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Virus cases hit another daily NC high; colleges rescheduling

North Carolina has reported another record number of daily COVID-19 cases. The state Departme nt of Health and Human Services reported Friday there were…

Smoke rises from the Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday, Jan 3, 2022 after the fire re-ignited late afternoon. Firefighters are again on the scene after a major blaze tore through the precinct a day earlier.

Fire reignites at South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town

The fire started on Sunday and had been contained, but flared up again on Monday after firefighters had been sent home. A man was arrested in connection with the fire.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, seen here on Dec. 14, announced the Senate will vote on or before Jan. 17 on changing the Senate rules if Republicans block voting rights again.

Schumer tees up vote on rules change if voting rights legislation is blocked

It's the latest push by Senate Democrats to make good on their promise to pass voting rights legislation.

A snowman sits on the Mall near the U.S. Capitol building after a winter storm over the capital region on Monday.

Snowfall hits the Mid-Atlantic, dropping more than a foot in some areas

A major winter storm brought more than a foot of snow to parts of Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and Delaware, with heavy accumulations also seen in North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and D.C.

Costa Rica incentives remote workers by offering tax, visa breaks

Costa Rican officials there are jumping into the global competition for remote workers.

A new year, a new list of global political risks

If Eurasia Group's predictions are correct, we'll see more political instability in the U.S., increasing cyber threats and a deeper conflict between Russia and the West.

Rioters on the West Front at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (John Minchillo/AP)

White, employed and mainstream: What we know about the Jan. 6 rioters one year later

Political scientist Robert Pape has found that unlike other extremists he's studied, most of the Jan. 6 rioters were older, employed, and few are members of hate groups.

NC prisoner with virus dies; state cases reach daily record

A North Carolina prisoner with COVID-19 died over the weekend. The Department of Public Safety announced on Monday that the unnamed male offender in his…

Little time to rule as N. Carolina remapping trial begins

A fast-moving redistricting trial over North Carolina’s new congressional and legislative maps has started. Three state trial judges began hearing…

Icicles hang off the State Highway 195 sign in Feb. 2021 in Killeen, Texas.

Texas officials put the final death toll from last year's winter storm at 246

The Texas Department of State Health Services adjusted the number of people who died from last February's storm to 246 people — up from July's tally of 210.

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