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Complaints filed against 4 colleges over rapes
Women's-rights attorney Gloria Allred says federal complaints have been filed against four U.S. colleges over how the colleges handle rape allegations. Allred joined students from the colleges in New York City to announce the filing of complaints against Swarthmore College, Dartmouth College, the University of Southern California and the University ...
NC Senate spending plan given initial OK
The North Carolina Senate gave initial approval Wednesday to a state budget proposal after a fierce partisan debate in which Democrats accused the plan's Republican authors of choosing tax reductions over restoring cuts to education, health and rural development. The two-year plan, approved on a 33-17 party-line vote following more ...
NC terror suspect killed in overseas drone strike
The Obama administration confirmed Wednesday that a Raleigh man wanted on federal terrorism charges was killed in an overseas drone strike. Jude Kenan Mohammad is one of four Americans confirmed as being killed by drones in either Pakistan or Yeman since 2009, according to a letter sent to Congress by ...
Senators warm to transportation nominee
President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary — Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx — received a friendly reception from senators of both parties Wednesday laced with warnings that the nation needs to make a host of transportation improvements with no clear way to pay for them. Foxx told a jammed Senate ...
Lowe's 1Q profit rises, but results miss Street
Lowe's said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income rose nearly 3 percent, but results fell short of expectations as rainy weather hurt spring gardening sales. The No. 2 home improvement retailer's results stood in contrast to those reported a day earlier by Home Depot. Lowe's larger rival reported an 18 ...
NC college could lose aid for not reporting crimes
Elizabeth City State University could face the loss of federal financial aid as well as nearly $4.4 million in fines for not reporting more than 120 crimes as required by law. The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reports (http://bit.ly/12WKkNU) that the Clery Act requires colleges and universities receiving federal funds ...
AP Source: Coach K returning to US men's team
Mike Krzyzewski had decided to remain coach of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team. Krzyzewski will try to lead the Americans to a third straight gold medal, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday. Originally expected to step down, Krzyzewski will hold a news conference to confirm his ...
Feds open special inspection into NC nuke plant
Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week after operators discovered corrosion and cracking in the reactor vessel's covering. Two Nuclear Regulatory Commission specialist inspectors will join the on-site ...
US opens inspection into shuttered nuke plant
Federal regulators are launching a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a news release Wednesday that two specialists will look into the issue, which was uncovered when plant operators at ...
Judge allows foreign travel for NC theft suspect
A federal judge is allowing a former manager at a Navy bombing range in North Carolina to take a Bahamas cruise, overruling prosecutors who warned he may never return to face charges of stealing more than $6 million worth of scrap metal. The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reports (http://bit.ly/10lubzL ...
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