North Carolina

Teens in two states arrested over threat that shuttered Houston synagogue

Angelina Han Hicks, 18, of Lexington, North Carolina, and an unnamed 16-year-old boy, of Houston, Texas, were arrested in relation to a planned attack against Congregation Beth Israel.

Angelina Han Hicks, 18, was arrested following a planned attack on a Houston synagogue, April 23, 2026.
Brandon Herrera, a firearms YouTuber and congressional candidate, poses with a bust of Hitler in a March 2025 video. Herrera is running in the GOP primary against Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales on March 3, 2026.

Iran, Israel and Hitler’s gun are all on the ballot in key primaries in Texas and NC on Tuesday

Palestinians seek aid supplies from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in the central Gaza Strip, August 4, 2025.

US security firm used in Gaza aid in talks with Trump administration for role in Board of Peace

A de-icing crew works during winter storm Fern on a Southwest Airlines flight at Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, US, January 24, 2026.

Winter Storm Fern grounds thousands of US flights, strains power grids nationwide


Meet Mark Robinson, allegedly antisemitic Republican frontrunner in North Carolina governor’s race

Mark Robinson, who made comments Jewish leaders called antisemitic in 2021, is running for governor of North Carolina.

 North Carolina Lieutenant Gov. Mark Robinson, pictured in 2022.

Why big cat species should not be declawed - study

Such big cats include lions and tigers that should not go through the process of onychectomy, researchers say.

A lion and a lioness play inside the Nairobi National Park, Kenya, January 6, 2021.

Convicted 'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski dead at 81

Ted Kaczynski, who was convicted of killing three people and wounding more than 20 others as the "Unabomber," died in a North Carolina federal prison on Saturday.

 Ted Kaczynski poses in his booking mugshot from April 1996. The FBI is asking for DNA samples from "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski in connection with unsolved 1982 murders involving Tylenol capsules laced with potassium cyanide, FBI officials said on May 19, 2011.

Archaeologists find coal on Blackbeard's ship. Where did it come from?

Blackbeard and his crew cruised through the Caribbean, gaining notoriety and acquiring treasures that remain undiscovered to this day.

 The Queen Anne's Revenge (Illustration)

Moore v. Harper: Supreme Court hears case critical to federal election oversight

The case revolves around a specific legal theory which could leave state courts unable to enforce state constitutions on election matters.

Timothy Moore, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, speaks to the media outside the United States Supreme Court following oral arguments in Moore v. Harper, a Republican-backed appeal to curb judicial oversight of elections, in Washington, US, December 7, 2022

North Carolina shooting leaves five dead, suspect in critical condition

The suspect was identified as a 15-year-old male, the city's police chief said on Friday, adding that he was in critical condition.

Raleigh Police

UNC student paper removes anti-Israel column after writer receives threats

The column received some backlash online, with critics arguing on social media that it antagonizes Jewish students.

 The Daily Tar Heel unpublished an opinion column criticizing study abroad in Israel, citing threatening messages aimed at the writer

New Supreme Court case could remove most oversight from federal elections

Legal experts have warned the case could lead to state legislatures having unchecked control of federal elections.

Police officers stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, U.S., January 19, 2018

N. Carolina Dems accuse Israel of apartheid, killing Abu Akleh

At its state convention, the North Carolina Democratic Party adopted resolutions highly critical of Israel.

Flag of North Carolina

Cawthorn concedes defeat in Republican US House primary in North Carolina

Chuck Edwards, a North Carolina state senator, will now face a Democratic opponent in the Nov. 8 general election.

US Rep Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) speaks at a rally prior to the Jan. 6 insurrection, 2021