ISTANBUL (AA) – Ninety-two people remained unaccounted for in North Carolina as the US state deals with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. “I want to caution that this is not a definitive count, because the task force is continuing its work,” North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said, adding that the number will fluctuate as ne...
Federal emergency workers in North Carolina were forced to evacuate after reports emerged of armed militias “hunting” hurricane response teams in Rutherford County. The progressive group Carolina Forward condemned the situation. It linked it to misinformation spread by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump about the Biden administratio...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – The death toll stood at 93 Sunday night in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which tore a path of destruction through the southeastern US, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Coast. That number could climb higher in the coming days, as hundreds of missing persons reports have been filed […]
The State Board of Elections of North Carolina has removed 747,000 individuals from its voter registration list over the past 20 months. Officials say many were deemed ineligible due to failure to update their addresses after moving within the state, or by not participating in the last two federal elections. Other removals were due to [&helli...
With the US presidential election just around the corner, all eyes are on seven pivotal swing states: Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia. These battlegrounds, each with a mix of electoral votes, are expected to play a crucial role in determining whether Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Tr...
Vice President Kamala Harris has overtaken Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in seven crucial battleground states. This is just a week after her becoming the likely Democratic nominee. According to a recent Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll, Harris and Trump are in a tight race nationwide. Harris is at 48% and Trump at 47%, wi...
Federal judge Loretta Biggs has struck down a 19th-century North Carolina law that criminalized voting while on parole, probation, or post-release supervision for a felony conviction. The law was argued as disproportionately impacting Black voters and found to violate the US Constitution’s equal protection clause. This decision is being cele...
Wilmington, United States – AFP Donald Trump called off a rally on Saturday, the Republican candidate’s first campaign event since his criminal trial in New York began this week, due to bad weather threatening the outdoor gathering. Thousands of supporters had gathered for the event at the airport in the North Carolina city of Wilm...
