Dr. Erica Schwartz was confirmed after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last year fired Susan Monarez over a clash on vaccines.
- Nolan D. McCaskill Reuters
The Democratic Party's progressive wing scored a high-profile victory when Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's U.S. Senate primary, according to media projections Wednesday, giving its antiestablishment message a boost ahead of November's midterm elections.
- Nolan D. McCaskill Reuters
The Michigan primary is seen as a key test for the Democratic Party, and its outcome could shape Democratic strategy ahead of the 2028 presidential race.
- ERIN MANSFIELD USA Today
A DOJ prosecutor said his office wouldn’t have indicted a former Olympian for vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool if the Department of the Interior had shared all information upfront.
- NATE RAYMOND and JAN WOLFE Reuters
Courts identified 75 federal rulings finding infringement on First Amendment rights by Trump’s government policies and actions.
- StringersHub
Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate primary remained too close to call as Abdul El-Sayed held a narrow lead over Representative Haley Stevens.
- Douglas Gillison Reuters
A top supervisor at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned staff they would face "most unpleasant" consequences if they were too aggressive in their oversight of financial firms.
Park Service warns Trump's 250-ft arch would overshadow Lincoln Memorial, Arlington and the National Mall
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The Trump administration's plan to relocate thousands of Department of Agriculture employees from the U.S. capital could risk research, trade and aid programs as staff decline to relocate.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Americans view Democrats as better economic stewards than Republicans for the first time in nearly 10 years.
Ron Barber and Don Henninger, a Democrat and a Republican, co-lead the Arizona Democracy Resilience Network, a nonpartisan group aimed at supporting election workers and promoting civility in politics.
Amid a record-breaking measles outbreak, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. encouraged Americans to get the MMR vaccine ahead of back-to-school season and blamed COVID-19 lockdowns for the measles cases.
President Trump's opposition to diversity programs coincides with a decline in women and racial minority appointments to S&P 500 boards, potentially reversing years of progress in corporate diversity.
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The City of Concord is reminding residents that recycling the wrong items can be just as harmful to the recycling process as not recycling at all.
Atrium Health Cabarrus has been recognized among North Carolina's top hospitals in the annual U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings, tying for sixth statewide.
Read through the obituaries published today in Independent Tribune.
The memorial for Corey Ruiz has been in place on Williamson Street since Wednesday, when Ruiz was shot dead by police there. It was still holding strong Saturday, with no sign of police or other means of removal. Protesters said they plan on staying as long as they can.
Kadin Hoger was grilling at the encampment on Williamson and South Baldwin streets from 2 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday.
People gather at Williamson and South Baldwin Streets where Corey Ruiz was fatally shot by a police officer on Wednesday afternoon in Madison.
Town Creek Indian Mound Visitors Center will close for a major renovation project. The grounds will remain open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Dr. Erica Schwartz was confirmed after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last year fired Susan Monarez over a clash on vaccines.
The Democratic Party's progressive wing scored a high-profile victory when Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's U.S. Senate primary, according to media projections Wednesday, giving its antiestablishment message a boost ahead of November's midterm elections.
The Michigan primary is seen as a key test for the Democratic Party, and its outcome could shape Democratic strategy ahead of the 2028 presidential race.
A DOJ prosecutor said his office wouldn’t have indicted a former Olympian for vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool if the Department of the Interior had shared all information upfront.
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The memorial for Corey Ruiz has been in place on Williamson Street since Wednesday, when Ruiz was shot dead by police there. It was still holding strong Saturday, with no sign of police or other means of removal. Protesters said they plan on staying as long as they can.
Kadin Hoger was grilling at the encampment on Williamson and South Baldwin streets from 2 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday.
People gather at Williamson and South Baldwin Streets where Corey Ruiz was fatally shot by a police officer on Wednesday afternoon in Madison.
The Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office is recognizing the vital contributions of its 911 telecommunicators during National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week.
Trump’s remaking of the Rose Garden continues with sculptures lining one side of the paved-over garden, facing the Oval Office.
The Charlotte Motor Speedway has had little difficulty winning favorable legislation from state lawmakers over the years — without the need of a lobbyist. Last year, lawmakers passed a law shielding the Concord speedway and other racetracks from noise and other nuisance complaints. In 2023, lawmakers gave it and other major sports venues in the state the right to set up sports betting hubs ...
There are a handful of unusual legal questions that tend to come up yearly during the summer months in North Carolina.
"It would be the largest teacher pay raise since at least 2006," Hall said during the May 12 presentation.