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By RUSS BYNUM Attorneys were scheduled to give closing arguments Monday in the murder trial of three white men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, whose death became part of a broader reckoning on racial injustice in the criminal legal system. Prosecutors and defense attorneys were expected to spend hours making their final cases to the disproportionately white jury. The jurors heard 10 days of trial testimony that concluded last week, not long after the man who

By SCOTT BAUER and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Toppled chairs line W. Main St. in downtown Waukesha, Wis., after an SUV drove into a parade of Christmas marchers Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP) WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A joyous scene of marching bands and children dancing in Santa hats and waving pompoms turned deadly in an instant, as an SUV sped through barricades and into a Christmas

There is a familiar campaign slogan that talked about making America great again. Now, Americans can look to a specific time when the American economy was great: that was when we had a Republican president in the White House working in a bipartisan manner to create an inclusive economy for all. President Biden continues to push his “Build Back Better” plan as if it is the vaccine to the economic

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks during a news conference about a cannabis reform bill she introduced, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced legislation Monday to federally decriminalize marijuana, a measure she said would give states freer rein to pass their own laws and regulations without fear of federal reprisals. The measure, which Mace said she hoped

The General Assembly is ready to begin debating its North Carolina state government budget agreement that Republicans hope ultimately will win enough Democratic support for it to soon become law.  The Senate scheduled for Tuesday the first of the chamber’s two required votes on the two-year spending plan. The House will follow on Wednesday.  The budget bill is four months late and got finalized just a few days ago. Republican

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