North Carolina bill increasing punishments for rioters will become law after no governor veto

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday he would not use his veto stamp on a piece of legislation increasing penalties for rioters after he blocked a similar bill in 2021. The GOP-controlled legislature sent the bill to the governor's desk last Thursday after it passed with a bipartisan vote in the House and Senate. The Democratic governor had until Monday to sign or veto the bill, which was proposed following the nationwide riots in 2020 following the death of George Floyd. Though Cooper said he would not veto the...