Stein announces Helene recovery funding for NC small businesses
Governor Josh Stein visits Boone to make an announcement regarding supporting small business recovery after Hurricane Helene.
USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk's DOGE from classified info, officials say
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s government-inspection teams.
Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China could mean higher inflation and economic disruption
The Republican president is making a major political bet that his actions will not worsen inflation, cause financial aftershocks that could destabilize the worldwide economy or provoke a voter backlash.
SC state rep. reacts to seeing son's accused killer in court
Gavin Guffey was 17 when he allegedly met Hassanbunhussein Lawal. Investigators says Lawal was pretending to be a young woman.
White House says Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will go into effect Saturday
Canada and Mexico say they’ve prepared the option of retaliatory tariffs to be used if necessary now that the White House says the U.S. will put in place 25% tariffs on imports from them this weekend.
Former NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson drops lawsuit against CNN, says he won't run for office again
Former North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson says he is dropping his defamation lawsuit against CNN.
Court says banning gun sales to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ruled against a federal law requiring young adults to be 21 to buy handguns, finding it violated the Second Amendment.
RFK Jr. on defensive over his vaccine views as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to be the nation’s top health official is uncertain after a key Republican joined Democrats to raise persistent concerns over the nominee’s deep skepticism of routine childhood vaccinations that prevent deadly diseases.
Tips for tackling your taxes
The IRS began accepting and processing tax returns Monday.
Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC
An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River
Some NC companies ditching DEI and leaning toward 'belonging'
Some NC companies are ditching 'DEI' and leaning toward ‘adaptability’, ‘a culture of belonging’, and ‘inclusivity’.
Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension
Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Trump says he plans to send migrants in US illegally to Guantanamo
President Donald Trump says he's directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are living illegally in the United States.
Trump signs the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation
President Donald Trump has signed the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation. It mandates the detention and potential deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who are accused of theft and violent crimes before they’ve actually been convicted.
Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal grants after widespread confusion
President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded an memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country.
Fed hold rates steady, says job market is 'solid' while inflation 'remains somewhat elevated'
The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a sign of a more cautious approach as the Fed seeks to gauge where inflation is headed and what policies President Donald Trump may pursue.
Trump looks to repurpose federal money to expand school choice programs
Private school vouchers and other school choice initiatives would expand under an order coming from President Donald Trump telling government agencies to repurpose federal dollars.
DOJ abandons criminal proceedings against 2 Trump co-defendants in classified documents case
The Justice Department on Wednesday abandoned all criminal proceedings against the two co-defendants of President Donald Trump in the classified documents case, wiping out any legal peril the pair could have faced.
Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley's security clearance and protective detail
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling the security protections and clearance of retired Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley.
Trump offering federal workers buyouts in effort to shrink government
The Trump administration says it is offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by next week — an unprecedented move to shrink the U.S. government at breakneck speed.
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