Eduardo Medina

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Eduardo Medina

The Upstate region of South Carolina was saved by foreign companies after the fall of its textile industry. Now, tariffs pose another round of uncertainty. In the 1970s, when the Upstate region of South Carolina was known as the textile capital of the world, Adolphus Jones would clock in for grueling summer shifts at one of the many mills in Union, his hometown. Trains roared around him, transporting materials around the country.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Eduardo Medina |Nick Corasaniti

The number of ballots in question exceeds the slim margin by which the Democrat incumbent, Justice Allison Riggs, won. North Carolina's highest court ruled on Friday that thousands of overseas and military voters must fix issues with their ballots within 30 days or risk having them tossed out. The decision is the latest twist in a five-month legal battle over a seat on that court, and could potentially overturn the results of the November election.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Nick Corasaniti |Eduardo Medina

A razor-close race for a seat on the court is the last 2024 statewide election in the nation to remain uncertified. The North Carolina Supreme Court temporarily blocked alower court's order from taking effect on Monday that would have required tens of thousands of people who voted in 2024 to verify their eligibility. The higher court stayed that order while it considers an appeal in a long-running dispute over the election.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Christopher Flavelle |Eduardo Medina |Luis Ferré-Sadurní

A post from Elon Musk last month trumpeted a supposedly startling discovery by his team of government cost-cutters: The Federal Emergency Management Agency had provided $59 million to house undocumented immigrants in New York City. The money, he declared, was "meant for American disaster relief and instead is being spent on high end hotels for illegals!"But if Mr. Musk's goal was to funnel more FEMA money to disaster aid, the fallout from his declaration had the opposite effect.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Eduardo Medina

Alabama's governor signed into law on Wednesday a ban on the conversion of pistols into fully automatic weapons, a move that follows a year of widespread gun violence in the state. The devices, some of which are known as Glock switches, are already banned under federal law. But local law enforcement officials have said that not having a state law made it hard to charge and prosecute people who used them, fueling an epidemic of shootings in cities like Birmingham. Gov.