North Carolina is ranked  among “America’s Top States for Business.” But a new ranking by Oxfam lists the state dead last in this year’s 2026 Best States to Work Index.

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on American goods kicked in Tuesday, escalating a trade war with one of the largest U.S. trading partners that President Donald Trump continued to antagonize over the holiday weekend.

On Wednesday, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will consider Louisiana’s arguments for tightening federal policy around a common abortion and miscarriage drug. The primary target of Louisiana v. Food and Drug Administration and similar lawsuits against mifepristone is to end a Biden-era policy allowing abortion pills to be prescribed without an in-person visit with a provider.

Labor union membership continues to climb in the United States, though the increase remains sharply divided by the politics of individual states.

A new study from the nonprofit Oxfam ranks the best and worst states in the country to work and as we’ll hear from the group’s Patricia Stottlemyer, North Carolina does not fare well…

State Senator Natalie Murdock joins Newsline for a two-part discussion regarding some of the ways our warming climate is making life difficult and dangerous for both workers and residential utility customers

A District of Columbia Superior Court judge Friday seemed inclined to bar any new felony charges against former Olympian David Hearn, after the Trump administration accused the Maryland man of damaging part of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

State leaders are breathing a sigh of relief that the Trump administration’s threats to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency have subsided. But experts say there’s still confusion about President Donald Trump’s decisions to approve or deny disaster declarations, leaving states with uncertainty about whether they can expect federal recovery funds.

For years, Jose Palma has advocated for immigrants with Temporary Protected Status who hail from countries deemed too unstable for return. But the Salvadoran national is uncertain if his own legal status will remain in place next week.

Despite federal turmoil over absentee ballot delivery, NC is ready to start sending mail-in ballots to voters on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.