shoppers at the Las Americas outlet mall on the U.S.-Mexico border in San Ysidro, Calif., Nov. 26, 2018. Chaos on the border a day earlier forced the mall to close its doors for the first time in the nearly two decades it has been open. (Sandy Huffaker/The New York Times)

Businesses on Border Report $5.3 Million Loss in Crossing Shutdown