North Carolina mother who was missing for 24 years reunites with daughter

For over two decades, Amanda Smith wondered what happened to her mother who disappeared 24 years ago in North Carolina. In a twist out of Hollywood, she had an emotional reunion Thursday with her mother, who for years didn’t want to be found. Michele Hundley Smith was 38 when she was reported missing in December … Read more

North Carolina’s photo voter ID mandate can continue as a judge upholds the law

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s photo voter identification law was upheld on Thursday, as a federal judge rejected arguments by civil rights groups that Republicans enacted the requirement with discriminatory intent against Black and Latino voters. The decision by U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs, who presided in spring 2024 over a non-jury trial in a … Read more

Top Republican in North Carolina Senate concedes race decided by 23 votes

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Top Republican in the North Carolina Senate Phil Berger conceded his GOP primary race Tuesday after a second recount left him behind by a mere 23 votes, ending Berger’s long hold on the Triad-area seat and setting up a leadership shake-up in a key battleground state. “While … Read more

Cockroaches, surveillance and 16-hour days: The life of a North Korean worker in Russia

The researchers spoke with 21 North Korean men who have worked or are working at construction sites in three Russian cities. Under what they described as constant surveillance, they are forced to work as long as 16 hours a day with virtually no days off, earning as little as $10 a month in wages after … Read more

Flood risk continues in Hawaii as North Shore residents return to destroyed homes

Cleanup efforts were already underway as locals came together to help displaced families returning to destroyed homes. Mac Burton, who lives in Wailua Beach, went out into the streets of the North Shore community Sunday to help his neighbors. Cleanup, Burton said, is going to take months. “Anything that was, you know, four feet or … Read more

North Korean leader Kim and his daughter ride a tank together during army training

SEOUL, South Korea — In their latest joint public appearance, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter rode a tank together, state media photos showed Friday, days after they watched rocket launches and fired pistols. The official Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim oversaw firing and other drills involving tank units … Read more

Afghan father, former U.S. military ally, dies in ICE custody in North Texas

An Afghan father who served with U.S. forces died in immigration custody less than a day after being arrested in North Texas. Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal’s family said he was in the country legally after serving alongside the U.S. military in Afghanistan and evacuating to the U.S. in 2021. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the … Read more

He was a perfect hire — until a U.S. company exposed him as a likely North Korean operative

FBI officials say laptop farms are a crucial way North Korean IT teams trick U.S. companies into believing their remote workers are in the U.S. — providing both a physical address to mail laptops to and a U.S. internet connection. Once equipped with certain remote access software and tools, workers can log into those laptops … Read more

Vance touts Trump economy gains during North Carolina tour, cites rising home purchases

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Vice President JD Vance traveled to North Carolina and hosted an event Friday to tout the economy, advocate for Republicans to win elections in the Tar Heel State, and touch on the situation in Iran.   Vance was also joined by former RNC chairman … Read more

Nine convicted in North Texas ICE attack as Kash Patel issues warning to those who target federal officers

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jurors delivered a mixed verdict Friday in the federal trial of nine people accused of carrying out a 2025 “ambush” attack on an ICE detention facility in North Texas. Their verdict was delivered around 2:30 p.m. Friday at the federal courthouse in Fort Worth following roughly a … Read more