FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the East Room of the White House in Wash…
A thick, hazardous haze of wildfire smoke is looming over daily life for millions of people across the U.S. and Canada for a third day, and it…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has warned that the Belmont Stakes could be canceled if air quality doesn't improve. Racing at Belmont Park was cal…
After years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting as ripe for fraud, Republicans at the top of the party want to change c…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Spain, Portugal and France are sending 280 firefighters to Canada. With smoke reaching…
The Republican Party’s 2024 presidential field is all but set after a trio of new announcements this week. There are at least 10 high-profile …
Smoky haze blanketing US, Canada could last for days as wildfires rage, winds won't budge
Ben Crump has become a powerful figure in the movement seeking equality for Black Americans and justice for those killed by police. The Florid…
FILE - This screengrab shows the arrest in Raleigh, N.C., of Darryl Tyree Williams, who died after being stunned repeatedly with stun guns on …
FILE - This screengrab shows the arrest in Raleigh, N.C., of Darryl Tyree Williams, who died after being stunned repeatedly with stun guns on …
FILE - In this May 25, 2017 file photo, chemotherapy drugs are administered to a patient at a hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. A growing shortage…
In this photo provided by Duke Health, surgeons Dr. Jacob Schroder, left, and Dr. Zachary Fitch perform a heart transplant at Duke University …
North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell walks through the Republican Governors Association conference, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in Orland…
Millions breathing hazardous air as smoke from Canadian wildfires streams south over US
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is pouring into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest and covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze. …
North Carolina legislation to authorize statewide and regulate sports and horse-race wagering is heading to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's desk.…
Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec, with hundreds of forest fires burn…
Police say two people have been killed and five more wounded in a shooting after a high school graduation ceremony in Virginia’s capital. Poli…
FILE - The North Carolina Capitol stands, July 24, 2013, in Raleigh, N.C. The promotion of certain beliefs some North Carolina lawmakers have …
FILE - North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham announces she is switching her party affiliation to the Republican Party at a news conference W…
Supreme Court tossed out heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago, prompting wave of new voting rules
A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart of the Voting Rights Act continues to reverberate across the country. Rep…
Eleven House conservatives have staged a mini-revolt as part of the fallout from last week’s vote to lift the debt ceiling. They tanked GOP le…
More details are emerging about four people killed when a private jet crashed in Virginia after causing a scare over Washington. The victims a…
Only minutes into a doomed journey, the pilot of a business jet wasn’t responding to air traffic control instructions and federal aviation off…
Legalized sports gambling in North Carolina has cleared one of its last legislative hurdles. The House voted 67-42 Tuesday for changes made by…
Virginia plane crash investigators ask when pilot became unresponsive and why aircraft flew its path
The pilot of the business jet that flew over Washington and crashed in Virginia appeared to be slumped over and unresponsive, the fighter jet …
North Carolina Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue, D-Wake, speaks at a Legislative Building news conference in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday, June 5, …
North Carolina state Sen. Natasha Marcus, D-Mecklenburg, speaks at a Legislative Building news conference in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday, June 5,…
