Lawmakers in North Carolina debated funding for the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency. Trump dashes hope for last-minute Canada and Mexico deal ahead of 25% tariffs

Alder Marin-Sotelo is charged with murder in the 2022 shooting death of Deputy Ned Byrd, but he escaped from a Virginia jail in 2023 and captured days later in Mexico.

Mexico has extradited 29 alleged criminals to the United States, among them the so-called “narco of narcos” Rafael Caro Quintero, many accused of murder and several alleged members of cartels now designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.

Rich Wittmeier, founder of Ghost Crab Docks on the North Carolina coast, said his aluminum supplier told him that due to tariffs, they may raise prices. If they hiked their prices 25%, it could mean a 3% uptick in what he charges for flexible docks — but he’s fine with it.

The Wake County DA wants to prosecute the cases together, while the brothers charged in murder of Wake county deputy Ned Byrd seek separate trials.

Eight men, including two former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, have been transferred from Mexico to U.S. custody this week, according to the FBI. These individuals are

North Carolina will lose more than $90 million in grants that have bolstered teacher ranks, though it’s unclear how much of the money has already been spent. The loss comes thanks to conservatives’ fever dreams about teachers being trained to indoctrinate students in progressive views about race and gender.