State and Regional News

North Carolina musician arrested, accused of Artificial Intelligence-assisted fraud caper

North Carolina musician arrested, accused of Artificial Intelligence-assisted fraud caper

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A North Carolina musician was arrested and charged Wednesday with using artificial intelligence to create hundreds of thousands of songs that he streamed billions of times…

North Carolina public school students inch higher in test scores

North Carolina public school students inch higher in test scores

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s public school students made small performance gains on standardized tests during the past school year, officials announced Wednesday. The proficiency levels are inching closer to percentages reached before the…

GOP network props up liberal third-party candidates in key states, hoping to siphon off Harris votes

GOP network props up liberal third-party candidates in key states, hoping to siphon off Harris votes

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and DAN MERICA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Italo Medelius was leading a volunteer drive to put Cornel West on North Carolina’s presidential ballot last spring when he received an unexpected call from a…

GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina has a history of inflammatory words. It could cost Trump

GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina has a history of inflammatory words. It could cost Trump

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press COLFAX, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina conservatives who gathered recently over coffee and pancakes at the Olympic Family Restaurant to support Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson knew about some of the…

RFK Jr. sues North Carolina elections board as he seeks to remove his name from ballot

RFK Jr. sues North Carolina elections board as he seeks to remove his name from ballot

By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections in a last-ditch attempt to get his name removed the state’s ballot ahead of the…

Children’s book to blame for fire inside car, North Carolina officials say

Children’s book to blame for fire inside car, North Carolina officials say

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials determined the cause of a fire inside a car in Burke County was a children’s book. A child’s car seat was set ablaze when a “button battery” in a…