Politics & Government

Transgender girls in North Carolina would no longer be allowed to play on the school sports teams that align with their gender identity under a proposal that received final legislative approval on Thursday.

For weeks New York's embattled Republican congressman fought to keep the backers of his bond secret. Turns out it was his dad and his aunt.

The North Carolina Senate approved on Wednesday a pair of election and voting-related bills that include the latest attempts by Republicans to enact legislation that Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed in past years and to remove his control over the State Board of Elections.

Winston-Salem City Council passed a $607.8 million budget Tuesday that includes a 2.5 cent property tax rate increase and a pay raise for police.

Hurd, who considers himself a "common sense" candidate, joins the list of Republicans seeking the party's nomination.

President Biden rolls out the red carpet for India's prime minister. Time is running out in the search for the Titan submersible. And, the NTSB holds hearings on the East Ohio train derailments.

Disability and voting rights advocates are asking a federal court to block a measure in Mississippi, set to go into effect next week, that Republican backers say cracks down on "ballot harvesting."

If convicted of the six charges against him, the 21-year-old Air National guardsman could face up to 10 years in prison for each charge.