North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper rallied an enthusiastic crowd of Democrats for Kamala Harris on Thursday. He also addressed speculation he could be picked as her running mate.

Cornel West's Justice For All Party is trying to get on the ballot in North Carolina.

On the next Local News Roundup: Donald Trump rallies in Charlotte as Gov. Roy Cooper finds himself among possible Democratic vice presidential candidates. Violent and juvenile crimes are up dramatically here. And some local athletes are in Paris for the Summer Olympics. Those stories and more.

The OCTOPUS Act would ban farming the animal, and imports of farmed meat. It was introduced by a senator whose office says he learned about the plan through a story on NPR.

In his first public remarks after exiting the race for president, Biden focused on his goals for his final months in office and painted a picture of the legacy he hopes to leave behind.

At Bojangles Coliseum Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump dispensed with any messages about unity and spent almost all of his 90-minute speech in a blistering attack against Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president.

The agency found a long list of missing documents required to administer a federally funded food program for child care centers, as well as claims filed for payment for centers that apparently hadn't requested or received money.

“I do worry that he is not helping further penetration of EVs into the car market” and might make people leery of buying a Tesla, an electric vehicle owner and enthusiast in Michigan tells NPR.

While there’s a lot of focus on President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race, the biggest surprise this month in North Carolina politics has been N.C. Rep. Jason Saine’s decision to resign.

Fifteen years ago this Wednesday, the federal minimum wage went up from $6.55 per hour to $7.25. It hasn't budged since.