President Donald Trump publicly endorsed North Carolina's newly proposed congressional maps, calling them "new, fair and improved" and urging Republican lawmakers in the state to pass them quickly. The Republican-led redistricting plan, unveiled recently, is designed to significantly impact the state's political landscape, specifically targeting the First Congressional District, currently held by Democrat U.S. Rep. Don Davis.

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For the past several months, an alarming number of reports and social media videos across a variety of platforms have claimed or, in some cases, appeared to show ICE agents using excessive force during raids, arrests, and detentions. While some of the victims were unauthorized immigrants, others were U.S. citizens./Durante los últimos meses, una cantidad alarmante de informes y videos en redes sociales en diversas plataformas han afirmado o, en algunos casos, aparentemente mostrado, a agentes del ICE haciendo uso excesivo de la fuerza durante redadas, arrestos, y detenciones. Si bien algunas de las víctimas eran inmigrantes no autorizados, otras eran ciudadanos estadounidenses.

As summer break looms, many Wake County children face the challenge of food insecurity, but Dillard Drive Magnet Elementary School students are tackling the issue with an innovative cereal box drive.

High construction costs, labor shortages and supply chain issues all contribute to soaring housing costs and supply shortages, Gov. Josh Stein said Tuesday. But the state’s growing popularity as a destination for transplants is also a big part of the problem, Stein said.

When people move to North Carolina, Stein said, they need a place to stay and when there is a shortage of available units, newcomers, who often come with higher salaries and larger bank accounts, are willing to pay more for housing.

“And then it means everybody else is left to struggle,” he said.said.