Texas lawmakers failed to address the underlying problem: They have repeatedly rejected bills that could protect residents in the state’s most dangerous, flood-prone areas, an investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found.
U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Timothy J. Kelly said at the end of a Thursday hearing he intends to issue his decision on a preliminary injunction in the press freedom case before Tuesday.
U.S. senators from both political parties said late Tuesday they had yet to see the text of the deal Trump administration officials struck over the weekend to end the war in Iran, though several indicated any final agreement will require their approval.
The Eno River Association is moving its annual Festival of the Eno to a cooler time of year because of extreme heat and rising costs.
With the arrival of fall and all the changes it will bring to the weather and how, when and where people gather and interact, we’ll get the latest expert advice on immunization and vaccinations with Prof. David Wohl of the Division of Infectious Diseases at UNC
GOP members on the NC Board of Elections rejected Democrats’ request to question Auditor Dave Boliek’s former elections liaison Dallas Woodhouse.
President Donald Trump is again demanding Congress pass a sweeping set of voting restrictions and refuses to rule out sending troops to the polls, as Democrats and voting rights groups assemble a sprawling effort to guard against federal election interference.
Time is running out for Trump’s administration to successfully place the restrictions on vote-by-mail before November’s midterm elections, 99 days from Monday. The 1st Circuit panel pointed to the approaching midterms as a reason to block the order for now.
Four states — Indiana, Nebraska, Washington and West Virginia — enacted laws this year that weaken child labor protections, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank. In all, 13 states had bills seeking to weaken those protections; some are still under consideration.
Families marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S. with stories, calls for justice at the site of the New York attacks.