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# North Carolina

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## North Carolina


* ![Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., arrives for a vote in the U.S. Capitol July 8, 2024.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6938b2f72b1d1b62/6998cced66d4e34cb8cbd2bf/kyrsten-sinema.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 16, 2026  
## [Kyrsten Sinema Faces Affair Lawsuit: What to Know](https://time.com/7346803/kyrsten-sinema-arizona-affair-ammel-security-complaint-wife-alienation-affection/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Chad de Guzman
* ![Hurricane Helene Causes Massive Flooding Across Swath Of Western North Carolina](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta437ed927b5d1bd3/698a5ba19862f5f052896377/hurricane-helene-aftermath-north-carolina-001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 30, 2024  
## [Photos of Hurricane Helene’s Devastation in North Carolina](https://time.com/7026726/hurricane-helene-north-carolina-photos/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Chantelle Lee
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Sep 28, 2021  
## [The Rise and Fall of a Dangerous Political Movement in Revolutionary America](https://time.com/6101251/the-brethren-loyalist-tory-uprising/)  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)  
by Brendan McConville
* ![north carolina death penalty-racial justice act racism](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5bd98cff804aa958/698a1159e76ad2c49c638012/north-carolina-death-penalty-racial-justice-act-racism.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 14, 2020  
## [N.C. Inmate Taken Off Death Row For Racism At Trial](https://time.com/5879680/north-carolina-death-penalty-racial-justice-act-racism/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Madeleine Carlisle
* ![USGS Community Internet Map](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b2120b2b7c719a1/698a1133096a9448bf6a881f/usgs-map.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 9, 2020  
## [5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes North Carolina](https://time.com/5877852/north-carolina-earthquake/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Sanya Mansoor  
* ![Racial bias law is used to set aside death penalty](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1013ee1487d3cddb/698a0f07b21a9c4047503ac1/north-carolina-supreme-court-death-row.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 5, 2020  
## [N.C. Supreme Court Rules on Racial Justice Act Hearings](https://time.com/5849203/north-carolina-death-row-surpeme-court-racism/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Madeleine Carlisle
* ![DaBaby](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt963895661e5756e6/698a080722fb8540cae2a5e9/122419_dababy_arrest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 24, 2019  
## [DaBaby's Arrest Sparks Internal Investigation](https://time.com/5755203/north-carolina-police-internal-investigation-dababy/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Josiah Bates
* ![TOPSHOT-US-CRIME-SHOOTING](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ff092dccbe5585f/698a0804457a5218dbd63517/riley-howell-charlotte-student-shooting-hero.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 24, 2019  
## [UNC Charlotte Student Riley Howell, Who Died Saving Classmates From Gunman, Honored as Jedi Master in New _Star Wars_ Book](https://time.com/5755064/riley-howell-shooting-hero-star-wars-jedi/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Madeleine Carlisle
* ![Shooting](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt128d4e59483189d5/698a07de22fb85e6e3e2a5a8/122019_NC_shooting.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 20, 2019  
## [Two Dead After Shooting at Government Building in North Carolina](https://time.com/5753898/shooting-government-building-north-carolina/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Josiah Bates
* ![Glowing smartphone on countertop at night](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaef40ed8210fbe41/698a03950116824dc597e4a6/north-carolina-detective-fired.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 27, 2019  
## [North Carolina Detective Fired After Allegedly Sending Inappropriate Messages to Women Whose Rape Cases He Handled](https://time.com/5688177/fayetteville-detective-fired-sexual-assault-victim/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Mahita Gajanan  
* ![COLLEGE BASKETBALL: MAR 09 ACC Tournament - North Carolina v Miami](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b19e63166dbe61d/698a0317457a520ee8d62ced/north-carolina-cheerleading-trump-2020.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 18, 2019  
## [North Carolina High School Cheerleaders Placed 'on Probation' After Posing With Trump 2020 Banner](https://time.com/5680055/north-carolina-cheerleaders-trump-2020-probation/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Katie Reilly
* ![North Carolina Death Penalty](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt23575b9a914b193d/698a01d00116823df997e18f/north-carolina-death-penalty.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 26, 2019  
## [Their Death Sentences Were Overturned Because of Racial Bias. Now North Carolina Might Leave Them Back on Death Row](https://time.com/5659100/north-carolina-death-penalty/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Madeleine Carlisle
* ![A National Weather Service satellite image of Hurricane Dorian](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0c44831473ac6d34/698a027497cdff56ed6b97bd/nws-satellite-image-dorian.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 26, 2019  
## [Dorian Makes Landfall in N.C.](https://time.com/5661353/hurricane-dorian-track-forecast/)  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)  
by Sanya Mansoor, Gina Martinez, Rachel E. Greenspan, Madeleine Carlisle and Tara Law
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta85b085ae72e08bf/698a0079929fad0040bf4aa5/nc-woman-racist-slur.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 26, 2019  
## [North Carolina Woman Who Called Black Restaurant Customers a Racist Slur Says She Would Do It Again](https://time.com/5636192/north-carolina-woman-racial-slur-bonefish-grill/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Mahita Gajanan
* ![Yellow Police Tape](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt81a948d2ccb19ecf/69894959929fad85d5bf3247/police-line-do-not-cross.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 2, 2019  
## [1 Dead in Shooting at N. Carolina University Housing Complex](https://time.com/5581577/apartment-shooting-north-carolina-uncc/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Hillary Leung

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