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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Senate Republicans filed legislation Monday to strip Gov. Roy Cooper of power to appoint State Board of Elections members, intensifying a yearslong struggle over state government powers between the GOP-led General Assembly and the Democratic governor. The unveiling of the bill came almost two hours after a panel Cooper created recommended changes designed to ease the current GOP dominance of University of North Carolina

[AP] Donald Trump makes his first appearance in a Miami federal court on Tuesday facing 37 counts related to the mishandling and retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Here's a look at the charges, the special counsel's investigation and how Trump's case differs from those of other politicians known to be in possession of classified documents: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Trump was to surrender to federal authorities ahead of

DENVER (AP) - Ten people were wounded in a mass shooting early Tuesday in Denver in an area where basketball fans had been celebrating the Nuggets first NBA title win, police said, and a suspect was taken into custody. The shooting happened about 12:30 a.m. - about 3 1/2 hours after the game - and three of the injured were in critical condition, the Denver Police Department said in a

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Former President Donald Trump said Saturday night in North Carolina that he would endorse Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson for governor in a move many delegates expect will cement Robinson's place as the front-runner in a competitive GOP primary and propel him to the governor's office. Trump threw his support behind the similarly sharp-spoken Robinson at the state GOP convention in Greensboro during one of his

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Monday it won't review North Carolina's decision to stop issuing specialty license plates with the Confederate flag. As is typical, the court did not comment in declining to hear the case, which challenged the state's decision. The dispute was one of many the court said Monday it would not hear. It was similar to a case originating in Texas that the court heard

Civil Rights foot soldier Della Simpson Maynor poses for a photo on May 19, 2023, at Zion Church in Marion, Ala. On Feb. 18, 1965, the 14-year-old Maynor was part of a group planning to march to the Perry County jail where a local SCLC field secretary was being held for registering voters. State and local police met the protestors with violence just outside the church where Maynor was clubbed

ATLANTA (AP) - Andrew Young's first thought when he heard the Voting Rights Acthad been signed into law was not celebratory. It was strategic. "Where are we going to get the money to get the country mobilized to register these voters?" he recalled thinking at that momentous time nearly 60 years ago. Now 91, Young is one of the last surviving members of Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle. The

NEW YORK (AP) - CNN ousted chief executive Chris Licht after a tumultuous year leading the struggling news network that culminated in a damning magazine profile and the growing realization that he'd lost the confidence of the network's journalists. The change was announced at CNN's editorial meeting Wednesday morning and came just two days after Licht said he would "fight like hell" to earn the trust of those around him.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Seven people were shot, two fatally, when gunfire rang out Tuesday outside a downtown theater in Richmond, Virginia, where a high school graduation ceremony had just ended, causing hundreds of attendees to flee in panic, weep and clutch their children, authorities and witnesses said. A 19-year-old suspect tried to escape on foot but was arrested and will be charged with two counts of second-degree murder, Interim