Category: North Carolina

North Carolina College to ‘Revise Policies’ After Drag Queen Lap Dances on Teenage Girl

A North Carolina public school said it’s going to “revise campus policies” after a video went viral on social media showing a drag queen invited to the school’s LGBT pride event performing a lap dance on an apparent teenage student. In a clip obtained and shared by Twitter account Libs of TikTok on Tuesday, a…


North Carolina Expands Medicaid to 600,000 Individuals

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a law on Monday to expand Medicaid eligibility to over half a million people whose higher level of income disqualifies them from traditional coverage. Cooper, who has emphasized the need to address this issue since he was first elected in 2016, signed the “Access to Healthcare Options” bill into law…


LIVE 2:30 PM ET: Biden Visits North Carolina to Promote Investing in America

To promote his investing in America agenda, President Joe Biden visits semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed in Durham, North Carolina, at 2:30 p.m. ET on March 28. …


Biden Visits North Carolina to Promote Investing in America

To promote his investing in America agenda, President Joe Biden visits semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed in Durham, North Carolina, at 2:30 p.m. ET on March 28. …


2 Teens Killed, 1 Wounded in Shooting Near North Carolina Middle School

DURHAM, N.C.—Two 16-year-old boys were killed and one was wounded in a shooting in Durham, North Carolina, officials said. The three teens were shot Tuesday night near Brogden Middle School, news outlets reported, citing the Durham Police Department. Officers initially responded to a report of a juvenile shot and found the victim’s parents had taken…


GOP Leaders Allowed to Defend NC Abortion Pill Restrictions in Court After Democrat AG Refusal

Two of the top Republicans in the North Carolina Legislature are allowed to intervene in a lawsuit to defend laws that place restrictions on abortion pills, a federal judge said in an order (pdf) on March 10. North Carolina law requires the abortion pill mifepristone be dispensed in person after a 72-hour waiting period and…


GOP Urges North Carolina Supreme Court to Let Lawmakers, Not Judges, Do Redistricting

North Carolina Republicans asked that state’s supreme court on March 14 to restore GOP legislature-approved electoral maps the court previously threw out that could lead to Republican gains in the U.S. Congress and in the state legislature. The hearing in Raleigh, North Carolina, came in a closely watched statewide redistricting case that is likely to…


Sheriff: Missing Texas Girl Found Locked in North Carolina Outbuilding

LEXINGTON, N.C.—A missing 13-year-old Texas girl was found locked in an outbuilding near a North Carolina home, authorities said Monday. Investigators with the Dallas police and the FBI say a 34-year-old man enticed the girl to leave her home while communicating with her on social media, then picked her up in his vehicle, Sheriff Richie…


Sheriff: Missing Texas Girl Found Locked in Outbuilding in NC; Suspect Charged With Human Trafficking, Rape

LEXINGTON, N.C.—A missing 13-year-old Texas girl was found locked in an outbuilding near a North Carolina home, authorities said Monday. Investigators with the Dallas police and the FBI say a 34-year-old man enticed the girl to leave her home while communicating with her on social media, then picked her up in his vehicle, Sheriff Richie…


Sheriff: Vehicle Crashes in Airport Terminal, Driver Charged

WILMINGTON, N.C.—A vehicle crashed inside a terminal at the Wilmington International Airport in North Carolina, but no one was injured, officials said. Deputies with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office responded Thursday night to a report that a car had breached the airport’s fence and drove onto the tarmac, the agency said. The vehicle then…