Ex-judge Cheri Beasley to run for U.S. Senate, advisers say
RALEIGH, N.C. — Coming off a narrow election defeat in 2020, North Carolina’s first Black woman to serve as chief justice on the state...
4 men linked to Proud Boys charged in plot to attack Capitol
Four men described as leaders of the far-right Proud Boys have been charged in the U.S. Capitol riots, as an indictment ordered unsealed on...
Ex-NFL player facing felony traffic case after Vegas crash
LAS VEGAS — A former NFL player was arrested after allegedly driving away from a crash, abandoning his vehicle and leaving his injured passenger...
Russian national pleads guilty in $150 million kickback plot
NEW BERN, N.C. — A Russian national living in North Carolina has pleaded guilty to bribery and other charges after prosecutors say he received...
Assumptions about hurricane season face winds of change
With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, some assumptions about the Atlantic hurricane season are being rethought.
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N Carolina man arrested after explosions near buildings
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A North Carolina man has been arrested days after explosive devices were detonated near a county building and a veterans post,...
Collaboration with police divides social workers across US
CHICAGO — Rayshard Brooks was killed last June when Atlanta police responding to a report of a man asleep in a car blocking a...
South emerges as flashpoint of brewing redistricting battle
The partisan showdown over redistricting has hardly begun, but already both sides agree on one thing: It largely comes down to the South.
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Automakers embrace electric vehicles. But what about buyers?
DETROIT — The world’s major automakers have made something abundantly clear: They believe electric vehicles will dominate their industry in the years ahead.
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‘Dating scammer’ faces more time after escape, capture
CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey man who has twice served prison terms for using dating services to defraud women is facing more time...