Author: Gary D. Robertson
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Officials: Stabbings on New York subway leaves 3 hurt as officers shoot and kill knife-wielding man
NEW YORK (AP) — A man with a machete who attacked three people randomly at a major New York City subway station on Saturday morning was shot and killed by police, authorities said. Officers responding to a 9:40 a.m. emergency call of an assault at the 42nd Street-Grand Central station encountered the man. He was…
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Arrests now top 250 in immigration crackdown across North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal agents have now arrested more than 250 people during a North Carolina immigration crackdown centered around Charlotte, the state’s largest city, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday. The operation that began over the weekend is the latest phase of Republican President Donald Trump’s aggressive mass deportation efforts that…
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8 sports wagering operators are licensed in North Carolina to take bets starting March 11
Eight sports gambling companies have received North Carolina government licenses to accept wagers from people in the state from mobile devices and computers in less than two weeks
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Graduate student charged with first-degree murder
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. • A University of North Carolina graduate student charged with killing his faculty adviser walked into a classroom building, shot the victim and then left, authorities said Tuesday, shedding light on an attack that led to a campuswide lockdown as police searched for the gunman. Tailei Qi, 34, was charged Tuesday with…
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Colorado’s Boom Supersonic aims to build supersonic jets in North Carolina
Centennial-based aviation company Boom Supersonic wants to build a plant for next-generation supersonic passenger jets at a North Carolina airport, government officials said Wednesday as local and state boards approved hefty financial incentives for the parent company. If successful, the manufacturing and testing operation at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro could generate at least…
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N.C. GOP open to new election if fraud found
RALEIGH, N.C. • The North Carolina Republican Party would support a new election in the state’s unresolved congressional race if an investigation shows that wrongdoing swayed its outcome, its executive director said Thursday, softening the organization’s stance as allegations of absentee ballot fraud mount. Amid the developments, U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said the…
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North Carolina rolls back ‘bathroom bill’ despite criticism
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina rolled back its “bathroom bill” Thursday in a bid to end the yearlong backlash over transgender rights that has cost the state dearly in business projects, conventions and basketball tournaments. The compromise plan, announced Wednesday night by the Democratic governor and leaders of the Republican-controlled legislature, was worked out under…
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In bitter divide, repeal of North Carolina LGBT law fails
RALEIGH, N.C. — Amid deepening acrimony, a supposedly bipartisan deal to kill the North Carolina law known as the “bathroom bill” fell apart Wednesday night, ensuring the likelihood that global corporations and national sports events will continue to stay away from the state. The law limits protections for LGBT people and was best known for…