The Charlotte Observer

Authorities in Texas are investigating after they say more than 50 people have come forward in what they are calling a funeral scam. “This is a case that absolutely turns my stomach. It turns my stomach because you’re dealing with people at the most vulnerable times of their lives,” Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen said at a Jan. 26 news conference streamed by KPRC. Javian Major and Sandy Broussard have been charged with forgery, according a Facebook post from the constable’s office. “Allegedly, the duo conspired to forge beneficiaries’ signatures, illicitly obtaining life insuran......

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has said he’d like abortion to be banned in all circumstances, including rape and incest. He has frequently likened abortion to murder and said that once a woman is pregnant, her body is no longer her own. Now, as a candidate for governor, Robinson wants you to forget he ever said that. And he doesn’t seem to have much memory of it himself. New reporting from CNN — which recently joined the growing list of national news stories about Robinson’s extremism — details how Robinson’s past statements on abortion contradict what he is saying now. Robinson doesn’t want to talk a......

Spencer Boyd’s younger self wouldn’t believe it. The NASCAR driver strapped in his car and headed to Charlotte Motor Speedway on Monday morning. It’s a destination to which he’s headed countless times since moving from St. Louis to North Carolina at age 14 to “chase the racing dream.” But until Monday, he wasn’t the one holding press conferences inside the Concord track’s infield media center, nor was he even able to attend them. Ten years ago Boyd worked as a security guard at the Coca-Cola 600. Nine years ago, he had a gig selling cars at Hendrick Chrysler Dodge. “I never would have thought ......

With less than two weeks to go before the 2024 primary season kicks off, presidential candidates are scrambling to consolidate their support in key states. Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump maintain strong leads in their respective races, while their challengers trail behind by double digits, indicating a 2020 rematch is likely, polls show. Here’s a look at how candidates are polling in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada — four states that hold primaries or caucuses in January or February. IowaTrump boasts a strong lead in Iowa, where he is averaging 50% su......

A Black 2-year-old attending a Florida day care was handcuffed and fingerprinted by another student during a “racist” reenactment of Rosa Parks’ arrest, the NAACP said. But the school says handcuffs were not used in the role-play activity, and a photo provided by the school shows a student “detaining” another student, but no handcuffs are visible. McClatchy News has reached out to the NAACP for clarification and is awaiting a response. In letters written on Dec. 12 to the Florida Department of Children and Families and Building Brains Academy in St. Cloud, Florida, the NAACP says a toddler was......