The North Carolina House on Wednesday overrode Gov. Josh Stein’s vetoes of four bills requiring greater state cooperation with ICE and banning DEI in public schools and universities.

A federal judge Tuesday ordered the Department of Homeland Security to return 20-year-old José Eliezer Martinez-Andino to the U.S., who was living with family in Raleigh before he was deported to Honduras earlier this spring. Martinez-Andino had a special legal status granted to young people who were abused or neglected by a parent.

The North Carolina House voted Wednesday to override Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of a controversial immigration bill, allowing it to become law.

Fewer than 6% of American physicians identify as Black, but census data show roughly 12% of the U.S. population is Black. Some experts say that disparity is one reason communities of color tend to experience worse health outcomes in the U.S., including higher rates of high blood pressure, shorter life expectancy and higher risks during childbirth. A new book from a former ProPublica reporter links today’s inequalities to a long history of structural racism — part of which runs through North Carolina.

To prepare for their first World Cup since 1998, Scotland has turned to Charlotte FC facilities. The local teams' facilities have been decorated with the Scotland badge and colors. Charlotte FC officials hope Scotland’s arrival — the boys in blue — will help attract more fans across the state to the local club and grow soccer in the city.