Trustee: Nonacademic background halted Hannah-Jones tenure
By TOM FOREMAN Jr. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’ tenure application at the University of North Carolina was halted because she didn’t come from a “traditional academic-type background,” and a trustee who vets the lifetime appointments wanted […]
Read MorePalestinians see victory in Gaza truce as Israel warns Hamas
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians rallied by the thousands Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as a costly but clear victory for the Islamic militant group Hamas. Israel vowed […]
Read MoreProsecutor finds deputies justified in shooting of Andrew Brown Jr
By BEN FINLEY and JONATHAN DREW ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina prosecutor said Tuesday that sheriff’s deputies were justified in fatally shooting Andrew Brown Jr. because he struck a deputy with his car and nearly ran him […]
Read MoreNorth Carolina police officer injured during hit-and-run
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina police officer was injured late Sunday when his cruiser was hit by a man who was driving while impaired and fled the scene of the accident, authorities said. Winston-Salem police Cpl. James B. […]
Read MoreNew law makes inmates choose electric chair or firing squad
By Jeffrey Collins COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law a bill that forces death row inmates for now to choose between the electric chair or a newly formed firing squad in hopes the […]
Read More2 men wrongfully sent to death row awarded $75M in damages
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A jury in a North Carolina federal civil rights case has awarded $75 million to two Black, intellectually disabled half brothers who spent decades behind bars after being wrongfully convicted in the 1983 rape and murder […]
Read MoreFrom the Governor’s Office
Following New CDC Guidance on Face Coverings, Governor Cooper Lifts Many COVID-19 Restrictions State to lift gathering limits, social distancing requirements in all settings and indoor mask mandate for most settings Raleigh May 14, 2021 Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina […]
Read MoreFoot soldiers’ of Birmingham to BLM: ‘Keep on keeping on’
By JAY REEVES BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Charles Avery had barely started marching when police arrested him, forced him into a police vehicle and took him to jail for participating in landmark civil rights protests that helped change the nation […]
Read MoreFarm bill passing NC Senate includes new biogas permits
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The annual farm bill pushed by Senate Republicans won the full chamber’s approval Tuesday, including a provision that would likely make it easier upon North Carolina livestock operations to secure permits to convert liquid waste into […]
Read More‘Born-alive’ abortion measure clears N. Carolina Senate
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would require doctors to provide the same duty of care for a child who is born alive after an attempted abortion that they would for any other newborn. […]
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