President Donald Trump has signed the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation. It mandates the detention and potential deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who are accused of theft and violent crimes before they’ve actually been convicted.
President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded an memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country.
The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a sign of a more cautious approach as the Fed seeks to gauge where inflation is headed and what policies President Donald Trump may pursue.
Private school vouchers and other school choice initiatives would expand under an order coming from President Donald Trump telling government agencies to repurpose federal dollars.
There are 23 new police officers on the job in Concord. The Concord Police Department held a badge pinning ceremony on Tuesday at city hall.
The Justice Department on Wednesday abandoned all criminal proceedings against the two co-defendants of President Donald Trump in the classified documents case, wiping out any legal peril the pair could have faced.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling the security protections and clearance of retired Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley.
The Trump administration says it is offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by next week — an unprecedented move to shrink the U.S. government at breakneck speed.
Governor Josh Stein has ordered all U.S. and NC flags on state facilities to remain at half staff in honor of state Representative Joe John who passed away on Monday, January 20, 2025.
To get to the U.S. Senate for a vote of his nomination, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. needs to have two committee hearings, one before the Finance committee on Wednesday and another in front of the Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee on Thursday.
Gaston County police arrested and charged a 16- year- old for shooting and killing another teen while he was walking to the store Sunday.
Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps.
A driver accused of hitting a man in Monroe and continuing to drive has been arrested. Police arrested 38-year-old Lazaurus Cunningham on Tuesday.
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It happened at a house on Enfield Road around 3:30 Wednesday morning.
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The shooting happened around 7 Tuesday night on Copper Creek Court. Medic say it took one person to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools support staff employees are getting a raise. Some support staff like custodians, instructional assistants, school nutrition specialists and more say they've been working multiple jobs to afford to live in Charlotte.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect.
Calling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “predator” who is addicted to power, Caroline Kennedy urged the U.S. Senate in a letter on Tuesday to reject the nomination of her cousin to be the nation’s health secretary.
The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending.
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