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The city council of Asheville, North Carolina, has apologized for the city's role in slavery and voted to pay reparations to the Black community. The resolution was initiated by City Councilman Keith Young, and he joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss how the reparations will be paid and if this plan could be adopted on a national level.
The Asheville, North Carolina City Council voted unanimously to approve a reparations resolution in a historic move. The resolution calls for the city to make investments in areas where Black residents face disparities, and asks the city manager to create a plan to build generational wealth and boost economic mobility in the Black community. It also includes a formal apology for the role the city played in slavery and enforcing racist policies.
Officials in Asheville have apologized for its historic role in slavery and discrimination and voted to provide reparations.
Wilmington, North Carolina's police department has fired three veteran officers for what it said was racist and "hate-filled speech" that was caught on a patrol car camera. An internal investigation accused Officers Kevin Piner, James "Brian" Gilmore and Corporal Jessie Moore of violating standards of conduct and using inappropriate slurs, including the n-word. David Begnaud interviewed new Police Chief Donny Williams.
CBS News is chronicling what has changed for residents of some of the biggest battleground states in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. CBS campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell speaks to CBSN's Lana Zak about black-owned businesses hit hard by COVID-19 in North Carolina and Florida.
"These individuals do not deserve to be in law enforcement," Chief Donny Williams told CBS News' David Begnaud.
"I was shocked, saddened and disgusted," Wilmington Police Chief Donny Williams said. "There is no place for this behavior in our agency or our city."
A new poll from the New York Times shows President Trump trailing Joe Biden by an average of nine points in six states he won in the last election. Liz Goodwin, the deputy D.C. bureau chief for the Boston Globe, and CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe join CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss.
"I worked seven days a week for as many hours as I could, doing what I needed to do because I knew that no Superman was coming in to save me and everyone felt like I did," said Shalisha Morgan, owner of Geek in Heels.
But the real estate investment CEO and motivational speaker said after the results were in, "I want to make something clear: I support our great president"
It's named for the same Confederate general as the vast North Carolina military base and drawing the same controversy.
At least three of those hit by gunfire were killed, police said. Hundreds of people were at the scene.
With the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic looming, UNC readies its campus for student-athletes in the fall.
Tech giant is closing the retail stores just weeks after reopening them, heightening pandemic concerns.
60 Minutes Overtime reports on the outstanding questions facing college athletics during the COVD-19 pandemic.
At a memorial service for George Floyd in North Carolina on Saturday, Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin issued a powerful call to fellow members of law enforcement, saying, "We are part of the problem." Peterkin spoke with CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the changes he's urging law enforcement agencies to make.
At a memorial service for George Floyd held Saturday in North Carolina, Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin told mourners, "don't let the life of George Floyd be in vain."
One of Floyd's uncles, Isaac Floyd, sang an emotional "I won't complain" at the service.
Data from the 2018 book "Suspect Citizens" shows that African Americans are typically much more likely than white people to be pulled over at traffic stops. In North Carolina, they are stopped twice as often and searched four times more than white people, despite the latter being more likely to be found with contraband items. After the high-profile deaths of Philando Castile, Walter Scott and Sandra Bland, who all died after being pulled over by police, Michelle Miller examines the troubling trend and racism behind policing minor offenses.
Governor Roy Cooper said earlier Tuesday that the likelihood that the Republican National Convention will take place in Charlotte depends on the party's willingness to scale back its event.
"I'm challenging everybody in my race to step up and find a better way, but I am also challenging the white counterparts," Hayes told CBSN.
President Trump has threatened to move the convention if North Carolina does not lift restrictions that could limit attendance.
President Trump is threatening to move the Republican National Convention from North Carolina, and both Florida's and Georgia's governors have offered to take over hosting on short notice. Steve Contorno, political editor for the Tampa Bay Times, spoke to CBSN's Tanya Rivero about where the convention could end up.
A 7-year-old boy from Raleigh, North Carolina, created a mini prom for his babysitter after the high school senior had to miss out this year. The boy designed a "promposal" to ask her to attend the big night.
He even invited her with a special "promposal."
A federal judge threw out the Trump administration's challenge to a standing order issued by a U.S. district court in Maryland.
The Trump administration is reinstating a long-dormant practice of conducting "neighborhood checks" to vet immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced the news of their engagement with photos of the ring and proposal on Instagram.
Democrats are trying to retake the Senate majority in the midterms, but to do so, they'd need to defend 13 seats and flip four more.
The ruling comes amid redistricting battles throughout the country, most notably in Texas and California.
Israel's military says a strike that killed 20 people at a hospital, including 5 journalists, targeted a camera purportedly used by Hamas to observe troops.
Stunning images show expansive plumes descending on the Phoenix metro area and the city's international airport.
Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot will be an estimated $815 million, the game's seventh biggest, with an approximate cash value of $367.9 million, after no one won Monday's $750 million grand prize.
The New World screwworm case is the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak.