In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of first-degree murder to life in prison without the possibility of parole on ...

By Reid J. Epstein Reporting from Washington Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina is set to leave office on New Year’s Day after two terms that began with his effort to undo the state’s ...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole, coinciding with New Year’s Eve and his final day in ...

Gov. Roy Cooper (D-North Carolina) the day after a hurricane on Sept. 6, 2019, in Wilmington, North Carolina. (Elijah Nouvelage for The Washington Post) When Roy Cooper was narrowly elected North ...

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On his final day in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death row sentences of 15 people to life without parole. In a press release, Cooper said he reviewed the petitions for ...

WATCH: Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper spoke Thursday on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, an evening ...

Democratic North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein issued an executive order Thursday that he believes will further protect ...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper oversaw a booming state economy in his eight years in office, but some of the biggest jobs projects have yet to materialize. In his final days in office, North ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's latest Democratic governor was sworn into office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper in a top elected position for the second time in eight years.

Stein was to deliver a speech on Saturday in Raleigh, instead of the originally scheduled swearing-in ceremony outside the ...