Associated Press

A man accused of killing a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina train has appeared in federal court. Decarlos Brown Jr. made his initial court appearance Thursday on a charge of causing death on a mass transportation system.

NASCAR has settled an antitrust lawsuit with two race teams, including one co-owned by Michael Jordan.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is canceling Medicaid rate cuts he initiated two months ago. Stein and Health Secretary Dr. Dev Sangvai announced Wednesday that reimbursement rates for doctors and hospitals will be restored.

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina could be federally recognized through the National Defense Authorization Act the House plans to vote on this week.

NASCAR Chairman Jim France has testified in the federal antitrust lawsuit filed by Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports.

A man who says he was held down and beaten by members of a religious group in North Carolina wants the prosecutor removed from his case.

Federal health officials say 37 babies in 17 states, including North Carolina, have been sickened in an infant botulism outbreak tied to contaminated formula.

Former Black Panther Party official H. Rap Brown has died in a prison hospital in Butner, N.C. after being convicted nearly 25 years ago in the fatal shooting of a sheriff's deputy in Georgia. He was 82.

Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds. Forecasters say the monster storm will turn away from the eastern U.S. and won't make landfall.

The Green Party will remain an official party in North Carolina, able to field candidates statewide through the 2028 elections. The Republican majority on the State Board of Elections voted Thursday to allow the North Carolina Green Party to be recognized again in the ninth-largest state.