The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina could be federally recognized through the National Defense Authorization Act the House plans to vote on this week.

A North Carolina judge says a Honduran man charged in a non-fatal stabbing on a Charlotte commuter train will remain held without bond.

Police in North Carolina have charged a 33-year-old man with stabbing someone on a commuter train in Charlotte.

The Atlantic Coast Conference lost its annual series with the Southeastern Conference by a 13-3 margin.

Derek Dixon made a tiebreaking layup with 16 seconds remaining and scored five of North Carolina’s last six points to lift the No. 16 Tar Heels to a 67-64 win at No. 18 Kentucky.

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul hinted at potential retirement after this season.

A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when a cat carcass crashed into her windshield.

Federal judges have upheld several U.S. House districts drawn by North Carolina Republicans in 2023.

Law enforcement leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, say a federal immigration crackdown centered around the city appears to be tapering off Thursday.

A federal appeals court is temporarily halting an order that restricts the use of force by federal immigration agents in the Chicago area, calling it “overbroad” and “too prescriptive.”.

Federal agents have now arrested more than 250 people during an immigration crackdown in North Carolina centered around Charlotte, the state’s largest city.

Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson has missed a third consecutive game because of what coach Bill Self called hamstring tightness.

The Trump administration has a name for its immigration sweep in North Carolina’s largest city.

In a story published Nov. 16, 2025, about the federal immigration enforcement surge in Charlotte, North Carolina, The Associated Press mischaracterized which of North Carolina’s county jail operators honor immigration detainers.

North Carolina coach Bill Belichick said he isn’t pursuing any jobs as a head coach in the NFL.

Officials and community leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, are opposing a pending federal immigration crackdown.

President Donald Trump has called for Republican states to redraw their U.S. House districts ahead of next year's elections.

A former Sanford woman was arrested on Thursday after state investigators accused her of stealing over $50,000 from public programs.

Democrats have rallied against a proposed U.S. House map by North Carolina Republicans in Raleigh.

North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature has formally begun redrawing the state's congressional district map.

The last weekend of October now looks like the second week of March Madness even though the games don't count.

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House district map, with the aim of securing another GOP seat within already right-leaning boundaries.

Flagler County deputies arrested a man wanted out of North Carolina in connection to what the sheriff’s office says are more than a dozen sex offenses involving a minor, according to a news release.

Tropical weather in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans is causing dangerous conditions in the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean.

Extracurricular activities have resumed at schools for military families.

NASCAR has asked a federal court for a judicial settlement conference to mediate an antitrust suit filed by Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports.

North Carolina’s Democratic governor has signed into law a criminal justice measure pushed by the Republican-controlled legislature in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte train.

The three people killed in a mass shooting at a waterfront bar last weekend in Southport, North Carolina, have been identified.

Six unoccupied houses along North Carolina’s Outer Banks have collapsed into the Atlantic ocean.

Georgia farmers are still waiting for aid after Hurricane Helene, even as other states finalize agreements.

A decorated Marine veteran charged with carrying out a mass shooting on a North Carolina bar remains held without bail following an initial court appearance.

A body was found in the landing gear of an American Airlines flight.

A North Carolina man is accused of opening fire from a boat into a crowd at a waterfront bar, killing three and injuring five others.

The North Carolina legislature has approved a criminal justice package in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte's light rail.

North Carolina Republican legislators have introduced criminal justice measures to toughen bail rules and evaluate offenders for mental health issues.

UCF's Tavyen Jackson threw for 223 yards with a passing and rushing touchdown to send UCF past a struggling North Carolina team 34-9.

Fresh off a bye week, the UCF football team now turns its attention to ACC foe North Carolina.

The governors of Arizona, Illinois, Maine and North Carolina have signed orders intended to make COVID-19 vaccines available in pharmacies for people without individual prescriptions.

President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods this spring and summer.

North Carolina's Republican legislative leaders are pushing for stricter pretrial release laws after a Ukrainian refugee was fatally stabbed on a Charlotte train.

Income inequality in the United States dipped last year, with median household income rising slightly.

The Justice Department has charged a man with the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train.

The New England Patriots coaching staff isn't welcomed at the North Carolina football facility while Bill Belichick is there.

Joseph McNeil, a key figure in the civil rights movement, has died at 83.

A federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction in an antitrust suit involving two NASCAR teams, including one owned by Michael Jordan.

A 56-year-old North Carolina man faces charges after being accused of scamming a Volusia County woman out of $30,000, according to Sheriff Mike Chitwood.

Two NASCAR teams, including one owned by Michael Jordan, have argued in federal court for a preliminary injunction to be recognized as chartered organizations.

Bud Clark had a first-half pick-six and Kevorian Barnes had a 75-yard touchdown run on the first second-half snap to help TCU spoil Bill Belichick’s college coaching debut by rolling past North Carolina 48-14 on Monday night.

As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves, it destroyed many nests of threatened sea turtles.

Erin isn’t the only area being monitored.

Hurricane Erin stirs up trouble along the entire East Coast of the U.S.

Hurricane Erin passed safely by the Sunshine State, but dangerous beach conditions will continue through the weekend.

Two homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks sit precariously in high waves generated by Hurricane Erin with their days seemingly numbered.

While Hurricane Erin remains off Florida, its impacts are already being felt along the coast,

Hurricane Erin is strengthening again and forecasters say it could intensify again to be a major hurricane.

Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.

Hurricane Erin is churning slowly toward the eastern U.S. coast and stirring up waves that already have forced dozens of beach rescues.

Hurricane Erin is expected to impact the Outer Banks in North Carolina, sending massive waves crashing into the islands.

A broad area of low pressure off the North Carolina coast is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms.

Gildan Activewear is buying HanesBrands for $2.2 billion, giving the basic apparel maker access to brands including Hanes and Maidenform.

The Lake Mary Little League All-Star softball team suffered a heartbreaking end to their run at the World Series in Greenville, North Carolina.

The Lake Mary Little League All-Star softball team woke up Tuesday morning in North Carolina, committed to staying in the Little League World Series.

Democrats are out of power in Washington but hold 23 governors' seats, including in five of the seven presidential battlegrounds Donald Trump swept last year.

The National Hurricane Center has put a new yellow blip on its charts indicating a 10/20% chance of tropical formation right off the coast of the Carolinas. Here's everything you need to know.

NASCAR will hold a street race on Naval Base Coronado in Southern California next June as a replacement for its downtown Chicago event that ran the last three years.

Republicans are encountering some early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s majority next year.

North Carolina has declared a state of emergency after Tropical Storm Chantal caused severe flooding and at least six deaths.

Intense rainstorms are becoming more frequent in most of the U.S. — though experts say where they occur and whether they cause catastrophic flooding is largely a matter of chance.

Officials in North Carolina say floodwaters from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal swept a woman in her car from a rural road and killed her.

Tropical Storm Chantal has been downgraded to a tropical depression but is raising concerns of flash flooding in central North Carolina and south-central Virginia.

Tropical Storm Chantal has formed off the southeastern U.S. coast.

An empty hospital in Williamston, North Carolina, offers an evocative illustration of why Republican Sen. Thom Tillis would buck his party and its leaders to vote down President Trump’s signature domestic policy package.

Republicans in Congress have advanced a bill cutting clean energy tax credits, and the industry is bracing for the impacts.

Nikolaj Ehlers has still not chosen his destination and remains the top player available in NHL free agency.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina says he won't seek reelection.

Crews have reopened a section of Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains after flooding and a rock slide closed the major cross country highway for nine days.

A federal judge has ordered a dozen NASCAR teams to provide 11 years of financial data to the stock car series as part of an ongoing legal fight but sharply limited what they need to share.

FIFA says it opened a disciplinary case at the Club World Cup after Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger claimed he was racially abused by Pachuca captain Gustavo Cabral.

North Carolina election officials will be sending mailers to about 200,000 voters asking them to provide information missing from their state registration records.

Heavy rain, flooding and a rock slide have again closed a section of the major cross country highway Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains.

A federal judge is urging NASCAR and two of its teams to settle their increasingly acrimonious legal fight that spilled over into tense arguments during a hearing this week.

Lightning claims around 20 lives per year in the United States.

The Trump administration's Justice Department has begun targeting Democratic and presidential swing states with demands for election data or changes to voter registration procedures.

A California-based company plans to build its first manufacturing plant for a next-generation passenger jet in central North Carolina.

The sheriff's office released footage of the arrests during a three-day undercover operation targeting men accused of being online predators.

Amazon is expanding its cloud computing infrastructure and artificial intelligence activities into a rural North Carolina county.

Authorities say a 20-year-old man has been arrested on an attempted murder charge in connection with a weekend shooting around a house party in North Carolina that led to the death of one person and injuries for 11 others.

Gunfire erupted around a house party in western North Carolina early Sunday and authorities say one person was killed and 11 others injured.

Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.

The Trump administration has accused North Carolina’s election board of violating federal law by failing to ensure that registration records of some applicants contained identifying numbers.

Some of the most unique living things in the world — plants that supplement the nutrients they get from sunlight by digesting ants, flies and spiders — are only found in a small part of North and South Carolina.

Frederik Andersen returned to the net and stopped 20 shots for his fifth career playoff shutout, Logan Stankoven got the only goal Carolina needed and the Hurricanes won their first Eastern Conference finals game in nearly 20 years by beating the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Monday night to stave off elimination.

The Publix supermarket chain is recalling fruit and vegetable baby food because testing found elevated levels of lead.

A $20,000 reward has been offered after a bottlenose dolphin was found decapitated in North Carolina last month, according to the NOAA.

The former North Carolina elections director who was ousted this week after a politically motivated move by Republicans said Friday she hopes the new leadership will approach elections in a nonpartisan way and called for an end to verbal attacks against those who oversee the voting process.

North Carolina's elections board has ousted the agency’s executive director after Republicans gained control.

Jaccob Slavin scored in overtime, Frederik Andersen made 13 saves in his return from injury and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.

The North Carolina House advanced its own restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion practices for state agencies.

Florida’s “hanging chads” ballot controversy riveted the nation during the 2000 presidential contest and later prompted Congress to create an independent commission to help states update their voting equipment.

Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that could light a path for federal recognition as a tribal nation.