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Class seeks suspected Nazi who aided Jewish family


Class seeks suspected Nazi who aided Jewish family


Saturday, April 5 2014 12:59 PM EDT2014-04-05 16:59:14 GMT




Students at a Connecticut university are working on a daunting assignment: Who was the suspected Nazi who protected a Jewish family 75 years ago from violence and warned them to flee Austria just before World War II broke out?


Students at a Connecticut university are working on a daunting assignment: Who was the suspected Nazi who protected a Jewish family 75 years ago from violence and warned them to flee Austria just before World War II broke out?


Judge to end Ohio ban on recognizing gay marriage


Judge to end Ohio ban on recognizing gay marriage




A federal judge says he will strike down Ohio's voter-approved ban on gay marriage, meaning the state must recognize marriages of gay couples who legally wed elsewhere.


A federal judge says he will strike down Ohio's voter-approved ban on gay marriage, meaning the state must recognize marriages of gay couples who legally wed elsewhere.


New distracted driving campaign could mean more tickets


New distracted driving campaign could mean more tickets


Friday, April 4 2014 10:44 AM EDT2014-04-04 14:44:41 GMT




This is the first time the U.S. Department of Transportation has really focused a campaign on distracted driving.


This is the first time the U.S. Department of Transportation has really focused a campaign on distracted driving.


US employers add 192K jobs; rate stays at 6.7 pct.


US employers add 192K jobs; rate stays at 6.7 pct.




U.S. employers added jobs at a solid pace in March in the latest sign that the economy is rebounding from a weak stretch brought on by a harsh winter.


U.S. employers added jobs at a solid pace in March in the latest sign that the economy is rebounding from a weak stretch brought on by a harsh winter.


Argument may have preceded deadly Fort Hood attack


Argument may have preceded deadly Fort Hood attack




Authorities say the gunman who opened fire at Fort Hood, killing three people and himself, was an Iraq War veteran being treated for mental illness.


The soldier who killed three people at Fort Hood may have argued with another service member prior to the attack, and investigators believe his unstable mental health contributed to the rampage, authorities said Thursday.


Duke Energy asked to correct SC ash pit problems


Duke Energy asked to correct SC ash pit problems


Thursday, April 3 2014 6:22 PM EDT2014-04-03 22:22:43 GMT




When Duke Energy officials appeared last week before South Carolina regulators, they said the utility's coal ash pits in the state were safe.


When Duke Energy officials appeared last week before South Carolina regulators, they said the utility's coal ash pits in the state were safe.




Tillis bets on NC legislative record in Senate bid


Tillis bets on NC legislative record in Senate bid


Saturday, April 5 2014 12:17 PM EDT2014-04-05 16:17:37 GMT




Thom Tillis is betting the General Assembly's accomplishments since he became House speaker in 2011 will win him the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.


Thom Tillis is betting the General Assembly's accomplishments since he became House speaker in 2011 will win him the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.


NC Libertarian convention meeting this weekend


NC Libertarian convention meeting this weekend


Friday, April 4 2014 5:09 AM EDT2014-04-04 09:09:13 GMT


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North Carolina's Libertarian Party will have an unusual gathering this weekend because it will host a forum for its primary candidates for U.S. Senate.


North Carolina's Libertarian Party will have an unusual gathering this weekend because it will host a forum for its primary candidates for U.S. Senate.


McCrory returns from 2 days in Washington


McCrory returns from 2 days in Washington


Thursday, April 3 2014 7:01 PM EDT2014-04-03 23:01:24 GMT




Gov. Pat McCrory is back in North Carolina after two days of meetings in and around Washington, D.C. related to the military, education and the state's economy.


Gov. Pat McCrory is back in North Carolina after two days of meetings in and around Washington, D.C. related to the military, education and the state's economy.


Attorney: NC photo ID wouldn't stop 2-state voting


Attorney: NC photo ID wouldn't stop 2-state voting


Thursday, April 3 2014 3:05 PM EDT2014-04-03 19:05:57 GMT




Critics of North Carolina's elections overhaul law say information about potential voter fraud does not justify such wide-ranging and restrictive changes approved by Republicans last year.


Critics of North Carolina's elections overhaul law say information about potential voter fraud does not justify such wide-ranging and restrictive changes approved by Republicans last year.


Report points to possible voter fraud in NC


Report points to possible voter fraud in NC


Wednesday, April 2 2014 6:31 PM EDT2014-04-02 22:31:44 GMT


A report presented Wednesday to the Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee said 81 voters have a voter history later than the date of their death. A report presented Wednesday to the Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee said 81 voters have a voter history later than the date of their death.


State election officials are looking into thousands of cases where registered voters may have voted in two states or after their reported death.


State election officials are looking into thousands of cases where registered voters may have voted in two states or after their reported death.


High court voids overall contribution limits


High court voids overall contribution limits


Wednesday, April 2 2014 10:58 AM EDT2014-04-02 14:58:38 GMT




The Supreme Court struck down limits Wednesday in federal law on the overall campaign contributions the biggest individual donors may make to candidates, political parties and political action committees.


The Supreme Court struck down limits Wednesday in federal law on the overall campaign contributions the biggest individual donors may make to candidates, political parties and political action committees.




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