/tags/associated-press Associated Press en-US Copyright Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:19:14 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-01-21/states-sue-trump-birthright-citizenship Attorneys general from 22 states, including North Carolina, have sued to block President Donald Trump's move to end a century-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents' status. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:19:14 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-01-21/states-sue-trump-birthright-citizenship Associated Press /news/2024-12-04/trump-north-carolina-veteran-army-secretary Donald Trump says he's selected a former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as secretary of the Army. Trump said on Wednesday that Daniel P. Driscoll, who is from North Carolina, had completed Army Ranger school and deployed with the 10th Mountain Division to Iraq. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:14:33 GMT /news/2024-12-04/trump-north-carolina-veteran-army-secretary Associated Press /politics/2024-12-03/supreme-court-north-carolina-race-recount A very close election for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat heads next to a hand recount. That comes after a machine recount of well over 5 million ballots resulted in no margin change between the candidates. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 23:13:30 GMT /politics/2024-12-03/supreme-court-north-carolina-race-recount Associated Press /2024-12-02/acc-fines-nc-state-unc The ACC has fined N.C. State, North Carolina, Virginia and Virginia Tech for scuffles during their rivalry games. The league announced the penalties Monday, although it did not disclose the amount of the fines. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 20:54:55 GMT /2024-12-02/acc-fines-nc-state-unc Associated Press /news/2024-11-25/charlotte-airport-workers-strike-thanksgiving-travel Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport have gone on strike during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to protest what they say are unlivable wages. Employees of ABM and Prospect Airport Services cast ballots Friday to authorize the work stoppage in North Carolina that started Monday morning. Mon, 25 Nov 2024 14:08:23 GMT /news/2024-11-25/charlotte-airport-workers-strike-thanksgiving-travel Associated Press /news/2024-11-22/charlotte-airport-workers-voting-strike-thanksgiving Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport are voting on whether to go on a 24-hour strike around Thanksgiving amid complaints about low wages and poor working conditions. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 23:24:29 GMT /news/2024-11-22/charlotte-airport-workers-voting-strike-thanksgiving Associated Press /politics/2024-11-22/mark-robinson-cnn-north-carolina-defamation-lawsuit CNN wants a defamation lawsuit against it filed by North Carolina's lieutenant governor dismissed. Mark Robinson filed the suit against the network for its report saying he once made explicit posts on a pornography website's message board. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 23:00:27 GMT /politics/2024-11-22/mark-robinson-cnn-north-carolina-defamation-lawsuit Associated Press /news/2024-11-21/truist-bank-loans-available-helene-recovery Truist Financial Corporation has announced that it is making hundreds of millions of dollars in loans available to residents, businesses and local governments affected by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:49:18 GMT /news/2024-11-21/truist-bank-loans-available-helene-recovery Associated Press /news/2024-11-21/north-carolina-laura-hogshead-departure-hurricane-recovery The chief operating officer for the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency is no longer working in the position as of Wednesday. An office spokesperson confirmed Laura Hogshead is out of the role and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's legislative lobbyist Pryor Gibson will serve in the interim. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:43:16 GMT /news/2024-11-21/north-carolina-laura-hogshead-departure-hurricane-recovery Associated Press /politics/2024-11-20/phil-berger-north-carolina-senate North Carolina Senate Republicans have left their leadership team mostly intact for the next two years. That includes choosing Sen. Phil Berger again to hold the chamber's most powerful position. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:23:09 GMT /politics/2024-11-20/phil-berger-north-carolina-senate Associated Press