North Carolina

US Woman Cut Off Husband's Genitals. Doctors Explain What Happens Next

World News | Lateshia Beachum, The Washington Post | Friday September 13, 2019

A North Carolina woman amputated her husband's penis on Tuesday morning, and she's being held on $500,000 bond, according to authorities.

With Eye On 2020, Trump Rallies Support For Republican in North Carolina

World News | Tuesday September 10, 2019

US President Donald Trump is going all-out to try to keep a North Carolina district in the Republican column in a special congressional election on Tuesday that may serve as a bellwether for his own fortunes in 2020.

Hurricane Dorian Slams North Carolina With High Winds, Storm Surge

World News | Reuters | Friday September 6, 2019

Hurricane Dorian made landfall on the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Friday, hitting the beach resort area with powerful winds and battering waves days after reducing parts of the Bahamas to rubble

Hurricane Dorian Weakens To Category 1 Storm: US Officials

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 6, 2019

Hurricane Dorian weakened to a Category 1 storm early Friday as it closed in on the coast of North Carolina, US meteorologists said.

Hurricane Dorian Weakens To Category 2, Poses Threat To Carolina Coast

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 6, 2019

Hurricane Dorian weakened to a Category 2 storm on Thursday as it skirted the coasts of the US states of South and North Carolina, US meteorologists said.

"Would Say It Again": Woman Filmed Using N-Word At A Restaurant

World News | Marisa Iati, The Washington Post | Friday July 26, 2019

Nancy Goodman, 71, told WRAL-TV that her anxiety, and the behavior of the other woman and her friend, made her lose her composure. Goodman said the women, who were also eating at a Bonefish Grill in North Hills, North Carolina, on Tuesday, pushed her to call one of them the n-word.

US Drops Case Against Man Sentenced To Death 43 Years Ago

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 28, 2019

US prosecutors have dropped their case against a North Carolina man 43 years after he was sentenced to death for a murder he says he did not commit.

A North Carolina Teen Didn't Come Home. An iPhone App Led Her Mother To A Ravine

World News | Allyson Chiu, The Washington Post | Tuesday June 18, 2019

As the car carrying Catrina Cramer Alexander and her family navigated the dark two-lane road that snaked through the dense forests near Pilot Mountain in North Carolina, the mother's eyes were glued to her iPhone screen.

US Man Gets Life In Jail For Killing Muslim Couple, Relative In 2015

World News | Reuters | Thursday June 13, 2019

A North Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty on Wednesday to the murders of three young Muslims in a 2015 case that drew the condemnation of then-President Barack Obama.

Fortune Cookie Helped US Man Win $344 Million Jackpot In Lottery

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 6, 2019

A fortune cookie delivered the winning lottery number and a $344.6 million jackpot to an American retiree, who has an eight-year-old to thank.

Dad Punched Shark "5 Times" To Save Daughter, Who Lost A Leg

World News | Cindy Boren, The Washington Post | Wednesday June 5, 2019

A 17-year-old North Carolina girl has undergone surgery to amputate her leg and "some fingers" after a terrifying shark attack in which her paramedic father fended off the shark by punching it "five times before it let go."

US Teen Loses Her Leg After Being Attacked By Shark While Swimming

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 4, 2019

A teenager lost part of her leg after being attacked by a shark while swimming off the coast of the southeastern United States, her family said on Monday.

Great White Shark Tracked In Long Island Sound For First Time

World News | Alex Horton, The Washington Post | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Cabot's 500 pounds of churning white flesh sped though North Carolina waters last week, part of a group traversing shipwrecks, seeking bounties of fish.

Suspect In Killing Of Director Barry Crane, Arrested After 34 Years

World News | Reuters | Saturday May 11, 2019

A North Carolina man has been charged in the long-unsolved murder of a top Hollywood television director and world-class bridge player who was found slain at his Los Angeles home in 1985, prosecutors said on Friday.

North Carolina Student Fought, Tried To Disarm Gunman, Saved Lives: Police

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 2, 2019

A 21-year-old student killed in a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte saved some of his classmates' lives by charging the gunman and attempting to disarm him, the city's top police official said on Wednesday.