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July 5, 2017

Maker of gun used in Newtown school massacre asks judge to drop families' suit

A gun manufacturer should be held accountable for selling the public semi-automatic rifles that were designed as military killing machines, a lawyer for families of some victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre told a judge Monday.

July 5, 2017

Georgia expands state of emergency after tornadoes; 20 dead across Southeast

Georgia ramped up its state of emergency Monday as crews organizing the cleanup from the weekend's deadly storms begged for additional aid.

July 5, 2017

Winter blast hits eastern US, triggers hundreds of crashes in North Carolina

A blast of winter weather slammed a big chunk of the U.S. on Saturday, triggering hundreds of crashes in North Carolina while dumping snow from New England as far south as parts of Georgia.

July 5, 2017

Officer's 14-year-old son dies in the hospital after found shot in the head

Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are investigating after a 14-year-old was found shot in the head in a vehicle in east Charlotte Monday night.

July 5, 2017

New evacuations, flood warnings for Carolinas in Matthew's aftermath

Days after the storm formerly known as Hurricane Matthew moved out to sea, people far inland in the Carolinas faced new flood dangers Tuesday as officials warned residents along rain-soaked rivers to evacuate.

July 5, 2017

Matthew strands thousands in North Carolina; nearly 1 million without power

Rescue crews were racing to reach as many as 2,000 people stranded at their homes in North Carolina after a levee broke Monday, one day after Hurricane Matthew unleashed treacherous flooding and moved out to sea.

July 5, 2017

Matthew leaves 18 dead in US; 8 killed in North Carolina amid severe flooding

As North Carolina reeled from Matthew's devastating flooding, officials announced Sunday that the storm killed at least eight people in the state, and 18 overall in the US.

July 5, 2017

Charlotte man shot by police allegedly stabbed wife, threatened to kill family, documents show

Keith Lamont Scott, the 43-year-old North Carolina man shot and killed after a confrontation with Charlotte police, allegedly stabbed his wife, hit one of his children and threatened to kill his family, his wife claimed in multiple requests for domestic violence protective orders, one of which she filed last year.

July 5, 2017

Tropical depressions form in Atlantic, Gulf could drench North Carolina, Gulf Coast

A tropical depression churning 400 miles off the coast of North Carolina on Sunday had weather watchers eyeing a potential upgrade to a tropical storm that could impact the Outer Banks as early as Sunday night, while residents along the Gulf Coast are keeping their eyes on another potential system.

July 5, 2017

Suspect aimed to create ISIS sleeper cell, was connected to Texas attackers, feds say

The feds on Thursday arrested a man in North Carolina who allegedly aspired to create an Islamic State sleeper cell in the U.S. and who authorities said was in close contact with a pair of Texas extremists who plotted an attack on the “Draw the Prophet Muhammad” cartoon contest in 2015.