Attorney Michael Avenatti has been charged in a 36-count federal indictment alleging he stole millions of dollars from clients, did not pay his taxes, committed bank fraud and lied in bankruptcy proceedings.
British police arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday, after the South American nation decided to revoke the political asylum that had given him sanctuary for almost seven years.
A state senator says a detailed analysis of an economic incentive bill meant to lure the Carolina Panthers practice fields to South Carolina has left him with more questions.
Some North Carolina lawmakers want to "spring forward" for good by making daylight saving time permanent in the state.
The long list of Democratic presidential candidates continues to grow...though it is way too early to judge, how is the field shaping up?
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned amid President Donald Trumpβs growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border.
Five-term incumbent Commissioner of Labor Cherie K. Berry announced today that she would not seek a sixth term in 2020.
Dreams of a revitalized downtown Gastonia are closer to becoming a reality, the city council says.
A federal criminal indictment unsealed today in the Western District of North Carolina charges the founder and Chairman of a multinational investment company, a company consultant and two North Carolina political figures with public corruption and bribery, for their alleged participation in a bribery scheme involving independent expenditure accounts and improper campaign contributions.
Aides to Joe Biden are striking a more aggressive tone as the former vice president faces scrutiny over his past behavior toward women.
As he threatens to shut down the southern border, President Donald Trump is considering bringing on a βborderβ or βimmigration czarβ to coordinate immigration policy across various federal agencies, according to four people familiar with the discussions.
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to close the nationβs southern border, or large sections of it, next week if Mexico does not halt illegal immigration at once.
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was backing off his budget request to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics, reversing course on a proposal that was unlikely to be approved by Congress after days of bipartisan criticism.
Federal legalization of hemp arrived in the U.S. late last year and expanded an industry already booming because of the skyrocketing popularity of CBDs, a compound in hemp that many see as a health aid.
Superintendent Dr. Clayton Wilcox pitched his $1.6 billion plan to the school board on Tuesday night. He wants the county to kick in nearly $70 million more than last year.
Access to doctors and medicine could undergo an alarming disruption if courts decide to undo the Affordable Care Act.
There's a new battle for control over the controversial I-77 toll lane project. Local lawmakers filed a bill on Monday that would give control of the contract to Governor Roy Cooper.
Michael Avenatti, the pugnacious attorney best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was arrested Monday on charges that included trying to shake down Nike for as much as $25 million by threatening the company with bad publicity.
Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trumpβs campaign βconspired or coordinatedβ with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice, Attorney General William Barr declared. That brought a hearty claim of vindication from Trump but set the stage for new rounds of political and legal fighting.
He's a millennial from the Midwest, who some say represents the future of the Democratic party. Mayor Pete Buttigieg met with voters in Rock Hill on Saturday.
