Mecklenburg County Suspends Government Employees In Violation of Vaccine Mandate
Nearly 600 Mecklenburg county employees are at home, on unpaid suspension for disobeying the vaccination and testing rules.Β
Angry Over 2020 Ballot Deal, NC Republicans Vote To Limit AG
The flap over absentee ballots in North Carolinaβs 2020 election resurfaced Wednesday at the General Assembly as Republicans gave final approval to legislation that would limit Democratic Attorney General Josh Steinβs ability to enter future legal settlements.
Veteran Democratic State Lawmaker Insko Wonβt Run Again
North Carolina Rep. Verla Insko, the longest-serving House Democrat currently in the chamber, announced on Wednesday she wonβt seek reelection next year.
FBI Releases Newly Declassified Record On Sept. 11th Attacks
The FBI late Saturday released a newly declassified document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The document details contacts the hijackers had with Saudi associates in the U.S. but does not provide proof that senior Saudi government officials were complicit in the plot.
Biden's Vaccine Rules Ignite Instant, Hot GOP Opposition
President Joe Bidenβs aggressive push to require millions of U.S. workers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus is running into a wall of resistance from Republican leaders threatening everything from lawsuits to civil disobedience, plunging the country deeper into culture wars that have festered since the onset of the pandemic.
Sweeping New Vaccine Mandates For 100 Million Americans
President Joe Biden on Thursday is announcing sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant that is killing thousands each week and jeopardizing the nationβs economic recovery.
September Redistricting Hearings Held For NC Maps Input
North Carolina legislators are going outside Raleigh to hear from residents about how General Assembly and congressional districts should be redrawn for the next decade.
President Biden Directs Federal Aid To NY, NJ After Deadly Flooding
President Joe Biden approved major disaster declarations Monday greenlighting federal aid for people in six New Jersey counties and five New York counties affected by devastating flooding last week from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Rescue Groups: U.S. Tally Misses Hundreds Left In Afghanistan
Veteran-led rescue groups say the Biden administrationβs estimate that no more than 200 U.S. citizens were left behind in Afghanistan is too low and also overlooks hundreds of other people they consider to be equally American: permanent legal residents with green cards.
Origin Story Of The Texas Law That Could Upend Roe V. Wade
The road to a Texas law that bans most abortions in the state, sidestepping for now the Supreme Courtβs landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, began in a town called Waskom, population 1,600.
Bipartisan North Carolina Police Reforms Signed By Cooper
A bipartisan police reform package was signed into law Thursday by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, emphasizing success of enacting provisions from a task force he commissioned following George Floydβs murder over panel recommendations left out.
New Texas Abortion Law Pushes Women To Out-Of-State Clinics
Even before a strict abortion ban took effect in Texas this week, clinics in neighboring states were fielding growing numbers of calls from women desperate for options.
Biden Blasts High Court Failure To Block Texas Abortion Curb
President Joe Biden on Thursday blasted the Supreme Courtβs decision not to block a new Texas law banning most abortions in the state and directed federal agencies to do what they can to βinsulate women and providersβ from the impact.
Texas Bans Most Abortions, With High Court Mum On Appeal
The nationβs most far-reaching curb on abortions since they were legalized a half-century ago took effect Wednesday in Texas, with the Supreme Court silent on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold.
Bill To Curb Racial Teaching Goes To North Carolina Governor
North Carolina Republicans sent a bill Wednesday to the stateβs Democratic governor that would limit how teachers can discuss certain racial concepts in the classroom.
20 States Sue Over Biden Admin School, Work LGBT Protections
Attorneys general from 20 states sued President Joe Bidenβs administration Monday seeking to halt directives that extend federal sex discrimination protections to LGBTQ people, ranging from transgender girls participating in school sports to the use of school and workplace bathrooms that align with a personβs gender identity.
Cooper Vetoes Measure Addressing NC Hotel Guest Rights
Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed on Monday a measure that would have made clear North Carolina hotel operators could remove short-term residents for misconduct by making clear they lacked the rights of a long-term tenant.
NC Governor Vetoes Doing Away With Pistol Purchase Permits
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.
Taliban Largely Seal Off Kabul Airport As Airlift Winds Down
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.
RFK assassin Sirhan Wins Parole With Support Of 2 Kennedys
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.
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