WASHINGTON (AP) President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has selected a former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as secretary of the Army. Trump said Daniel P. Driscoll had completed Army Ranger school and deployed with the 10th Mountain Division to Iraq. Driscoll, who is from North Carolina, had been recently serving as a senior adviser to Vice President-elect JD ...

United Healthcare CEO shot and killed outside New York apartment; North Carolina residents battle freezing conditions.

On Monday's Morning Joe, MSNBC co-host Joe Scarborough proclaimed that "the only reason" that Republicans will have a majority in the House of Representatives is because North Carolina Republicans "rigged" the state's congressional districts to take three seats from Democrats. The MSNBC host did not mention that there are plenty of states (California, for example) where Republicans are substantia...

It was a history-making event: In a chapel at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, 2nd Lt. Khady Ndiaye stood proudly — wearing a hijab as she became the first Muslim woman commissioned by the U.S. Army as a chaplain candidate.Presiding over the ceremony in June was Maj. Gen. Bill Green, the Armys chief of chaplains. He said the chaplains serve more than 200 faith groups, wh...

Low temperatures are plaguing the Southeast U.S., including in Asheville, North Carolina, where people still displaced by Hurricane Helene faced temperatures in the teens overnight. CBS News' Janet Shamlian has the latest.

Hampton defeated North Carolina A&T 82-71 at the Convocation Center, in Hampton, Virginia, on Dec. 3, 2024.

December has delivered snow and biting cold, a different type of storm from Hurricane Helene, which ravaged western North Carolina in late September. Hundreds of people whose homes were destroyed are still living in campers and tents amid the cold temperatures. Janet Shamlian has more.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has closed four Western North Carolina disaster recovery centers and is tearing down its employee housing village west of Ashevil...

For more than a decade, North Carolina has seen a back-and-forth over voter identification rules.The requirement finally got its first major test in last month's presidential election.

A Durham, N.C., man, 38-year-old David Ryan Winters, has been charged with cyberstalking and harassing five gay men, including a member of the Raleigh, N.C., City Council.

In the 2024 election, many North Carolina voters were willing to split their ticket. President-elect Donald Trump carried the state, but Democratic North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein defeated far-right GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson and wi...

House Republicans on Tuesday called for the inspector general to open up an immediate investigation into FEMA over allegations that relief workers skipped the homes of Trump supporters throughout Florida and North Carolina, according to a letter first shared with The Daily Wire. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Sam Graves (R-MO) and Rep. ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Dan Blue, a groundbreaking figure in North Carolina politics across more than 40 years, will no longer serve as leader of state Senate Democrats after over a decade and is being replaced by another Raleigh-area lawmaker.The Senate Democratic Caucus elected Sen. Sydney Batch as the minority leader...

WEDDINGTON, N.C. (AP) An 82-year-old North Carolina man has died two weeks after an explosion at his home in suburban Charlotte, authorities said.The Nov. 17 explosion at Wesley Decker’s home in Weddington was felt across Union County, the sheriffs office said. The ho...

The 40-page law addresses public water systems and wastewater treatment facilities; public utilities and manufacturing facilities; and energy, water, wastewater and manufacturing facilities.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) FlauJae Johnson scored 22 points and Aneesah Morrow had her eighth double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 7 LSU to a 131-44 victory over North Carolina Central on Sunday. The Tigers (9-0) narrowly missed setting the school record for most points in a game and gave Kim Mulkey her 100th career victory as LSUs head coach. Including Jo...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina has elevated former Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens as its interim coach for an upcoming bowl game after the firing of Mack Brown. The school announced that Sunday was Browns last day on the job after the Tar Heels closed the regular season with a 35-30 loss to rival N.C. State the day before. Kitchens has worked as the Tar Heels run-...