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 officially sworn in on Jan. 1, but a public ceremony is taking place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11. During the ...

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