NC Board of Elections data reveals changes in files from late November to Feb. 13

NC Board of Elections data reveals changes in files from late November to Feb. 13

by WorldTribune Staff, June 16, 2017 “Systematic weaknesses” that could “be exploited” to the benefit of one candidate over another made North Carolina vulnerable to voter fraud during the 2016 election, a resident of the state said. David W. Goetze is asking for an investigation into possible widespread voter fraud in the state. The retired […]

Report: NC school systems protecting teachers arrested for sex crimes

Report: NC school systems protecting teachers arrested for sex crimes

by WorldTribune Staff, June 16, 2017 [Editors’ Note: An earlier version of this article cited a report from another publication about Robert Woodard’s previous record that had not been confirmed. That reference has been removed.] Some teachers in North Carolina who have been charged with sex crimes are being shifted to other schools rather than […]

Craigslist, which destroyed classified ads, backs fund to restore integrity in journalism

Craigslist, which destroyed classified ads, backs fund to restore integrity in journalism

by WorldTribune Staff, June 12, 2017 Online ad king Craigslist, which essentially destroyed the classifieds that had provided newspapers with a third of their revenue, is now supporting an initiative aimed at “fake news” and restoring integrity in journalism, a report said. On the heels of the devastating Trump electoral victory last November, Craigslist founder […]

Majority NC Republicans slam Democrat governor for signing on to Paris climate deal

Majority NC Republicans slam Democrat governor for signing on to Paris climate deal

by WorldTribune Staff, June 8, 2017 North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has put an estimate of alleged damages by man-made climate change  ahead of the state’s economic health, the state’s Republicans said after Cooper announced he will sign on to the Paris Climate Agreement. “Most North Carolinians believe it’s past time to reverse course on […]

The human touch: Kellyanne Conway explains key to Trump’s major N.C. win

The human touch: Kellyanne Conway explains key to Trump’s major N.C. win

by WorldTribune Staff, June 4, 2017 It was Donald Trump’s personal impact, fueled by campaign rallies rather than ubiquitous TV ads, that inspired the “forgotten man and the forgotten woman” to give Trump a key victory in the swing state of North Carolina, Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway said. “We literally could not have won North […]

High court rejects GOP redistricting more often than similar efforts by Democrats

High court rejects GOP redistricting more often than similar efforts by Democrats

by WorldTribune Staff, May 26, 2017 The Supreme Court on May 22 struck down North Carolina’s Congressional map, ruling that two districts drawn by the Republican-controlled legislature (District 1 and District 12) were unconstitutionally based on race. The decision “illustrates the ‘heads I win, tails you lose’ nature of the liberal attack on Republican – […]

Feds indict 83 North Carolina members of United Blood Nation gang run by ‘Godfather’ in NY prison

Feds indict 83 North Carolina members of United Blood Nation gang run by ‘Godfather’ in NY prison

by WorldTribune Staff, May 23, 2017 Federal prosecutors in Charlotte last week indicted 83 members of the United Blood Nation (UBN) gang, including the “Godfather” of the UBN. Pedro Gutierrez, who also goes by the nicknames “Magoo,” “Inferno” and “Light,” was running the 15,000-member UBN from a prison in upstate New York where he routinely […]

Memo details North Carolina leftists’ plan to cripple efforts to report voter fraud

Memo details North Carolina leftists’ plan to cripple efforts to report voter fraud

by WorldTribune Staff, May 18, 2017 North Carolina progressives are intent on squelching reports of voter fraud in the state by filing lawsuits against citizens who report alleged fraud, according to a report. In a memo to its membership, Democracy NC “appears on a mission … to discourage honest citizens from filing protests and put […]

North Carolina high school confiscates yearbooks with offending ‘build that wall’ quote

North Carolina high school confiscates yearbooks with offending ‘build that wall’ quote

by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2017 The principal of a North Carolina high school confiscated all senior yearbooks after a white student used President Donald Trump’s “build that wall” rallying cry as her quote. Critics decried the yearbook quote as “racist” after a screenshot of the Richmond Early College High School student’s photograph with the […]

North Carolina tops list of states for economic development despite controversy

North Carolina tops list of states for economic development despite controversy

by WorldTribune Staff, May 7, 2017 Despite impassioned denunciations and economic boycotts from entertainers and the world of corporate sports over House Bill 2, North Carolina has been ranked No. 1 in the country for economic development by Site Selection magazine. The ranking “may confound those who had written off the Tar Heel State as […]

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