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Megan Cloherty

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Sep 25, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Megan Cloherty and Will Doran

    Whatley, Cooper enter final 40 days of 2026 election as some polls show a tightening race. (opens the original)

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    With 40 days left until election day — and as rumors swirl in the national media over whether Republicans will continue spending limited resources on North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race — GOP nominee Michael Whatley remains on the attack on the campaign trail, looking to close the gap with Democratic nominee Roy Cooper. Whatley was campaigning in Pittsboro Friday, where he visited a private Christian school and hammered Cooper over his support for transgender issues such as allowing trans women to

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Megan Cloherty, WRAL

    AI's risk to humanity: Duke conference examines risks, guardrails (opens the original)

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    Artificial intelligence industry leaders and elected officials gathered at Duke University on Friday to discuss growing concerns about the wide-ranging risks posed by rapidly advancing AI technology. The conference came days after renewed warnings from some AI leaders about the potential dangers of increasingly autonomous systems, including concerns that AI could be misused or abused. The annual Duke conference brought together experts in cybersecurity, government and technology. This year, much

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Megan Cloherty, WRAL

    2023 UNC shooting suspect found not guilty by reason of insanity (opens the original)

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    The man charged with killing a UNC-Chapel Hill professor in 2023 was found not guilty by reason of insanity Friday. An Orange County judge ruled that Tailei Qi did not understand the wrongfulness of his actions when Zijie Yan, his academic adviser, was shot and killed on UNC's campus in August 2023. The ruling came after a final hearing on Friday focused on Qi's mental state at the time of the shooting. Qi was then a doctoral student at UNC. Qi had previously been found competent to stand trial

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · WRAL staff; Megan Cloherty, WRAL News

    No charges to be filed against Johnston Co. deputies in man's shooting death during crisis call (opens the original)

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    No charges will be filed against a Johnston County deputy who shot and killed a Garner man who was reportedly experiencing a mental health crisis back in January. According to Johnston County District Attorney Jason Waller's office, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation agents were called to investigate after Johnston County deputy Derek Leagan shot and killed Antony Richardson while responding to a 911 call. Leagan no longer works for the sheriff's office, according to the DA. The DA's o

  5. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Megan Cloherty, Will Doran WRAL

    Is it too late for North Carolina lawmakers to regulate AI? (opens the original)

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    Artificial intelligence is increasingly the focus of attention from state and national leaders, as AI company leaders publicly sounded the alarm bells on potential safety threats. In North Carolina and across the country, lawmakers are grappling with how to regulate machine learning, which can touch virtually every part of society. In Congress, multiple bills seeking to set parameters around machine learning and its use are tied up in political gridlock. State Senator Jim Burgin (R-Harnett, Lee,

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