North Carolina cops fired for racist slurs and threats caught on video
"I was shocked, saddened and disgusted," Wilmington Police Chief Donny Williams said. "There is no place for this behavior in our agency or our city."
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"I was shocked, saddened and disgusted," Wilmington Police Chief Donny Williams said. "There is no place for this behavior in our agency or our city."
A new poll from the New York Times shows President Trump trailing Joe Biden by an average of nine points in six states he won in the last election. Liz Goodwin, the deputy D.C. bureau chief for the Boston Globe, and CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe join CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss.
"I worked seven days a week for as many hours as I could, doing what I needed to do because I knew that no Superman was coming in to save me and everyone felt like I did," said Shalisha Morgan, owner of Geek in Heels.
But the real estate investment CEO and motivational speaker said after the results were in, "I want to make something clear: I support our great president"
It's named for the same Confederate general as the vast North Carolina military base and drawing the same controversy.
At least three of those hit by gunfire were killed, police said. Hundreds of people were at the scene.
With the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic looming, UNC readies its campus for student-athletes in the fall.
Tech giant is closing the retail stores just weeks after reopening them, heightening pandemic concerns.
60 Minutes Overtime reports on the outstanding questions facing college athletics during the COVD-19 pandemic.
At a memorial service for George Floyd in North Carolina on Saturday, Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin issued a powerful call to fellow members of law enforcement, saying, "We are part of the problem." Peterkin spoke with CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the changes he's urging law enforcement agencies to make.
At a memorial service for George Floyd held Saturday in North Carolina, Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin told mourners, "don't let the life of George Floyd be in vain."
One of Floyd's uncles, Isaac Floyd, sang an emotional "I won't complain" at the service.
Data from the 2018 book "Suspect Citizens" shows that African Americans are typically much more likely than white people to be pulled over at traffic stops. In North Carolina, they are stopped twice as often and searched four times more than white people, despite the latter being more likely to be found with contraband items. After the high-profile deaths of Philando Castile, Walter Scott and Sandra Bland, who all died after being pulled over by police, Michelle Miller examines the troubling trend and racism behind policing minor offenses.
Governor Roy Cooper said earlier Tuesday that the likelihood that the Republican National Convention will take place in Charlotte depends on the party's willingness to scale back its event.
"I'm challenging everybody in my race to step up and find a better way, but I am also challenging the white counterparts," Hayes told CBSN.
President Trump has threatened to move the convention if North Carolina does not lift restrictions that could limit attendance.
President Trump is threatening to move the Republican National Convention from North Carolina, and both Florida's and Georgia's governors have offered to take over hosting on short notice. Steve Contorno, political editor for the Tampa Bay Times, spoke to CBSN's Tanya Rivero about where the convention could end up.
A 7-year-old boy from Raleigh, North Carolina, created a mini prom for his babysitter after the high school senior had to miss out this year. The boy designed a "promposal" to ask her to attend the big night.
He even invited her with a special "promposal."
There are 35 seats up for election in 2020, and Democrats are hoping to crack the GOP's slim 53-47 majority in November.
President Trump says he may pull August's Republican National Convention out of Charlotte, North Carolina if the state's Democratic governor can't guarantee that attendees will be allowed to fill the arena to capacity. The governor says they're relying on data and science to make a decision. Paula Reid reports.
The Republican National Convention in Charlotte is expected to kick off August 24.
Kay Hagan, a former bank executive who rose from a working as budget writer in the North Carolina Legislature to serving as a U.S. senator, died Monday following a prolonged illness. She was 66.
North Carolina judges on Monday blocked the state's congressional map from being used in the 2020 elections, ruling that voters had a strong likelihood of winning a lawsuit that argued Republicans unlawfully manipulated district lines for partisan gain. WBTV chief investigative reporter Nick Ochsner joins Elaine Quijano on CBSN's "Red & Blue" with a closer look.
New York state officials have joined their counterparts in California and North Carolina in suing e-cigarette maker Juul, alleging the company created marketing campaigns that targeted youth and helped fuel teenage lung illness and, in some cases, vaping-related deaths. CBSN New York reports.