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The FBI says it thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teenager after agents supplied him with an assault rifle. Authorities announced Wednesday that the 18-year-old had been under investigation for nearly two years, trading messages with a confidential informant.
De Brigard told the Carolina Journal he still has no idea who nominated him or recommended him for the famously secretive grant. The post An award to remember: Duke scientist to use ‘Genius Grant’ to unlock secrets of memory appeared first on Carolina Journal.
Ayden Bolton is facing multiple charges related to a violent assault at Northwestern High School on Sept. 28, investigators say.
Christa Pike's attorneys are speaking one day after they said the Tennessee inmate was alive and speaking at the hospital.
The state charter board approved a 900-student Charter One school in Harnett County and rejected a statewide virtual school and an all-boys high school in Wilmington. Members cited thin budgets, weak enrollment evidence, and a lack of online-school experience. The post Charter board approves Harnett school, rejects virtual, all-boys applicants appeared first on Carolina Journal.
Ayden Bolton is facing multiple charges related to a violent assault at Northwestern High School on Sept. 28, investigators say.
Nancy Ritinski, who drove a school bus in Pennsylvania for 44 years, celebrates retirement with a new kidney from stranger-turned-family member Bobbie Butler.
A man is charged with felony robbery and assault after a CATS security employee was attacked at a Charlotte light rail station Tuesday.
Christa Pike's attorneys are speaking one day after they said the Tennessee inmate was alive and speaking at the hospital.
A local man accused of punching a pregnant woman is behind bars.
After investigators say a student punched a bus driver, 2 Wants to Know found GCS reported an average of 79 assaults on school personnel each year.
PEN America said 11,982 books were banned in a single school year, with the overwhelming majority of the bans happening in two states.
PEN America said 11,982 books were banned in a single school year, with the overwhelming majority of the bans happening in two states.
A 59-year-old Guilford County Schools bus driver was assaulted Monday morning at a High Point bus stop, police say. The 13-year-old suspect is in juvenile detention.
Construction on the new Admirals Club lounge is expected to begin this year and will cover 40,000 square feet.
Starting in 2027, America.gov will launch and streamline the passport process, among other government document processes.
Christa Pike's attorneys say she is "conscious and speaking" nearly a week after a failed execution attempt in Tennessee.
The family of a 13-year-old Wake County boy who committed suicide in 2022 is asking North Carolina’s highest court to revive a lawsuit against his charter school. The post Top NC court urged to take case of charter school student’s suicide appeared first on Carolina Journal.
The annual COLA announcement will reveal how much money retirees will receive on their checks every month starting in January 2027.
A 30-year-old Washington state resident is accused of communicating with the shooter in the February mass shooting that left nine dead and 25 injured in Canada.