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Buddhist monks’ ‘Walk for Peace’ arrives in Washington
The Buddhist monks have become fixtures on social media, along with their rescue dog Aloka, as they traveled to Washington, DC. Their trek included multiple stops in North Carolina.
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press.
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NC town to return historic cultural site to the Cherokee
The town of Franklin, NC, took the steps this week to return a crucial cultural site to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Here’s what to know.
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US capture of Maduro divides Latin America, thrilling Trump’s allies and threatening his foes
Saturday’s bombings in Venezuela and the capture of Maduro — as well as Trump’s vow that Washington would “run” Venezuela and seize control of its oil sector — galvanized opposite sides of the polarized continent.
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North Carolina’s ‘education governor,’ Jim Hunt, dies at 88
Four-term North Carolina Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt, a towering figure in North Carolina politics in the late 20th century who helped leaders from both major parties strive for public education reform, died Thursday at the age of 88, his daughter Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt announced. Hunt, whose career provided a prototype for the modern “education governor,” served an unprecedented…
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NASCAR antitrust trial opens with Michael Jordan on hand and huge stakes
Michael Jordan’s case against NASCAR could change the shape of stock car racing. Here’s what’s at stake.
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Federal judges uphold several North Carolina US House districts drawn by Republicans
Federal judges will allow some of North Carolina state lawmakers’ gerrymandered US House districts to go on, but this year’s Trump-endorsed redrawing of a Black voting district is still up in the air.
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Charlotte immigration crackdown goes on, Homeland Security says, despite sheriff saying it ended
The federal immigration crackdown goes on in Charlotte, Trump administration says, despite signs that it’s winding down or done.
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Arrests now top 250 in immigration crackdown across North Carolina
It’s the latest phase of President Donald Trump’s aggressive mass deportation efforts that have sent the military and immigration agents into Democratic-run cities — from Chicago to Los Angeles and Charlotte.
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After Border Patrol surge in NC, Gov. Josh Stein says effort is ‘stoking fear’
“Masked, heavily armed agents in paramilitary garb driving unmarked cars, targeting American citizens based on their skin color, racially profiling,” NC Gov. Josh Stein said of Border Patrol agents.
