Twice-deported illegal immigrant arrested after stabbing a passenger on the Charlotte light rail, raising renewed concerns over crime and enforcement failures.
The longest US government shutdown ended as the House passed a clean CR 222-209, signed by Trump. Six Democrats, including Rep. Don Davis, joined GOP.
President Donald Trump has granted pardons to 77 people who were accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election, including Mark Meadows and Sidney Powell.
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Deputy Director Dan Bishop will be taking on a new role as the US Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, which covers Durham, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem.
China has committed to return orders of US soybean exports to previous levels.
A key provision of the agreement was to reduce the import tariff on Korean autos and auto parts from 25% to 15% which would level the playing field between them and their Japanese competitors, according to Reuters.
China has placed no orders for new-crop soybeans this marketing year (which began Sept. 1), Charles Hall of the NC Soybean Association told CJ in a recent interview.
After Trump's 50% tariff on steel imports earlier this year, the European Union has responded with its own 50% steel tariff.
Tuesday, federal and state officials marked the second anniversary of Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel that left 1,200 people dead and 251 taken hostage, issuing statements in remembrance of the tragedy.
Many agriculture experts see this as a repeat of what happened in 2018, when the Trump administration imposed tariffs on China, leading to similar blowback.
Days after an announcement that western NC would receive over $12 million in reimbursements for recovery work due to Hurricane Helene, President Donald Trump announced he has approved another $32 million for damage caused by Tropical Storm Chantal in July.
