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By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS and ED WHITE A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer, the violent climax of a traffic stop, brief foot chase and struggle […]

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, MICHAEL R. SISAK and BERNARD CONDON Frank James posted dozens of videos ranting about race, violence and his struggles with mental illness. One stands out for its relative calm: A silent shot of a packed New York […]

Two people have been injured in a late-night shooting reported at a popular Greensboro music venue, according to police.  Officers responded to The Blind Tiger around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday after a report of shots being fired, according to a news […]

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate on Monday after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, with the city’s top health official saying she wanted to forestall a potential new […]

By DENISE LAVOIE U.S. service members who are HIV-positive cannot be discharged or barred from becoming an officer solely because they’re infected with the virus, a federal judge in Virginia ruled. Advocates say it’s one of the strongest rulings in […]

Steel maker Nucor Corp. announced on Thursday that it will build a $350 million manufacturing plant in North Carolina, which would be its second in the state. A news release from the Charlotte-based Nucor said the mill, which will be […]

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan […]

After violent storms blamed for killing at least three people, Southerners cleared fallen trees from roadways Wednesday and began cleaning up debris from homes and buildings smashed by suspected tornadoes as forecasters warned more violent weather was likely on the […]

QVC will not rebuild a North Carolina distribution center destroyed in December blaze that also killed a worker. The company said in a statement Tuesday that it made the decision not to rebuild the facility built more than 20 years […]

By DOUG FEINBERG Dawn Staley hoisted the championship trophy high, strutted around the court and stopped for a brief victory dance. She handed over the hardware to South Carolina’s student band, then headed back to midcourt for more merriment. The […]