NC House Votes for Guardrails on Governor’s Emergency Powers
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON North Carolina’s governor would have to get formal support from other...
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NC Bill Would Halt Abortions on Basis of Race, Down Syndrome
North Carolina Republicans are looking to restrict abortions further in the state, filing a bill this week to prohibit the procedure if the pregnant woman is seeking it due to the unborn child’s race or the detection of the...
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U.S. Employers Add 916,000 Jobs in March as Hiring Accelerates
Written by CHRISTOPHER RUGABER America’s employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding...
Read MoreTruck Knocks Train off Tracks in Taiwan, Killing at Least 48
Written by RALPH JENNINGS and JOHNSON LAI A train collided with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill Friday in eastern Taiwan, leaving at least 48 people dead and dozens injured in the island’s deadliest rail...
Read MoreImmigrants With Temporary Status Have Grown Deep Roots in U.S.
Written by AMY TAXIN, JEFF ROBERSON and MARCOS ALEMÁN Irma Chavez is a married mother of four who leads a business networking initiative in this small Arkansas city she calls home. It’s a long way from her life as a live-in...
Read MoreDuty Sergeant: Officers Could Have Ended Floyd Restraint
Written by STEVE KARNOWSKI, AMY FORLITI and TAMMY WEBBER A Minneapolis police supervisory sergeant who was on duty the night George Floyd died testified that he believes the officers who restrained Floyd could have ended it...
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Myanmar Remains Mired in Violence 2 Months After Coup
Protesters in Myanmar on Thursday marked two months since the military seized power by once more...
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Biden Announces Huge Infrastructure Plan To ‘Win the Future’
Written by JONATHAN LEMIRE, KEVIN FREKING and ZEKE MILLER President Joe Biden outlined a huge $2.3...
Read MoreWorld Trade Body Chief Says Vaccine Inequity ‘Unacceptable’
The head of the World Trade Organization called Thursday for expanded capability in developing countries to manufacture vaccines, saying the gaping imbalance in access to coronavirus vaccines that mostly favors rich, developed...
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Ancient Coins May Solve Mystery of Murderous 1600s Pirate
Written by WILLIAM J. KOLE A handful of coins unearthed from a pick-your-own-fruit orchard in...
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