North Carolina has gone more than 130 days without a new state budget, leaving Medicaid budget, teacher pay and university budgets in limbo — but Republicans don’t expect a deal until 2026.
The government is set to reopen after 43 days following a vote in Congress this week to fund the government through Jan. 30.
A slew of changes to federal health care policies are stressing cash-strapped rural hospitals as climate change spurs extreme ...
North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick, right, calls a timeout during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Syracuse Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Syracuse, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus ...
Illinois lawmakers passed a bill on Friday prohibiting federal agents from making immigration arrests near courthouses. The measure also allows lawsuits when people believe their constitutional rights ...
For Halloween this year, Bill Belichick got a different kind of treat. In the middle of his taxing and occasionally disastrous first season at North Carolina, Belichick and his Tar Heels were able to ...
Returning to a scarred, rejuvenated Western North Carolina. Here's what I found a year after Helene.
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA — Driving up Highway 70 toward Asheville, the morning light illuminated a ravaged shoulder of road and a pile of concrete rubble just before a bridge. A mechanic’s shop with ...
Teams looking to get back into the win column meet when Bill Belichick and the North Carolina Tar Heels battle the Syracuse Orange in ACC action on Friday. UNC is coming off a 17-16 overtime loss to ...
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North Carolina lawmakers have finished the session they began in January, four months late. Republican leaders said last week they don’t plan to hold any more votes this year. If that’s the case, this ...
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