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Georgia farmers will get $531M in Hurricane Helene aid, but the deal’s not done yet

Georgia farmers will get $531M in Hurricane Helene aid, but the deal’s not done yet

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The wait continues for Georgia farmers who need more aid after Hurricane Helene, even as state and federal officials in other states announce agreements. The U.S. Department of…

Judge rejects claims of racial gerrymandering in North Carolina state Senate districts

Judge rejects claims of racial gerrymandering in North Carolina state Senate districts

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A pair of northeastern North Carolina legislative districts can remain intact, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, rejecting Black voters’ claims that state Republicans illegally manipulated…

US House members hear pleas for tougher justice policies after stabbing death of refugee

US House members hear pleas for tougher justice policies after stabbing death of refugee

By ERIK VERDUZCO and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — U.S. House members visited North Carolina’s largest city on Monday to hear from family members of violent-crime victims who pleaded for tougher…

Veteran charged with opening fire on North Carolina bar, killing 3, is scheduled to appear in court

Veteran charged with opening fire on North Carolina bar, killing 3, is scheduled to appear in court

By CAROLYN THOMPSON and ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press A man charged with firing an assault rifle from a boat at patrons of a North Carolina waterfront bar, killing three people and wounding five others,…

Suspected stowaway is found dead in plane’s landing gear at a North Carolina airport

Suspected stowaway is found dead in plane’s landing gear at a North Carolina airport

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Airplane maintenance workers at a North Carolina airport found the body of a suspected stowaway in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines flight that had recently arrived from Europe, police said.…

Police: Deadly shooting in North Carolina was ‘highly premeditated’ and location was ‘targeted’

Police: Deadly shooting in North Carolina was ‘highly premeditated’ and location was ‘targeted’

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (AP) — A mass shooting that shattered the evening tranquility of a picturesque, seaside town in North Carolina was a “highly premeditated” attack that left three people dead and five injured, police said…