CNN wants a court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson that attacks its report that he made explicit posts on a pornography website’s message board.

A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after admitting to murdering a teenage girl, according to officials with the Lumberton Police Department. Michael McLellan admitted to kidnapping 13-year-old Hania Aguilar from her driveway on the morning of Nov.

In a story published Sep. 19, 2024, about a CNN report on North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, The Associated Press erroneously reported which of his social media accounts CNN cited in a comparison to language in messages from a pornographic website message board.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will not appear at former President Donald Trump ’s rally on Saturday in the battleground state following a CNN report about Robinson’s alleged disturbing online posts, an absence that illustrates the liability the gubernatorial candidate poses for Trump and downballot GOP candidates.

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson vowed on Thursday to remain in the race despite a CNN report that he posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an online message board,

As the contest for a seat on the NC Supreme Court remains close, some cast doubt on how election results are certified. Here’s how it works.

North Carolina Republican legislators have given final approval to a series of political power moves that would weaken the incoming governor and other Democratic elected officials.

North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, speaks while state Republican Party Chairman Jason Simmons listens at a news conference reviewing Tuesday's general election results at state GOP headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)