President Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre releases a statement after Pres. Biden tests positive for COVID-19.
Local Transportation Board Debates Proposal For I-77 Toll Lanes From Charlotte to SC
The debate over I-77 tolls is heating up again. A local transportation board is debating an unsolicited proposal from a private company to build toll lanes from Uptown Charlotte to the South Carolina border.
Vice President Kamala Harris To Travel To Charlotte
Vice President Harris will travel to Charlotte, North Carolina Thursday, July 21st, to discuss Biden-Harris Administration investments in affordable, high-speed internet.
Gov. Cooper Sends Warning About New Wave Of COVID-19
As key COVID-19 metrics increase in North Carolina and the U.S. due to the BA.5 variant, Governor Roy Cooper is reminding North Carolinians to stay prepared by being up to date on vaccines and boosters, having a supply of tests and seeking treatment if they test positive.
Rep. Alma Adams Arrested In Washington D.C. For Protesting For Abortion Rights
North Carolina Representative Alma Adams was arrested in Washington, D.C. for protesting for abortion rights and reproductive justice at the Supreme Court, according to her staff.
Ivana Trump Dies At 73, Family Says
The former wife of President Donald Trump has died, members of the family announced on Thursday in a statement.
White House: To Help Salmon, Dams May Need To Be Removed
The Biden administration on Tuesday released two reports arguing that removing dams on the lower Snake River may be needed to restore salmon runs to sustainable levels in the Pacific Northwest, and that replacing the energy created by the dams is possible but will cost $11 billion to $19 billion.
Jan. 6 Probe: Trump Sets Rally After 'Unhinged' WH Meeting
In a heated, βunhingedβ dispute, Donald Trump fought objections from his White House lawyers to a plan, eventually discarded, to seize states' voting machines and then, in a last ditch effort to salvage his presidency, summoned supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol for what turned into the deadly riot, the House Jan. 6 committee revealed Tuesday.
Biden Signs Order On Abortion Access After High Court Ruling
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday to protect access to abortion as he faced mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful on the subject after the Supreme Court ended a constitutional right to the procedure two weeks ago.
AP: Chauvin Gets 21 Years For Violating Floydβs Civil Rights
A federal judge has sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floydβs civil rights.
Gov. Cooper Signs Executive Order Protecting Abortion Access
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order Wednesday shielding out-of-state abortion patients from extradition and prohibiting state agencies under his control from assisting other statesβ prosecutions of those who travel for the procedure.
Boris Johnson Announces Resignation, Remains UK Prime Minister For Now
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned Thursday, acknowledging that it was βclearly the willβ of his party that he should go.
New North Carolina Laws Now In Effect
Roughly 30 new laws are in effect in North Carolina as of July 1st.Β
Griner Sends Letter To President Biden Pleading For His Help
Brittney Griner has made an appeal to President Joe Biden in a letter passed to the White House through her representatives saying she feared she might never return home and asking that he not β forget about me and the other American Detainees.β
Biden To Award Medal Of Freedom To Biles, McCain, Giffords
President Joe Biden will present the nationβs highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate.
Shifting Abortion Laws Cause Confusion For Patients, Clinics
Abortion providers and patients were struggling Friday to navigate the evolving legal landscape around abortion laws and access across the country since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week.
Jackson Sworn In, Becomes 1st Black Woman On Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in to the Supreme Court, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nationβs highest court.
Biden Backs Filibuster Exception To Protect Abortion Access
President Joe Biden says he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect access to abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade.
AP: Yellowstone Bison Gores Colorado Man, Causes Arm Injury
A Colorado man who Yellowstone National Park officials say got too close to a bison was thrown by the animal while trying to get himself and a child away from danger.
Officials: NC Budget Deal Reached Between House, Senate
North Carolina Republican legislative leaders have reached an agreement on adjustments to the second year of the two-year state government budget that was approved last fall.
