North Carolina Legislative Session Getting Close to End
North Carolina legislators could soon end a legislative session that’s been marked by dealing with...
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Associated Press
U.S. Virus Cases Surge to Highest Level in 2 Months
New coronavirus cases in the U.S. have surged to their highest level in two months and are now back to where they were at the peak of the outbreak. The U.S. on Tuesday reported 34,700 new cases of the virus, according to a tally...
Read More2 Republicans Opposed by Trump Win in N. Carolina, Kentucky
Voters rebuffed President Donald Trump and nominated two Republicans he opposed to House seats from North Carolina and Kentucky on Tuesday. Calls in higher-profile races in Kentucky and New York faced days of delay as swamped...
Read MorePolice in Misconduct Cases Stay on Force Through Arbitration
An Oregon police officer lost his job and then returned to work after fatally shooting an unarmed Black man in the back. A Florida sergeant was let go six times for using excessive force and stealing from suspects, while a Texas...
Read MoreIsraeli Annexation Plan Draws Apartheid Comparisons
Benjamin Pogrund spent decades battling apartheid as a journalist in South Africa. Since moving to Israel two decades ago, he has passionately defended the country against charges that it too is an apartheid state. But at the...
Read MoreAmusement Parks, July 4 Events Latest NC Reopen Bills OK’d
The North Carolina General Assembly on Tuesday approved yet another Republican attempt to let more businesses reopen despite Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 restrictions on commerce. Lawmakers also sent the Democratic governor a...
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AP-NORC Poll: Nearly All in Us Back Criminal Justice Reform
Americans overwhelmingly want clear standards on when police officers may use force and...
Read MoreFauci to Testify at a Fraught Time for U.S. Pandemic Response
With coronavirus cases rising in about half the states and political polarization competing for attention with public health recommendations, Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday at a fraught moment in the...
Read More1 City, 1 Voting Place: Kentucky Braces for Lines in Primary
With only one polling place designated Tuesday for Louisville, a city of 600,000 people, voters who didn’t cast mail-in ballots or show up early could face long lines in Kentucky’s primary, the latest to unfold as the pandemic...
Read MoreSpate of Shootings Raises Fears of a Violent Summer
A spate of shootings over the past several days has law enforcement on edge, with some warning that a turbulent brew of a pandemic, racial unrest, historic surges in gun sales and a rancorous election year could make it an...
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