Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that as many as 1,500 Americans may be awaiting evacuation from Afghanistan, a figure that suggests the U.S. may accomplish its highest priority for the Kabul airlift β rescuing U.S. citizens β ahead of President Joe Bidenβs Tuesday deadline.
The American Civil Liberties Union, representing disability rights groups and parents of children with disabilities, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday over a South Carolina law that bans school districts from requiring face masks, arguing the ban excludes vulnerable students from public schools.
Tens of thousands of North Carolina residents convicted of felonies but whose current punishments donβt include prison time can register to vote and cast ballots, a judicial panel declared Monday.
Facing a torrent of criticism, President Joe Biden plans to speak Friday about the chaotic evacuation of Americans and allies from Afghanistan as the U.S. struggles with obstacles ranging from armed Taliban checkpoints to airport pandemonium and cumbersome red tape.
President Joe Bidenβs administration has approved a significant and permanent increase in the levels of food aid available to needy families β the largest single increase in the programβs history.
Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an already severe worker shortage in the nationβs farming and ranching regions and drawing calls from those industries for immigration reform to help ease the problem.
Known for its coastlines, mountains and the state that was βfirst in flight,β North Carolina has also developed a more dubious reputation recently: as a regional destination for adults who want to marry children.
State leaders plans to increase awareness of trails and boost local trail use as well as tourism by designating 2023 as the "Year of the Trail" for North Carolina.Β
The Census Bureau on Thursday issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing a trove of demographic data that will be used to redraw political maps across an increasingly diverse country.
Suddenly propelled to lead New York, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed Wednesday to set a better tone in state government after the sexual harassment scandal that spurred Gov. Andrew Cuomoβs resignation.
Five years after North Carolina blocked an expansion of Charlotteβs nondiscrimination ordinance, prompting a backlash that cost the state billions of dollars, the city council unanimously approved expansive protections for LGBT people and vulnerable residents.
With a robust vote after weeks of fits and starts, the Senate approved a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan on Tuesday, a rare coalition of Democrats and Republicans joining to overcome skeptics and deliver a cornerstone of President Joe Bidenβs agenda.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations Tuesday in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during the darkest days of COVID-19.
The Biden administration on Friday issued what it says will be the final extension to a student loan moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic.
The Biden administration on Friday announced that federal student loan payments will remain suspended through January 2022, extending a pause that began at the start of the pandemic and was scheduled to expire next month. The Education Department said this will be the final extension.
Declaring the U.S. must βmove fastβ to win the carmaking future, President Joe Biden on Thursday touted a commitment from the auto industry to make electric vehicles up to half of U.S. sales by the end of the decade.
An investigation into Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo found that he sexually harassed multiple current and former state government employees, state Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday.
Sen. Lindsey Graham has become the first senator to disclose a breakthrough infection after being vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying Monday he is βvery gladβ he received the vaccine, without which his current symptoms would be βfar worse.β
Charlotte city leaders are one step closer to passing updates to the city's non-discrimination ordinance. The additions protect people from discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and natural hairstyles.
Tonight lawmakers on Capital Hill are scrambling to reach a deal to extend the federal eviction moratorium before it expires tomorrow night.
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