Pop quiz, NC: What's a plutocracy? This week's edition of "Civics 101" from Senior Editor Billy Ball on the plutocracies, kleptocracies, and idiocracies we're watching right now.
Rep. Virginia Foxx, a longtime Congresswoman from NC, bristled over the criticism.
It's the latest phase of President Donald Trump's aggressive mass deportation efforts that have sent the military and immigration agents into Democratic-run cities — from Chicago to Los Angeles and Charlotte.
With NC Republicans stalled on a budget deal, an ankle-monitoring program designed to stop domestic violence expires.
Late Sunday, NC Gov. Josh Stein called out the masked federal immigration agents creating an uproar in Charlotte.
Senior Editor Billy Ball explains the BIG difference between local cops and agents of ICE and the Border Patrol.
“Masked, heavily armed agents in paramilitary garb driving unmarked cars, targeting American citizens based on their skin color, racially profiling," NC Gov. Josh Stein said of Border Patrol agents.
As ICE and Border Patrol head for Charlotte, local groups say they are training volunteers on how to protest and informing immigrants of their rights.
Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare enrollees could see increases in premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses in 2026.
Cardinal & Pine's Jennie Ventures takes a hike at Waterrock Knob and talks about how ableism shows up in our society.
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