Father accused of killing newborn, toddler daughters
North Carolina father charged with stabbing infant, toddler daughters to death after driving off with them
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Teen decapitated mom "because I felt like it," affidavit says
A defense attorney says the North Carolina teen is "profoundly disturbed;" prosecutors say they will seek a mental evalutation
Mental exam sought for teen accused of decapitating mom
Authorities who responded to the North Carolina home say they saw Oliver Funez walk out with his mother's head in one hand and a large knife in the other
"Gruesome scene": Teen accused of beheading his mom
Oliver Funez is charged with first-degree murder in what North Carolina sheriff calls a "gruesome scene"
Dying 27-year-old's final moments livestreamed on Facebook
Calvin Louis Blackshire Jr. was shot, killed in January at Fayetteville, North Carolina, motel
North Carolina school board votes on banning Confederate flag
Latarndra Strong, co-founder of the Hate Free Schools Coalition, was shocked to see Confederate flags at her daughter’s school
Sheriff: Deputy was ambushed responding to 911 call
Authorities say a N.C. deputy is recovering after being shot four times Tuesday by a heavily armed man who called 911 and opened fire on the first lawman arriving at his door
N.C. novelist walks free after agreeing to plea deal in wife's death
Michael Peterson agreed to an Alford plea, which acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence to convict him of manslaughter in his wife’s death
Demonstration planned in N.C. over billboard
The billboard between Winston-Salem and Greensboro reads “Real men provide. Real women appreciate it," but the message's origins remain a mystery
Top N.C. Democrats want Supreme Court to drop voting law review
Gov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein say they’re ending state efforts to persuade top U.S. court to revive a GOP-backed voter ID law, but GOP lawmakers say they will continue pushing for the high court’s review
Autopsy: 7-year-old girl suffered 20 gunshot wounds
North Carolina Medical Examiner's autopsy shows A'yanna Allen suffered 20 gunshot wounds when she was shot and killed in her sleep
Man falls to his death in front of daughters at N.C. waterfall
Lance Healy, 47, was hiking with two daughters on Big Bradley Falls when he tripped Sunday afternoon
Judges weigh in on North Carolina law limiting governor's powers
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper suing leaders of GOP-controlled legislature over law stripping him of some of his powers
7 dogs found shot, killed along rural North Carolina road
The Union County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the dogs were found Friday with broken necks
Video released in police shooting of alleged bus gunman
Police say Rodney Smith was armed and the officers perceived him to be an “imminent deadly threat” before opening fire
North Carolina voters who backed Trump hope for jobs
A textile mill closing in 2003 cost 4,000 jobs; and those affected are pinning their hopes on Donald Trump
Vets exposed to contaminated water may now apply for disability benefits
Eligible veterans were stationed at the Marine base for at least 30 cumulative days between Aug. 1, 1953, and Dec. 31, 1987
Prosecutor: Man stalked ex, attacked her with machete
Police said 18-year-old Priyanka Kumari was walking home from a school bus stop Thursday when she was attacked
Deadly winter storm turns towards New England
Snow and sleet fell from Mississippi to Maine, while a winter storm caused flooding in northern Nevada and California
Severe winter storms pound both coasts
Snow and sleet fell on the East Coast from Mississippi to New England, while a winter storm caused flooding in northern Nevada and California
Snow pounds parts of East Coast, spares several big cities
Snow, sleet pound large swath of East Coast, coating roads with ice, causing hundreds of crashes
Neighbor admits killing N.C. guidance counselor
Sharmon Odom lived in the same apartment complex as victim Maggie Daniels
Texas "bathroom bill" unveiled ahead of 2017 session
Texas lawmakers will decide whether to embrace a transgender issue that caused a national uproar in North Carolina
N.C. governor pledges to immediately expand Medicaid
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announced his plans Wednesday, even though a N.C. state law specifically prevents him from doing so
Video shows N.C. officer body slamming female student
One witness said the girl who was thrown to the floor was "trying to defend her sister and break things up"
House panel releases more records from Jeffrey Epstein's estate
The new records include a birthday letter to Epstein allegedly written by President Trump, which he has denied writing.
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NIH whistleblower details clash over vaccines with Trump officials
A former NIH official says she was removed after clashes over vaccines, accusing RFK Jr. and his deputies of posing "a substantial and specific danger to public health and safety."
Supreme Court allows sweeping immigration stops in Los Angeles area
The Supreme Court froze a lower court order that prevented immigration authorities from stopping people without reasonable suspicion that they are in the U.S. unlawfully.
Florida's decision to end vaccine rules wasn't based on data, state surgeon general says
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo said his department did not do any data analysis on how a change in vaccine rules could affect outbreaks of diseases like measles, polio or whooping cough.
DHS announces "Operation Midway Blitz" amid ICE operations in Chicago
President Donald Trump has amplified his promises to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to Chicago by posting a parody image from "Apocalypse Now" featuring a ball of flames as helicopters zoom over the nation's third-largest city.
Americans' confidence in finding a new job is crumbling, survey finds
Americans' confidence in finding a new job fell to the lowest measure on record, a survey from the New York Fed shows.
Economists expect a major downward jobs revision from BLS today
Economists expect the Bureau of Labor Statistics to revise its jobs data downward for the year ended in March 2025. Here's why.
Fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte raises questions about public safety
Police say 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was killed on a Charlotte light rail train on Aug. 22 in an apparently random attack by a man with a long record of criminal charges and psychiatric crises.
Deadly kissing bug disease has spread in the U.S. Here's what to know.
Chagas disease is already endemic to 21 countries in the Americas, and growing evidence of the parasite is challenging the non-endemic label in the U.S., the CDC says.