Author: The Carolinian

[caption id="attachment_9663" align="alignnone" width="980"] FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, FIle)[/caption] WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a new redistricting case involving Louisiana's congressional map with two mostly Black districts. The court won't hear arguments until early next year and the 2024 elections are proceeding under the challenged map, which could boost Democrats' chances of retaking the

[caption id="attachment_9649" align="alignnone" width="980"] People stand in line during the last day of early voting, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)[/caption] RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina had already surpassed its early-voting record set in 2020, but the State Board of Elections announced Sunday that more than 4.2 million voters cast ballots at early in-person voting sites, with turnout in western counties hit by Hurricane Helene

WASHINGTON - On the final frantic Sunday of the presidential race, while Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at a Black church service in Michigan, former President Donald Trump told supporters at a Pennsylvania rally that he "shouldn't have left" the White House after he lost the 2020 presidential election. At a campaign rally at an airplane tarmac in Lititz, Pennsylvania, Trump again perpetuated the falsehood that the 2020 presidential election

[caption id="attachment_9645" align="alignnone" width="800"] Democratic candidates, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, left, and unincorporated Miami-Dade voters dance to the sounds of the Bahamian Junkanoo band during a festive visit to the polls at the Joseph Caleb Center during the "Souls to the Polls" event on the last day of early voting Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Miami. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP)[/caption]   MIAMI (AP) - Concerts and carnivals hosted at

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The FBI is investigating the death of a Black man in Alabama, who was found hanging in an abandoned house, following a request from a local sheriff amid fears among community members who accuse local law enforcement of longstanding, unchecked misconduct. Sheriff's deputies found Dennoriss Richardson, 39, in September in a rural part of Colbert County, miles away from his home in Sheffield, a city of

ERIE, Pa. (AP) - It wasn't much when he bought it, but Michael Hooks has made the old garage his own haven. And the city of Erie knows it. Half a dozen cars honk as they pass by one October afternoon, the people hanging out of car windows to wave hello at him. About a dozen cars await servicing in the shop as a dog Hooks adopted the day before

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Four North Carolina cities and towns will vote on housing bond proposals in the 2024 general election. (Photo: Clayton Henkel)[/caption] Voters in at least four North Carolina cities and towns will be asked to approve affordable housing bonds totaling $165 million in this year's general election. In Charlotte, voters have been asked to approve a $100 million housing bond the majority of which-$35 million-will go toward

The Hill - Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James endorsed Vice President Harris in the 2024 White House race, saying "the choice is clear to me." The four-time NBA champion announced his support for the Democratic nominee by sharing a video Thursday. It features former President Trump's past comments where he used demeaning language when talking about migrants and comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's recent performance during the former president's New York City rally on Sunday where he attacked Puerto Rico, Latinos

ELLERBE, N.C. (AP) - Addressing over 100 supporters outside an ice cream stand that's shaped like a giant strawberry, North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson battered his Democratic rival for governor and the media, and said he'd keep fighting as their race neared its conclusion. "I'm on the battlefield for the people of this state," he said in a stump speech this week. In what was once expected to be one

MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa. (WPXI) - There's backlash at a Halloween parade in Pennsylvania over a politically-themed float that depicted former President Donald trump leading Vice President Kamala Harris in chains. Some people are calling it downright hateful. Now, the mayor says the borough is looking into how that float was allowed in the parade. Video from an attendee shows the float that appeared during the Mount Pleasant Halloween parade. People