North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Monday that would do away with the permit someone must obtain from a county sheriff before buying a pistol, turning back a key agenda item of conservative gun-rights supporters.
The Taliban deployed extra forces around Kabulβs airport Saturday to prevent large crowds from gathering after a devastating suicide attack two days earlier, as the massive U.S.-led airlift wound down ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline.
U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedyβs assassin was granted parole Friday after two of RFKβs sons spoke in favor of Sirhan Sirhanβs release and prosecutors declined to argue he should be kept behind bars.
By promising to strike the extremists who killed 13 Americans and dozens of Afghans, President Joe Biden now confronts the reality of finding and targeting them in an unstable country without U.S. military and intelligence teams on the ground and no help from a friendly government in Kabul.
The Supreme Courtβs conservative majority is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic.
North Carolinaβs minimum age to be married is now higher after Gov. Roy Cooper signed a measure Thursday increasing it from 14 to 16.
President Joe Biden vowed Thursday to complete the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan despite the dayβs deadly suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport. He promised to avenge the deaths of 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack, declaring to the extremists responsible: βWe will hunt you down and make you pay.β
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that as many as 1,500 Americans may be awaiting evacuation from Afghanistan, a figure that suggests the U.S. may accomplish its highest priority for the Kabul airlift β rescuing U.S. citizens β ahead of President Joe Bidenβs Tuesday deadline.
The American Civil Liberties Union, representing disability rights groups and parents of children with disabilities, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday over a South Carolina law that bans school districts from requiring face masks, arguing the ban excludes vulnerable students from public schools.
Tens of thousands of North Carolina residents convicted of felonies but whose current punishments donβt include prison time can register to vote and cast ballots, a judicial panel declared Monday.
Facing a torrent of criticism, President Joe Biden plans to speak Friday about the chaotic evacuation of Americans and allies from Afghanistan as the U.S. struggles with obstacles ranging from armed Taliban checkpoints to airport pandemonium and cumbersome red tape.
President Joe Bidenβs administration has approved a significant and permanent increase in the levels of food aid available to needy families β the largest single increase in the programβs history.
Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an already severe worker shortage in the nationβs farming and ranching regions and drawing calls from those industries for immigration reform to help ease the problem.
Known for its coastlines, mountains and the state that was βfirst in flight,β North Carolina has also developed a more dubious reputation recently: as a regional destination for adults who want to marry children.
State leaders plans to increase awareness of trails and boost local trail use as well as tourism by designating 2023 as the "Year of the Trail" for North Carolina.Β
The Census Bureau on Thursday issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing a trove of demographic data that will be used to redraw political maps across an increasingly diverse country.
Suddenly propelled to lead New York, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed Wednesday to set a better tone in state government after the sexual harassment scandal that spurred Gov. Andrew Cuomoβs resignation.
Five years after North Carolina blocked an expansion of Charlotteβs nondiscrimination ordinance, prompting a backlash that cost the state billions of dollars, the city council unanimously approved expansive protections for LGBT people and vulnerable residents.
With a robust vote after weeks of fits and starts, the Senate approved a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan on Tuesday, a rare coalition of Democrats and Republicans joining to overcome skeptics and deliver a cornerstone of President Joe Bidenβs agenda.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations Tuesday in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during the darkest days of COVID-19.
