FBI agent removed from Mueller probe for anti-Trump messages

Maryland caps years of delays, begins sales of medical marijuana under program considered one of the most liberal in the nation for prescribed cannabis. Maryland caps years of delays, begins sales of medical marijuana under program considered one of the most liberal in the nation for prescribed cannabis.

North Carolina senators oppose Trump’s EPA nominee: reports

North Carolina Senators Richard Burr and Thom Tillis said they will not support the Trump administration's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency's chemical safety office, media reports said. If one more Republican votes against Michael Dourson, he likely wouldn't be confirmed to the post, the Hill reported on Wednesday.

A tale of two cities

Prosperous, progressive and, yes, white West Raleigh prevailed over less-prosperous, left-out, left-behind and, yes, black East Raleigh in the mayor's race. And that's the challenge for North Carolina Democrats who hope for a replay of Virginia's victories here next year and in 2020.

Black Candidates Win Mayoral Races, Could Affect US Politics

Charlotte Mayor Pro Tem Vi Lyles, seen in this Nov. 1, 2017, claimed victory Tuesday night, Nov. 7, in the race to become the next mayor o North Carolina's largest city. When Wilmot Collins knocked on doors across Helena, Montana, residents wanted to know what he would do to address homelessness, affordable housing and other municipal issues.

FBI agent picks up a woman in a hotel bar. She picked his pocket a ” and a lot more, police say

The J. Edgar Hoover FBI headquarters building is pictured in Washington, D.C. An FBI counterterrorism supervisor is under internal investigation after a woman stole his gun following a night of heavy drinking in a North Carolina hotel, reports show. The J. Edgar Hoover FBI headquarters building is pictured in Washington, D.C. An FBI counterterrorism supervisor is under internal investigation after a woman stole his gun following a night of heavy drinking in a North Carolina hotel, reports show.

Lawmakers ask Dept. of Ed to extend student loan discharge for Charlotte School of Law students

The Department of Education has the authority to extend enrollment requirements for school loan discharges if there are "exceptional circumstances," which is what should happen for students at the now-shuttered Charlotte School of Law, say a group of North Carolina U.S. Congress members. The letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, dated Oct. 26, is signed by U.S. Reps.

Defense to push for leniency for U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl

Lawyers for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl will build their case on Tuesday for why he should be spared prison time for walking off his Afghanistan post in June 2009 and endangering the troops who searched for him. The 31-year-old soldier, a polarizing figure who spent years in captivity and was released in a 2014 Taliban prisoner swap brokered by Democratic President Barack Obama's administration, took the stand at his sentencing hearing on Monday.

Ref who left game after protests denies racist Facebook post

As President Trump argued about what he said to the family of a soldier killed in Niger, a North Carolina congressman was quietly doing what he's done more than 11,000 times: signing a condolence letter to that... As President Trump argued about what he said to the family of a soldier killed in Niger, a North Carolina congressman was quietly doing what he's done more than 11,000 times: signing a condolence letter to that family and others. MONROE, N.J. - A referee facing criticism for refusing to officiate a high school football game after players knelt during the national anthem is facing new heat for racially insensitive Facebook posts.

Judges to hire expert to aid evaluating North Carolina districts

Nine North Carolina legislative districts redrawn by the Republican-controlled General Assembly over the summer still may be unlawful, a federal court said Thursday while announcing it planned to hire an outside expert to evaluate them and possibly retool them again. A three-judge panel, which last year determined that 28 of the 170 state House and Senate districts approved in 2011 were illegal racial gerrymanders, say problems remain in the latest version of the legislative maps.

U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl’s sentencing hearing delayed until Wednesday

The sentencing hearing for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who could go to prison for life for deserting his duties in Afghanistan in June 2009 and endangering the lives of fellow troops, was postponed on Monday for two days due to an emergency for a lawyer in the case. The proceedings at North Carolina's Fort Bragg will resume on Wednesday, Army Judge Colonel Jeffery Nance said in court.

NC repa s comments go nationwide a ” again. This time, he says, critics got it wrong

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform member Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., left, speaks to a staff member on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2016. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform member Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., left, speaks to a staff member on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2016.

The Latest: Maria floods damaged North Carolina beach towns

The federal government will pick up 100 percent of the costs of debris removal and other emergency assistance to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. President Donald Trump made the change Tuesday as part of an amendment to his earlier disaster declaration authorizing federal aid.

North Carolina editorial roundup

The News & Observer of Raleigh on University of North Carolina Board of Governors criticizing school officials over the recent controversy about a Confederate memorial statue at the Chapel Hill campus: Now 15 members of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors have criticized in a letter UNC system President Margaret Spellings, Board of Governors Chair Lou Bissette and by implication UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt over the recent controversy about the Silent Sam Confederate memorial statue on the Chapel Hill campus.

White House scales back HBCU event amid protests over Trumpa s actions

The White House has significantly scaled back an annual gathering of the nation's historically black colleges presidents and advocates after a series of potentially offensive actions by President Donald Trump, including his much maligned statement this summer on the deadly race-fueled rally in Charlottesville, Va. Organizers worried some presidents would not attend and students would protest next week's event, initially scheduled to be held at a hotel just outside the nation's capital, according to three people familiar with the situation.