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North Carolina regulators says nonprofit run by lieutenant governor's wife owes the state $132K

Jul. 26, 2024 18:22 PM EDT

RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state regulators now declare a nonprofit run by the wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson must repay over $132,000 for what they call disallowed expenses while carrying out a federally funded child care meal program. The state Department...

North Carolina Democrats sue to reverse decision that put RFK Jr. on ballots

Jul. 26, 2024 17:42 PM EDT

RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Democratic Party has challenged the state election board's recent decision to recognize a new political party that will put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the state's presidential ballots. The complaint filed Thursday seeks to reverse the board's...

Three men — including ex-Marines — sentenced for involvement in plot to destroy power grid

Jul. 26, 2024 13:21 PM EDT

Three men with connections to white supremacist groups were sentenced Thursday in federal court after plotting to destroy a power grid in the northwestern United States, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Paul James Kryscuk, 38; Liam Collins, 25; and Justin Wade Hermanson,...

Gabrielle Giffords stumps for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania as campaign for running mate takes shape

Jul. 25, 2024 21:10 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gabrielle Giffords, the former Democratic congresswoman who was grievously wounded in a 2011 shooting in her Arizona district, took to the campaign trail Thursday for Vice President Kamala Harris, as Harris' nascent presidential campaign gets off the ground and a parallel...

2024 Election Latest: Harris decries suffering in Gaza, calls for cease-fire to free hostages

Jul. 25, 2024 19:18 PM EDT

Likely Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters that she is “ready” to debate Donald Trump and accused her Republican rival of “backpedaling” on their faceoff. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a long-awaited White House visit to...

North Carolina review say nonprofit led by lieutenant governor's wife 'seriously deficient'

Jul. 25, 2024 18:14 PM EDT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A recently shuttered nonprofit operated by the wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson was "seriously deficient" in its operations, according to a state review examining how it carried out a federally funded meal program helping some child care providers. ...

West Virginia is asking the US Supreme Court to consider transgender surgery Medicaid coverage case

Jul. 25, 2024 16:58 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review rulings that found the state's refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Thursday. ...

North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton wants to become more versatile like Christian McCaffrey

Jul. 25, 2024 16:09 PM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Omarion Hampton is eager to become a more versatile, well-rounded running back entering his third season at North Carolina. Hey, even second-team All-Americans need goals. Hampton was fifth in the nation in rushing last season with 1,504 yards...

Truck driver faces manslaughter charges after 5 killed in I-95 crash, North Carolina officials say

Jul. 25, 2024 13:23 PM EDT

KENLY, N.C. (AP) — A truck driver is facing manslaughter charges after five people died in a crash that shut down northbound Interstate 95 in North Carolina for nine hours Wednesday, according to the state Highway Patrol. The crash happened about 1:30 p.m. in Wilson County in an...

Trump turns his full focus on Harris at his first rally since Biden's exit from the 2024 race

Jul. 25, 2024 10:35 AM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of attack lines Wednesday against his likely new opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, whom he called his “new victim to defeat” and accused of deceiving the public about President Joe Biden 's ability to run for a second term. ...