Supreme Court: NC Railroad Isn’t Subject to Open Records Law
The North Carolina Railroad Co., a nearly 175-year-old company now owned fully by the state, can...
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North Carolina is Child Bride Destination; Bill Could End It
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON Known for its coastlines, mountains and the state that was “first in...
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North Carolina House Approves Budget With Veto-Proof Support
Written by BRYAN ANDERSON The North Carolina House on Thursday approved a two-year budget with...
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Taliban Sweep Across Afghanistan’s South; Take 4 More Cities
Written by TAMEEM AKHGAR, RAHIM FAIEZ and JOSEPH KRAUSS The Taliban completed their sweep of the...
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Extra COVID Vaccine OK’d for Those With Weak Immune Systems
Written by LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE U.S. regulators say transplant recipients and...
Read MoreCensus Data: US Is Diversifying, White Population Shrinking
Written by MIKE SCHNEIDER No racial or ethnic group dominates for those under age 18, and white people declined in numbers for the first time on record in the overall U.S. population as the Hispanic and Asian populations boomed...
Read MoreOlympics Now Ended, Japan Races to Vaccinate as Virus Surges
Written by MARI YAMAGUCHI The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it’s still vacation season in Japan, and many people are ignoring government pleas to avoid travel and stay away from bars and restaurants even as the coronavirus...
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Republicans Take to Mask Wars as Virus Surges in Red States
Written by WILL WEISSERT Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states’ urban,...
Read MoreCensus Data Kicks off Effort To Reshape US House Districts
Written by DAVID A. LIEB and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Redistricting season officially kicks off with the release of detailed population data from the U.S. Census Bureau that will be used to redraw voting districts nationwide —...
Read MoreMore Than 9,000 Anti-Asian Incidents Since Pandemic Began
Written by TERRY TANG The frequency of anti-Asian incidents — from taunts to outright assaults — reported in the United States so far this year seems poised to surpass last year despite months of political and social activism,...
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