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A North Carolina man is facing multiple charges in connection with reports of a sexual assault on two teenagers, a sheriff’s office said. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said William Joshua Byard, 30, of Stony Point was charged with six counts of felony sexual activity by a substitute parent, two counts of human trafficking and one count each of statutory rape of a minor 15 years old or less, kidnapping

By AARON MORRISON and KAT STAFFORD FILE - Major James A. Ellison, left, returns the salute of Mac Ross of Dayton, Ohio, as he inspects the cadets at the Basic and Advanced Flying School for Black United States Army Air Corps cadets at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Ala., in Jan. 23, 1942. For Veterans Day, a group of Democratic lawmakers is reviving an effort to pay the families of

Election night 2021 was a resounding victory for the Republican party, and Black Republican candidates were a part of the “Red Wave” that swept through Virginia and the nation. By the end of the night at least four Black Republicans emerged victorious in their races. Trailblazer Winsome Sears made history as the first Black woman to be elected Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. While that's impressive enough on

By ED WHITE FILE - This Jan. 26, 2016, file photo, shows the Flint River in Flint, Mich. A judge on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, approved a $626 million settlement for Flint residents and others who were exposed to lead-contaminated water. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File) A judge on Wednesday approved a $626 million deal to settle lawsuits filed by Flint residents who found their tap water contaminated by lead following disastrous

A man identified as a supplier of a drug network in western North Carolina has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, according to a federal prosecutor. William T. Stetzer, acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, said in a news release that Matthew Wondra, 34, of Murphy, was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release after he gets out of prison.  Court documents and

Law enforcement officials in Kentucky say a 16-year-old girl missing from North Carolina has been found after someone noticed her using a distress signal made popular on TikTok.  According to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, police have charged the driver who had the girl in his car with unlawful imprisonment and possession of material showing a sexual performance by a minor.  Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the sheriff’s office spokesperson, told The Lexington

The Biden-Harris administration has misplaced priorities and it is clear they do not prioritize the American people. While the nation struggles to recover from the impact of the global pandemic and Democrat-led lockdowns, Americans have only seen weak leadership from Biden and a stalled policy agenda that has done nothing to improve the economic conditions in our country. Recent headlines report that the Biden-Harris administration is considering giving nearly $450,000

By MEG KINNARD Bakari Sellers, the attorney for the families of victims killed in the 2015 Mother Emanuel AME Church massacre, speaks with reporters outside the Justice Department, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Families of nine victims killed in a racist attack at the Black South Carolina church have reached a settlement with the Justice Department over a faulty background check that allowed Dylann Roof to purchase the gun

By BARBARA ORTUTAY A Facebook employee take a selfie in front the company's new name and logo outside its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, after announcing that it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar) An embattled Facebook Inc. is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., or Meta for short, to reflect what CEO Mark Zuckerberg says is its commitment to