Group sues N Carolina over end to Confederate license plate
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans has filed a lawsuit against the state over its decision to...
Government offers plan to release more endangered red wolves
Government wildlife officials released two more critically endangered red wolves into the wild in North Carolina and could place several more captive-bred wolves into...
Video of North Carolina K-9 training prompts investigation
SALISBURY, N.C. — An investigation of K-9 training is underway after video showed a North Carolina officer lifting a dog by a leash and...
In Alabama, a vote to keep Confederate monument protections
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a bill that would give cities and counties a possible avenue to take down unwanted Confederate...
Endangered right whale found dead off S. Carolina beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A critically endangered North Atlantic Right whale was found dead over the weekend off the coast of South Carolina, more...
Thousands of meatpacking workers to be vaccinated this week
OMAHA, Neb. — Meatpacking workers across the country have started receiving coronavirus vaccines and thousands more will have a chance to get their shots...
Gambino crime family’s elder Gotti, Peter, dies in prison
Mobster Peter Gotti, the brother of notorious Gambino crime boss John Gotti, has died while serving a federal prison sentence, a person familiar with...
New lawsuit revives discrimination allegation against Yale
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — An organization that alleges Yale University discriminates against Asian-American and white applicants filed a federal lawsuit against the school on...
Arkansas officer expected to fully recover after shooting
LONOKE, Ark. — An Arkansas police officer who was shot multiple times during a confrontation at a fast-food restaurant with a man suspected of...
Colleges to house new center that trains Black entrepreneurs
CHICAGO — A new center for training Black entrepreneurs will be opening in Atlanta as part of a collaboration announced Monday between Spelman College,...