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ROY A. COOPER


EXPLAINER: University of Wisconsin latest to ban TikTok

The University of Wisconsin System has joined a number of universities across the country in banning the popular social media app TikTok on school devicies.

Shootings at power substations cause North Carolina outages

Two power substations in a North Carolina county were damaged by gunfire in what is being investigated as a criminal act.

North Carolina blackouts caused by shootings could last days

Tens of thousands of people are bracing for days without electricity in a North Carolina county where authorities say two power substations were shot up by one or more people with apparent criminal intent.

NC Democrats' parity in Congress delegation may be fleeting

Democrats celebrated winning North Carolina's lone toss-up race for the U.S. House this month as Wiley Nickel won the 13th District seat.

Biden pitchman Landrieu hawks infrastructure and hope

Mitch Landrieu is the man entrusted with promoting President Joe Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure plan to the nation.

Abortion access could hinge on state election results

Abortion access in several states could hinge on the outcome of November elections of lawmakers, governors, supreme court justices and attorneys general.

High stakes in N. Carolina court races with majority on line

The stakes in elections for a pair of North Carolina Supreme Court seats this fall are high.

Rural areas to get $759M in grants for high-speed internet

The Agriculture Department has announced $759 million in grants and loans to enable rural communities to access high-speed internet.

โ€˜Active shootingโ€™ wounds multiple people in North Carolina

Police in North Carolina say that the suspect who killed five people in a shooting was a juvenile male.

Police: 15-year-old boy kills 5 in Raleigh shooting rampage

Police say a 15-year-old boy fatally shot five people in an attack that stretched from the streets of a Raleigh neighborhood to a nearby walking trail.

Ian lashes South Carolina as Florida's death toll climbs

A revived Hurricane Ian has pounded coastal South Carolina after causing catastrophic damage in Florida.

States spend federal COVID aid on roads, buildings, seawalls

States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings.

Budd embraces Trump, abortion opposition in NC Senate race

North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Ted Budd is leaning into his support for abortion restrictions and his allegiance to former President Donald Trump as Democrats fight for an elusive victory in the Southern swing state.

Governors races take on new prominence, with higher stakes

Governors races often are overshadowed by the fight for control of Congress during midterm elections.

Cancellation of Atlanta festival sparks new fight over guns

The cancellation of a major music festival in Atlanta has ignited a new fight over Georgia gun laws.

Medicaid expansion breakthrough within reach in N. Carolina

A deal on Medicaid expansion in North Carolina is within reach after both legislative chambers passed competing measures before ending their annual session.

Abortion ruling prompts variety of reactions from states

When the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established a right to abortion, it sparked legal changes and court challenges in states nationwide.

States move to protect abortion from prosecutions elsewhere

The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark abortion ruling overturning Roe v. Wade is prompting efforts in liberal states to protect providers and patients who have traveled for a legal procedure.

Supreme Court rules for GOP lawmakers in voter ID case

The Supreme Court is giving Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina a win in an ongoing fight over the stateโ€™s latest photo identification voting law.

Primaries spotlight coming battles over state supreme courts

Upcoming primary elections for state supreme court seats in North Carolina and Arkansas are putting the spotlight on how such races across the U.S. have grown in importance in recent years and led to high-dollar, partisan battles for control.

New round of state abortion battles winding up after draft

The Supreme Courtโ€™s apparent intention to abolish a nationwide right to abortion, spelled out in a draft opinion leaked this week, will not be the final chapter in the nationโ€™s most pitched culture battle.

Democrats eye key governors' races as backstop against GOP

Wisconsin is one of four states emerging as top priorities for Democrats in an election year when the party is facing fierce political headwinds.

Explosion fears remain as N. Carolina fertilizer plant burns

An uncontrolled fire at a fertilizer plant has continued to burn in North Carolina.

North Carolina chosen for supersonic passenger jet plant

A Colorado-based aviation company has chosen North Carolina as the location for a new plant that will manufacture next-generation supersonic passenger jets.

Rare blast of snow, ice takes aim at Southeast US coast

Freezing rain, sleet and snow blew into coastal areas stretching from South Carolina to Virginia.

Major winter storm: South braces for big blast of snow, ice

Forecasts of snow and ice as far south as Georgia have put much of the Southeast on an emergency preparedness footing as shoppers strip store shelves of supplies and road crews treat highways ahead of an approaching weekend storm.

South prepares for weekend threat of debilitating snow, ice

Forecasters' predictions of debilitating snow and ice as far south as Georgia have shoppers scouring store shelves for storm supplies and road crews trying to prevent a repeat of past wintertime debacles.

In omicron outbreak, US governors lose appetite for mandates

Governors across the U.S. took sweeping action during earlier surges of the COVID-19 pandemic, but are taking a much different approach during the record-setting caseloads caused by the omicron variant.

States diverge on police reforms after George Floyd killing

Democratic lawmakers in California, Maryland and Washington passed far-reaching policing reforms this year in response to the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.

After impasse, N. Carolina politicians make big deals in '21

In politically divided North Carolina, hostilities between Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and majority-Republican lawmakers have eased somewhat as 2021 nears its end.

Live updates: British Columbia orders closures due to COVID

The Canadian Pacific Coast province of British Columbia is closing bars, nightclubs and gyms because of the omicron coronavirus variant.

Toyota to build $1.3B battery plant near Greensboro, NC

Toyota says it plans to build a $1.3 billion electric vehicle battery plant near Greensboro, North Carolina, that will employ at least 1,750 people.

Ex-NC Gov. McCrory eyes political comeback with Senate bid

Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is among three top Republicans engaged in a hotly contested 2022 U.S. Senate primary.

Climate change: North Carolina gov signs major energy law

A milestone energy bill that targets sharply reducing greenhouse gas emissions from North Carolina power plants has become law.

Bill to curb racial teaching goes to North Carolina governor

North Carolina House Republicans have given final legislative approval to a bill to limit how teachers can discuss certain racial concepts inside the classroom.

Bill to curb racial teachings advances in North Carolina

A North Carolina Senate committee has advanced a measure that would limit how teachers can discuss racial concepts inside the classroom.

The Latest: Kentucky Supreme Court reins in Gov. Beshear

The Kentucky high court cleared the way for laws reining in Gov. Andy Beshear's emergency powers.

2 dead, 20 missing in North Carolina county flooded by Fred

Authorities in North Carolina have found two people dead and about 20 remain missing in Haywood County in floods caused by Tropical Storm Fred.

North Carolina is child bride destination; bill could end it

North Carolina has recently developed a dubious reputation: as a regional destination for adults who want to marry children.

The Latest: China pledges 2 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged that 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines would be supplied to the world through this year, increasing Chinaโ€™s commitment as the largest exporter of the shots.

The Latest: Sydney reports worst day of its current outbreak

Australiaโ€™s most populous state is reporting the worst day of its outbreak of the coronavirus delta variant, with a record 262 new local infections and five deaths from COVID-19.

N. Carolina GOP would ban K-12 promotion of views about race

North Carolina Republicans are moving forward with a bill that defines what teachers can and can't say about race and racism in classrooms.

Rental assistance fell victim to politics, bureaucracy

A rental crisis spurred by the pandemic prompted many states to make bold promises to help renters, but most failed to deliver on them after Congress passed the sweeping CARES Act in March 2020.

N. Carolina ban on Down syndrome abortions goes to governor

North Carolina's Senate has approved a measure to prohibit doctors from performing abortions if a woman is seeking it because of race, sex or a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.

State GOP lawmakers try to limit teaching about race, racism

Republican-controlled legislatures across the country are advancing measures to limit how students can be taught about race and racism.

Staal, Niederreiter lift Hurricanes past Predators 5-2

Jordan Staal scored twice and Nino Niederreiter beat Juuse Saros for the go-ahead goal early in the third period, helping the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators in the first game of the teams' first-round playoff series.

Hurricanes, Preds set to open first-round playoff series

The Carolina Hurricanes and the Nashville Predators begin their Stanley Cup playoff series Monday.

Conservatives seize on gas crunch to blame Biden, stir base

Thousands of social media posts have misleadingly painted President Joe Biden and his administration as catalysts of chaos who not only mishandled the temporary shutdown of the nationโ€™s largest fuel pipeline last Friday, but engineered it.

North Carolina prosecutor says man killed by deputies hit them with car

A judge has denied requests to release body camera video in the case of a Black man who was killed by North Carolina deputies.

Floyd killing has prompted state reforms, but not everywhere

George Floydโ€™s killing last year and the protests that followed led to a wave of police reforms in dozens of states.

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