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UNC shooting: New report suggests active shooter training after professor killed on campus
New report suggests active shooter training after professor killed on capmpus. Active shooter training could soon be required at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after a deadly on-campus shooting. The training is one of many recommendations in a newly-released action report detailing the Aug. 28 shooting, when...
Experts say coral reef bleaching near record level globally because of 'crazy' ocean heat
Ocean temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to making the current global coral bleaching event the worst in history. It's so bad that scientists are hoping for a few hurricanes to cool things off. More than three-fifths — 62.9% — of...
Family members charged with multiple felonies after counterfeit money investigation
Family members in North Carolina face numerous felony charges after several reports of counterfeit money from local businesses. According to the Alamance County Sheriff's Office, multiple businesses reported customers using fake currency to pay for food or gas. Investigators traced the counterfeit money to four people all living in a...
Iowa center called police nearly 1,000 times in 3 years before teen killed staffer, records show
Officers responded nearly 1,000 times in the past three years to an Iowa juvenile treatment center where a staff member was killed by a 15-year-old resident, according to police records. Kathleen Galloway-Menke was assaulted May 8 at the center, Ellipsis Iowa. Her family’s attorney, Trever Hook, said the 50-year-old mother...
Biden marks Brown v. Board of Education anniversary amid signs of erosion in Black voter support
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked this week's 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down institutionalized racial segregation in public schools by welcoming plaintiffs and family members in the landmark case to the White House. The Oval Office visit Thursday to commemorate the 1954 Brown...
Donor and consultant convicted again of trying to bribe North Carolina's insurance commissioner
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A major North Carolina political donor and his associate have been convicted a second time of attempting to bribe the state’s insurance commissioner to secure preferential regulatory treatment for his insurance business. A federal jury convicted insurance magnate Greg Lindberg and former consultant John...
New Swagbucks Swag Code valid from 2-4 pm ET on May 16
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Vehicle flips in crash that closes Highway 54 near I-40
Several lanes of NC Highway 54 were closed near Interstate 40 in Durham County due to a crash on Thursday afternoon. One vehicle was flipped over at the NC 54 intersection at Farrington Road around 1:15 p.m. Four westbound lanes of NC 54 were closed around 2 p.m. The lanes reopened around 2:35 p.m.
US Coast Guard says Texas barge collision may have spilled up to 2,000 gallons of oil
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Early estimates indicate up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into surrounding waters when a barge carrying fuel broke free from a tugboat and slammed into a bridge near Galveston, Texas, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday. The barge crashed into a pillar...
The late Rev. Billy Graham is immortalized in a statue unveiled at the US Capitol
A bronze sculpture of the late Rev. Billy Graham was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, with Christianity's most prolific evangelist once known as “America’s Pastor” immortalized in the halls of Congress on behalf of his native North Carolina. Graham's likeness, depicting the Charlotte-born minister with...
The Dow just crossed 40,000 for the first time. The number is big but means little for your 401(k)
NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average just topped 40,000 for the first time, the latest pop in what's been a surprisingly good year for Wall Street. But just like New Year's represents an arbitrary point in time in the Earth's revolution around the sun, such milestones for the Dow don't mean that much inherently.
Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy. A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs. The plan approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland would not legalize marijuana outright for recreational use.
Lawyer for family of slain US Air Force airman says video and calls show deputy went to wrong home
STONECREST, Ga. (AP) — A lawyer for the family of Roger Fortson said Thursday that police radio traffic and the body camera footage of the Florida sheriff’s deputy who killed the Black U.S. Air Force airman reinforce their assertion that the deputy was directed to the wrong apartment while responding to a domestic disturbance call that day.
Sen. Bob Menendez reveals his wife has breast cancer as his trial focuses on FBI raid of his home
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez said Thursday that his wife will undergo a mastectomy after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, a revelation made just as the first evidence — pictures of 13 gold bars and over $480,000 in cash seized from the couple's home — was shown to jurors at his New York bribery trial.
FDIC chair is grilled on Capitol Hill after report outlines agency's toxic workplace culture
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg sat for a second day of grilling Thursday on Capitol Hill, this time at the Senate Banking Committee, after a damning report about the agency's toxic workplace culture was released last week. The hearing was called to address oversight...
Monica to headline Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival in Durham
R&B singer Monica is the headliner for Saturday's Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival in Durham. This family-oriented event is a celebration of African and African American history, culture, arts and traditions. WRAL is a proud community partner. This is the 54th annual Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival. The first festival was...
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