Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders announced compromise legislation Wednesday that will mean more K-12 students in North Carolina will return to daily in-person instruction, some almost immediately.
The U.S. Senate passing the latest COVID relief bill. Next, it heads back to the House for approval, before it lands on President Biden's desk. And the latest on COVID vaccination, as North and South Carolina enter new phases, while some states reopen without restrictions.
Republican state lawmakers are pushing for social media giants to face costly lawsuits for policing content on their websites, taking aim at a federal law that prevents internet companies from being sued for removing posts.
Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonaldβs cook in Houston, canβt afford to get sick and frets co-workers will become more lax about wearing masks, even though the fast food company requires them.
A former State Department aide in President Donald Trumpβs administration has been charged with participating in the deadly siege at the Capitol and assaulting officers who were trying to guard the building, court papers show.
An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums.
Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin struck a deal late Friday over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a nine-hour logjam that had stalled the partyβs showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.
Governor Henry McMaster issued an executive order on Friday lifting the mask mandate inside restaurants and government buildings.
A new South Carolina law banning abortions will stay on hold following a judgeβs order on Friday to extend a temporary restraining order.
North Carolina state government and local governments in nearly 20 counties can receive financial help from Washington following heavy rains and flooding in November now that President Joe Biden has issued a disaster declaration.
A Trump may be on the ballot next year β but not Donald Trump.
People who are unemployed in North Carolina will be required to prove theyβre searching for work in order to keep their jobless benefits.
President Joe Biden said the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccine for all adults by the end of May β two months earlier than anticipated β and he pushed states to get at least one shot into the arms of teachers by the end of March to hasten school reopenings.
Senate Democrats considered reshaping parts of the House-passed COVID-19 relief bill on Monday, as party leaders who are hoping to salvage a minimum wage increase abandoned one proposal aimed at pressuring big companies to boost workersβ pay.
Former President Trump is making his return to the political stage. He was the closing speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando. In his first public comments since leaving the White House, Trump says the journey begun four years ago is "far from over" and says he might even run again in 2024.
Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting.
Looking beyond the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, President Joe Biden and lawmakers are laying the groundwork for another top legislative priority β a long-sought boost to the nationβs roads, bridges and other infrastructure that could run into Republican resistance to a hefty price tag.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday rejected a bill that would compel the stateβs 115 K-12 public school districts to reopen with at least partial in-person instruction, while also allowing parents the option of keeping their kids learning remotely.
A conference dedicated to the future of the conservative movement turned into an ode to Donald Trump as speakers declared their fealty to the former president and attendees posed for selfies with a golden statue of his likeness.
President Joe Biden said Friday that Iran should view his decision to authorize U.S. airstrikes in Syria as a warning that it can expect consequences for its support of militia groups that threaten U.S. interests or personnel.
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