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Anti-Trump protests have shrunk. What’s it mean for 2020?
CHICAGO (AP) — Days after President Donald Trump killed an Iranian general and said he was sending more soldiers to the Middle East, about 100 protesters stood on a pedestrian bridge over Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive with an illuminated sign that read “No War in Iran.” Some 200 people...
1 killed, 2 wounded in early morning Charlotte shooting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and two others wounded. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said that they found the dead man inside of a vehicle and found the two other wounded men nearby early Thursday morning. They had received...
Charlotte homicide rate hits 14-year high
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — New data shows North Carolina's largest city suffered its highest rate of homicides last year in more than a decade. Charlotte's 2019 rate of 11.6 homicides per 100,000 people surpassed each year's since 2005, according to crime data detailed by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police...
Innocence claim in 1976 rape may continue in appeals court
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Attorneys for a North Carolina man who says he’s innocent of a 1976 rape are planning to request a hearing before the full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a three-judge panel refused to reopen the case. The Charlotte Observer reported that the 4th U.S. Court of...
Teen arrested after shots fired during armed robbery
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A 15-year-old faces multiple charges in an armed robbery in North Carolina in which he “shot numerous times,” according to police. The teenager fired shots inside a gas station where he demanded property from an employee early Sunday, according to a news release on...
Three more arrested in shooting involving off-duty officer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina authorities say they have arrested three additional suspects in an incident in which an off-duty police officer shot and wounded a teenager who attempted to rob her and her husband. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police arrested 19-year-old Edwin Herrera and 27-year-old Devin...
Police post video of suspects in restaurant co-owner's death
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Surveillance video shows one of the suspects wanted in the shooting death of a North Carolina restaurant's co-owner armed with a gun and dressed in a hoodie and gloves. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police released the video Wednesday to ask for the public's help in the search for two men...
Davis, Ibaka lead Raptors past Hornets in OT, 112-110
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Every now and again, Terence Davis reminds himself that 30 NBA teams passed on him in the 2019 draft. Wednesday was one of those nights. Davis made the most of his first NBA start with 23 points and 11 rebounds, Serge Ibaka made two free throws with 5.1 seconds left in overtime and...
Memorial proposed for N Carolina college shooting victims
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A committee formed in the wake of a shooting on a North Carolina college campus last April has proposed a $1 million memorial to honor the victims. The commission at UNC Charlotte recommended creating a “significant, focal memorial and commemorative space” in Belk...
Police: 1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina city that recorded more that 100 homicides last year has launched an investigation into its first homicide of 2020. Two males were found shot inside a home early Wednesday morning, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. One man was pronounced dead at the scene. The...
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