The Union County NAACP is calling for the removal of Monroe Mayor Robert Burns after social media posts in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder. At Tuesday night’s Monroe City Council meeting, the group’s president, Archie Hansley, said Burns used his official platform to target private citizens and incite violence by tagging far right social media accounts like Libs of Tik Tok.

The proposal was added to Iryna's Law during debate late Monday evening. It added a partisan element to a bill that had appeared to have bipartisan support.

Nearly 20 immigration judges received emails this month informing them that they are being let go, NPR has learned, the largest single month of firings since the process began in February.

A vigil was held Monday night to honor and celebrate Iryna Zarutska, the 23-year-old Ukrainian woman fatally stabbed while riding the Charlotte light rail a month ago.

The Charlotte City Council voted Monday for Professional Police Services, or PPS, to patrol areas in and around Charlotte Area Transit System property.

Vice President JD Vance will visit Concord on Wednesday to deliver remarks on the Trump administration's tax cuts and support for state and local law enforcement. The visit comes in the wake of last month's fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte's light rail.

The legislation is named after Iryna Zarutska, who died after being stabbed on board a Charlotte light rail train last month.

North Carolina and Idaho have announced plans to cut Medicaid payments to health care providers, including hospitals, doctors, and caregivers.

North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby has launched a pretrial release task force in the wake of Iryna Zarutska’s murder. In a press release Newby says the task force will assess current practices and procedures to evaluate whether they adequately balance the need for judicial discretion with the need for consistency in decision making.

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and 16 other attorneys general are urging universities to protect free speech after the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.In a letter sent to presidents and deans across the country, they warned against using Kirk’s death as justification to restrict speech on campus. In it, Wilson said schools should not silence debate and said, “I believe that’s what Charlie would have wanted, and it’s what I want as well.” The attorneys general also called on universities to establish clear security protocols both for approving events and for safeguarding speakers who appear on campus.