CHARLOTTE, N.C.—A 13-year-old boy had to be freed from a claw machine after he climbed inside hoping to score a prize, according to an official at a North Carolina amusement park. Carowinds officials were alerted just before 2 p.m. Sunday that the boy was inside the Cosmic XL Bonus Game, which contained plush prizes, according…
US Will Not Prosecute Suspect in US Tourist Death in Mexico
April 14, 2023
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.—U.S. officials in North Carolina will not federally prosecute the person suspected of killing a Charlotte-area woman vacationing in Mexico last year, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Federal prosecutors say they have presented the findings of their investigation to the family of Shanquella Robinson, who was seen being beaten in a viral…
Feds Won’t Pursue Charges in Death of US Tourist at Mexican Villa
Prosecutors will not pursue federal charges in connection to the death of a 25-year-old American woman who died last year while vacationing with friends in Mexico, officials announced on Wednesday. In a statement released on April 12, the U.S. Attorney’s Office revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) met with the family of Shanquella…
Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters Provide Transient Protection Against Hospitalization, Study Finds
April 13, 2023
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The updated COVID-19 vaccine booster shots provide virtually no protection against infection and quickly waning shielding against hospitalization, a new study has found. Protection against infection peaked at just 28.8 percent, well below the 50 percent threshold for success established by U.S. and World Health Organization officials, researchers in North Carolina reported in the New…
North Carolina Republicans Introduce Bills Impacting Transgender Youth After Supermajority Victory
After securing a supermajority in both chambers of the North Carolina legislature, Republican lawmakers wasted no time in introducing legislation regarding transgender student-athletes. State Republicans introduced a number of bills on April 5. The most noteworthy pertain to contentious issues in the national spotlight: the rights of high school transgender student-athletes to play on the…
North Carolina Republicans Introduce Bills on Transgender Issues After Supermajority Victory
After securing a supermajority in both chambers of the North Carolina legislature, Republican lawmakers wasted no time in introducing legislation regarding transgender student-athletes. State Republicans introduced a number of bills on April 5. The most noteworthy pertain to contentious issues in the national spotlight: the rights of high school transgender student-athletes to play on the…
Capitol Report: Support Surpasses Party Lines as Speaker McCarthy Meets Taiwan’s President; Legal Experts Question Case Against Trump
April 5, 2023
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen have a historic meeting. What do the two vow to do as China threatens to retaliate? People all over the world are reacting to Tuesday’s unprecedented arraignment in New York. Media coverage also going on in full strength. We spoke with a journalist, who’s also the…
‘I Will Not Be Bullied,’ North Carolina Democrat Representative Switches to Republican
April 5, 2023
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State Rep. Tricia Cotham, who won her district Mecklenburg district in the 2022 midterm election, has announced that she’s switching from the Democrat to the Republican party, giving the GOP a full supermajority. A supermajority can override any veto from Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper, a governor who’s vetoed a record number of Republican bills. In…
Police: Shooting Outside Hookah Lounge Leaves 1 Dead, 4 Hurt
April 3, 2023
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.—One person was killed and four others were wounded in a shooting in the parking lot of a North Carolina hookah lounge, police said. The shooting happened shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday at the EV Lounge, the Fayetteville Police Department said in a statement posted on Facebook. A male victim died at the scene…
North Carolina to End Pistol Purchase Permit System After GOP Lawmakers Override Democrat Governor’s Veto
March 30, 2023
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Republican North Carolina lawmakers overrode Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill repealing the state’s pistol purchase permit system, enabling the repeal effort to proceed. The Republican-controlled North Carolina House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 41 earlier this month. The bill, which passed in both the House and Senate on party-line votes, repeals a…
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