WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, using the first trip of his second administration to tour areas where politics has clouded the response to deadly disasters.

Welcome back to Moves I Like, a series that surveys transaction trackers to find the best moves. While many NWSL teams have yet to truly execute their roster retooling, a quartet of early-winter moves have given clubs hope they’ll improve in 2025.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Copland Rudolph cast a ballot in the November election, just as she has for years, with her vote counting on a long list of North Carolina contests that were settled soon after.

More than 80 days after Election Day, a race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court remains unresolved. That's because the Republican candidate is contesting some 65,000 ballots.

President Trump made good on a campaign promise to ask the Department of the Interior to recognize the Lumbee people of North Carolina — a tribe whose Native identity has long been called into question.

Appearing on MSNBC as Donald Trump was busy holding a press conference in North Carolina to talk about 4-month-old Hurricane Helene damage, a Democratic lawmaker expressed his disgust that the president made the appearance all about himself.

The North Carolina Tar Heels basketball team picked up a significant piece for the future on Thursday night. Class of 2025 five-star forward Caleb Wilson announced his commitment to North Carolina live on TNT's Inside the NBA, choosing the Tar Heels over Kentucky.

San Diego Wave FC is set to kick off its fourth season in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) with an exciting 26-game schedule, the team announced Wednesday.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A trial in a lawsuit seeking to strike down North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors began Monday, more than a year after families of transgender children and a doctor filed the suit that argued the law violates the state’s constitution.

The goal of every team in college basketball is to make it to the NCAA Tournament. Each year, there are teams that are deserving of making it — but for whatever reason, are left on the outside looking in by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee.

MLS announced the guidelines for their 30 teams that will take part in four North American cup competitions in 2025 and 2026, which will see an increased presence in the U.S. Open Cup.

Naomi Girma is reportedly on the move. With its eyes on securing the club's first UEFA Women's Champions League title, Chelsea Women broke the women's football transfer fee record to obtain her services in the backline.