Early voting kicks off today in North Carolina
Voters will decide who will face off in the midterm general election in November
NC lawmakers request emails, notes, travel logs and more from Mecklenburg Co. Sheriff Garry McFadden
North Carolina lawmakers want more records and information from Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden. The sheriff appeared before lawmakers in Raleigh earlier this week in an oversight hearing on public safety in Charlotte.
Talkinβ Sports With My Dad
Should the NFL expand into other countries? What is the single greatest sporting event? LIV versus PGA. Should athletes be taking up political causes? And is the NFL protecting the QB too much?
Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it
A racist post on President Donald Trump's social media account depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle has been taken down.
Companies can now claim 'no artificial colors' if they add plant-based color to food
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relaxing rules that restrict when food companies can claim their products have no artificial colors.
Man who tried to shoot Trump at a Florida golf course gets life in prison
A man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 was sentenced to life in prison.
Trump's border czar announces 700 immigration officers to immediately leave Minnesota
The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday.
House passes bill to end the partial government shutdown, sending the measure to Trump
The vote was 217-214, and wraps up congressional work on 11 of the 12 annual appropriations bills, funding the vast majority of the government for the budget year ending Sept. 30.
Defense seeks to block videos of Charlie Kirk's killing in murder case, claims bias
Attorneys for the man charged in Kirkβs killing want a state judge to block such videos from being shown during a hearing scheduled for Tuesday. Defense attorneys also want to oust TV and still cameras from the courtroom, arguing that βhighly biasedβ news outlets risk tainting the case.
US shoots Iranian drone as Iranβs president seeks 'fair and equitable negotiations'
U.S. Central Command said the drone βaggressively approachedβ the aircraft carrier on Tuesday, just before sunrise, with βunclear intentβ and it βcontinued to fly toward the ship despite deescalatory measures taken by U.S. forces operating in international waters.β
Jill Biden's first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute at their Delaware home
William Stevenson, 77, of Wilmington was married to Jill Biden from 1970 to 1975.
Justice Department says it's taken down Epstein-related files that may have had victim information
The Justice Department said Monday that it had taken down several thousand documents and βmediaβ that may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information since it began releasing the latest batch of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on Friday.
What to know about the partial government shutdown and its impact
The partial government shutdown is a lot different from the record-long shutdown in the fall.
DOJ has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, deputy AG says
The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, according to federal officials.
Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service
Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he had been covering the Grammy Awards, his attorney Abbe Lowell said.
Trump threatens Canada with 50% tariff on aircraft sold in US, expanding trade war
President Donald Trump is threatening Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S..
Trump's border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after βcooperationβ
President Donald Trumpβs border czar says immigration enforcement could reduce the number of officers in Minnesota.
Partial federal shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand major changes to ICE
A partial government shutdown is looming at weekβs end.
Trump signals interest in easing tensions, but Minneapolis sees little change on the streets
President Donald Trump seemed to signal a willingness to ease tensions in Minneapolis after a second deadly shooting by federal immigration agents.
Man wounded after exchanging gunfire with Border Patrol agents near US-Mexico border
A man who authorities say was involved in a human smuggling operation was shot Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with the U.S. Border Patrol and after firing at a federal helicopter near the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said.
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