Mecklenburg County Commissioners pass a nondiscrimination ordinance days after the city's NDO went into effect. The ordinance gives protections for people who work anywhere, no matter the size of the company.
Delays in contact tracing had parents protesting again outside Tuesday night's Union County School Board Meeting. Some say its taking more than a week before they're being notified about possible COVID exposures.
A wide ranging alcohol control billΒ that was signed into law in North Carolina now paves the way for the creation of βsocial districtsβ. The law now allows for open container area designation similar to places like the Las Vegas strip and Savannahβs historic district.Β
Litigation challenging the North Carolina General Assemblyβs decision 10 years ago to begin charging some retired state government workers and teachers a premium for health insurance is now before the state Supreme Court.
A North Carolina school board has passed a policy preventing critical race theory in its classrooms after county commissioners threatened to withhold nearly $8 million in funding.
he Biden administration on Friday urged a federal judge to block the nationβs most restrictive abortion law, which has banned most abortions in Texas since early September and sent women racing to get care beyond the borders of the second-most populous state.
New police accountability reporting requirements, rules for sheriffβs candidates, mandated clergy hospital visitation and Sunday bottled liquor sales begin as all or parts of more than 30 new laws take effect on Friday in North Carolina.
The Supreme Court says Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19.
With only hours to spare, Congress passed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3, and sent the bill to President Joe Biden.
Governor Roy Cooper signed a bill that would allow cities and counties within North Carolina to create their own "social districts," where drinking alcohol in the street will be made legal in some outdoor areas.
President Joe Biden is nominating nine lawyers to run U.S. attorneyβs offices across the country, a diverse group of candidates in the latest round of picks for the top law enforcement positions.
Switzerland voted by a wide margin to allow same-sex couples to marry in a referendum on Sunday, bringing the Alpine nation into line with many others in western Europe.
The City of Charlotte unveiled the newly installed Druid Hills Way street signs on Friday, replacing Jefferson Davis Street, as part of a plan to rename nine streets named after leaders of the Confederacy.
Vice President Kamala Harrisβ live interview on βThe Viewβ was abruptly delayed Friday after two hosts of the talk show learned they had tested positive for COVID-19 moments before Harris was to join them on the set.
The Biden administrationβs special envoy to Haiti has resigned, protesting βinhumaneβ large-scale expulsions of Haitian migrants to their homeland wracked by civil strife and natural disaster, U.S. officials said Thursday.
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a state law preventing anyone from moving a Confederate monument or changing the historical name of a street or building without the Legislatureβs permission is legal.
Redistricting efforts are underway in North Carolina. Political power could shift depending on how the maps are drawn.
President Joe Biden goes before the United Nations this week eager to make the case for the world to act with haste against the coronavirus, climate change and human rights abuses.
The bitter back and forth continues to play out at school board meetings across the Charlotte area.Β The Union County School Board now plans to hold an emergency meeting Monday to address the threat of legal action from the North Carolina Health Department.Β
Burned before, Capitol Police say they are taking no chances as they prepare for a Saturday rally at the U.S. Capitol in support of rioters imprisoned after the violent Jan. 6 insurrection.
