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Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder

Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder

By JEFF AMY and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting four people at a Georgia high school was arrested Thursday and faces charges including second-degree…

North Carolina judge rejects RFK Jr.’s request to remove his name from state ballots

North Carolina judge rejects RFK Jr.’s request to remove his name from state ballots

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge refused to take Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name off presidential ballots in the battleground state on Thursday, a day before the first batches…

Yellen says ending Biden tax incentives would be ‘historic mistake’ for states like North Carolina

Yellen says ending Biden tax incentives would be ‘historic mistake’ for states like North Carolina

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning voters in the battleground state of North Carolina that they could lose jobs if Republicans weaken a signature Biden administration law…

North Carolina musician arrested, accused of Artificial Intelligence-assisted fraud caper

North Carolina musician arrested, accused of Artificial Intelligence-assisted fraud caper

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A North Carolina musician was arrested and charged Wednesday with using artificial intelligence to create hundreds of thousands of songs that he streamed billions of times…

North Carolina public school students inch higher in test scores

North Carolina public school students inch higher in test scores

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s public school students made small performance gains on standardized tests during the past school year, officials announced Wednesday. The proficiency levels are inching closer to percentages reached before the…

GOP network props up liberal third-party candidates in key states, hoping to siphon off Harris votes

GOP network props up liberal third-party candidates in key states, hoping to siphon off Harris votes

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and DAN MERICA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Italo Medelius was leading a volunteer drive to put Cornel West on North Carolina’s presidential ballot last spring when he received an unexpected call from a…