President Joe Biden announced new efforts Wednesday to stem a rising national tide of violent crime, declaring the federal government is βtaking on the bad actors doing bad things to our communities.β
In Washington, Senate Republicans have blocked efforts to pass an election reform bill. Democrats fell short of the 60 votes needed to open debate on the "For the People Act."
After months of contentious debate, Charlotte city leaders gave final approval to the 2040 Comprehensive Plan on Monday night by a narrow 6-5 vote. Included is the provision allowing duplex and triplex type homes in all Charlotte neighborhoods.
In a ruling that could help push changes in college athletics, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that the NCAA canβt enforce certain rules limiting the education-related benefits β things like computers and graduate scholarships β that colleges offer athletes.
White House officials say President Joe Biden will travel to Raleigh, N.C. on Thursday, June 24th to encourage residents to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
Videos released under court order provide a chilling new look at the chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, including body camera footage that shows a man charging at a police officer with a flagpole and tackling him to the ground.
The declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is putting the pressure on more U.S. companies to give their employees the day off, accelerating a movement that took off last year in response to the racial justice protests that swept the country.
The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans.
The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation.
North Carolinaβs ban on most abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy must remain unenforceable, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday, rejecting arguments that the law should be left intact because prosecutors arenβt going after doctors who violate it.
The U.S. Army has hidden or downplayed the extent to which its firearms disappear, significantly understating losses and thefts even as some weapons are used in street crimes.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed in a βconstructiveβ summit Wednesday to return their nationsβ ambassadors to their posts and begin negotiations to replace the last remaining treaty between the two countries limiting nuclear weapons.
WCCB Political Contributor, Mary C. Curtis is breaking down the budget for 2022 fiscal year and why you should care.
North Carolinaβs resurgent post-pandemic economy could put an additional $6.5 billion over the next two years into state government coffers already swollen with cash, state economists said Tuesday.
Gov. Henry McMasterβs decision to end the COVID-19 state of emergency in South Carolina means itβs back to being illegal to buy beer and wine outside of a store.
Vice President Kamala Harris visited South Carolina on Monday to kick off a nationwide push to vaccinate millions more Americans against the coronavirus as July 4 holiday celebrations loom.
Wednesday, President Biden will wrap up his first international trip as president, with a highly anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sunday, Biden said he agrees with Putin that relations between the U.S. and Russia are at a "low point."
With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue β whether to ban consideration of race in college admissions.
Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations staked their claim Sunday to leading the world out of the coronavirus pandemic and crisis, pledging more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer nations, vowing to help developing countries grow while fighting climate change and backing a minimum tax on multinational firms.
President Joe Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial.
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