No Turning Back: Facebook Reckons With A Post-2020 World
Itβs becoming increasingly clear that for Facebook, there is no returning to its habits of the past.
N.C. House Representatives File A Bill To Keep Transgender Youth Out Of School Sports
The North Carolina House Of Representatives has filed an anti-transgender bill titled βSave Womenβs Sports Act.β
Gov. Cooper & State Budget Director Perusse Share Budget Recommendations For North Carolina
Governor Roy Cooper and State Budget Director Charlie Perusse met to discuss the Governor's budget recommendations for North Carolina on Wednesday.
More than 100 People Speak Out About Plan that Could Shape Future of Charlotte Neighborhoods
Debate is growing over a plan that could shape how Charlotte neighborhoods look in the decades to come. The 2040 plan would eliminate single-family only zoning in the Queen City.
POLITICAL WRAP: Crisis at Border after Surge in Migrants and Unaccompanied Children
A crisis at the border as a major surge in migrants strains resources. Nearly 9,300 unaccompanied children were detained last month.
A Rapid COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Backfired In Some U.S. States
Despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 and get the country back to normal, the first three months of the rollout suggest faster is not necessarily better.
Biden Is On His Heels Amid A Migrant Surge At Mexico Border
Somehow, they didnβt see it coming. Within weeks of Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, the Biden administration had reversed many of the most maligned Trump-era immigration policies, including deporting children seeking asylum who arrived alone at the U.S.-Mexico border and forcing migrants to wait in Mexico as they made their case to stay in the United States.
President Biden & Vice President Harris Offer Solace To Grieving Asian Americans
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris offered solace to Asian Americans and a reeling nation on Friday as they visited Atlanta just days after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them Asian American women.
Health Officials Say All South Carolina Nursing Homes Are Open For Visitation
All South Carolina nursing homes and assisted living facilities beginning Friday, March 19th are required to offer visitation with a few exceptions for high risk residents, health officials say.
South Carolina Judge: Abortions To Continue During Lawsuit
A lawsuit challenging South Carolinaβs new ban on most abortions is βlikely to succeed,β a judge wrote Friday, ruling that abortions can continue until the lawsuit is resolved.
Absentee Ballot Turn-In Deadline Moved Up In NC Senate Bill
Absentee ballots in North Carolina would have to be received by county election officials by Election Day or the primary election date to be counted in legislation filed on Thursday by state Senate Republicans.
Financial Incentive For More Medicaid Draws Mixed Reaction
A financial carrot for North Carolina to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands low-income adults is raising already elevated hopes among Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and allies that the General Assembly will finally adopt it this year.
North Carolina Representatives Introduces Legislation To Remove Literacy Tests From The Constitution
Representative Terry Brown, along with other North Carolina representatives, introduced new legislation on Wednesday that would call for removing literacy tests from the constitution.
Biden: Cuomo Should Resign If Investigation Confirms Claims
The pressure against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over sexual harassment allegations reached the White House on Tuesday, with President Joe Biden saying Cuomo should resign if the state attorney generalβs investigation confirms the claims against him.
South Carolina Lawmakers Reject Transgender Sports Ban Bill
A committee in the South Carolina House rejected a bill Tuesday that would have prevented transgender students from playing on girlsβ sports teams in middle and high school.
Palmetto Pride: South Carolina State Flag Sparks Debate
South Carolina senators may soon take up one of the most divisive issues to hit the state in years: standardizing the state flagβs iconic palmetto tree and crescent design.
South Charlotte Rezoning Fight Comes Amid Controversy Over Eliminating Single-Family-Only Zoning
South Charlotte neighbors are pushing back against a proposed townhome community along Providence Road. It comes as debate grows over a plan that would eliminate single-family-only zoning in Charlotte.
POLITICAL WRAP: NY Governor Cuomo Under Fire Over Sexual Harassment Allegations; Nursing Home Deaths
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is facing multiple allegations of sexual harassment and unwanted advances. Cuomo says he isn't going anywhere, even as New York's two Senators and a majority of the state's democratic congressional delegation call on him to resign.
U.S. Female Firefighters Fight Discrimination With Lawsuits
The highest ranking female firefighter in Asheville, North Carolina, says she was repeatedly discriminated against because of her sex and fought to keep her job while battling breast cancer. The first female chief of a municipal fire department in the state says she briefly pondered suicide after years of sexual harassment.
Warp-Speed Spending And Other Surreal Stats Of COVID Times
The U.S. effort in World War II was off the charts. Battles spread over three continents and four years, 16 million served in uniform and the government shoved levers of the economy full force into defeating Nazi Germany and imperial Japan.
