A federal criminal indictment unsealed today in the Western District of North Carolina charges the founder and Chairman of a multinational investment company, a company consultant and two North Carolina political figures with public corruption and bribery, for their alleged participation in a bribery scheme involving independent expenditure accounts and improper campaign contributions.
Aides to Joe Biden are striking a more aggressive tone as the former vice president faces scrutiny over his past behavior toward women.
As he threatens to shut down the southern border, President Donald Trump is considering bringing on a βborderβ or βimmigration czarβ to coordinate immigration policy across various federal agencies, according to four people familiar with the discussions.
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to close the nationβs southern border, or large sections of it, next week if Mexico does not halt illegal immigration at once.
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was backing off his budget request to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics, reversing course on a proposal that was unlikely to be approved by Congress after days of bipartisan criticism.
Federal legalization of hemp arrived in the U.S. late last year and expanded an industry already booming because of the skyrocketing popularity of CBDs, a compound in hemp that many see as a health aid.
Superintendent Dr. Clayton Wilcox pitched his $1.6 billion plan to the school board on Tuesday night. He wants the county to kick in nearly $70 million more than last year.
Access to doctors and medicine could undergo an alarming disruption if courts decide to undo the Affordable Care Act.
There's a new battle for control over the controversial I-77 toll lane project. Local lawmakers filed a bill on Monday that would give control of the contract to Governor Roy Cooper.
Michael Avenatti, the pugnacious attorney best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was arrested Monday on charges that included trying to shake down Nike for as much as $25 million by threatening the company with bad publicity.
Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trumpβs campaign βconspired or coordinatedβ with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice, Attorney General William Barr declared. That brought a hearty claim of vindication from Trump but set the stage for new rounds of political and legal fighting.
He's a millennial from the Midwest, who some say represents the future of the Democratic party. Mayor Pete Buttigieg met with voters in Rock Hill on Saturday.
The North Carolina county at the heart of a ballot-collection scandal that forced a new congressional election is getting a clean slate of elections overseers.
Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday turned over his long-awaited final report on the contentious Russia investigation that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trumpβs presidency, entangled Trumpβs family and resulted in criminal charges against some of the presidentβs closest associates.
Sheriff Garry McFadden isn't backing down after a speed trap caused controversy in Cornelius. Neighbors think they were targeted, while the Sheriff says privilege is at play.
Former state Rep. Rodney Moore of Charlotte was indicted on Monday by a Mecklenburg County grand jury. Also included in the indictment is Moore's campaign treasurer, Tammy Neal.
Plans are moving forward to transform part of Second Ward. County Commissioners got an update on Brooklyn Village, a mixed-use development which will replace Marshall Park.
We are learning more about security measures local mosques and places of worship are taking in response to the resurgence of white nationalist violence.
President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency on Friday, overruling Congress to protect his emergency declaration for border wall funding.
The Republican-run Senate rejected President Donald Trumpβs declaration of a national emergency at the southwest border on Thursday, setting up a veto fight and dealing him a conspicuous rebuke as he tested how boldly he could ignore Congress in pursuit of his highest-profile goal.
