A tense North Carolina oversight hearing took an unexpected turn when a lawmaker asked the Mecklenburg County sheriff a basic civics question. State Rep. Allen Chesser, a Republican, said he was caught off guard when Sheriff Garry McFadden struggled to…

Sen. Thom Tillis praised a Washington, D.C., grand jury decision not to indict six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse what they called “illegal orders.” The North Carolina Republican framed the outcome as a rejection of “political lawfare”…

American figure skater Amber Glenn responded to online critics on Tuesday after helping the United States win gold in the Olympic figure skating team event in Milan. Glenn returned to TikTok after stepping away from social media in recent days.…

U.S. officials say drones operated by Mexican drug cartels breached American airspace near El Paso, Texas, before being disabled by the U.S. military. The incident triggered a sudden Federal Aviation Administration restriction that briefly halted flights at El Paso International…