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November 12, 2016

Dry, windy conditions feed wildfires across the Southeast

Many of the nation's largest active wildfires have been burning in the southern Appalachian mountains, where a relentless drought has turned pine trees into torches and forced evacuations in dozens of communities.

November 11, 2016

The Latest: N. Carolina looks at possible arson in wildfires

The Latest on wildfires in the South (all times local): 8:15 a.m.

November 11, 2016

'Bye bye Latinos' written on Elon University whiteboard

An Elon University student has admitted to writing "Bye bye Latinos hasta la vista" on a classroom whiteboard.

November 11, 2016

Southern fires rage with 41.6 million now living in drought

Federal authorities say warmer-than-average temperatures and no rainfall are deepening a drought that's sparking forest fires across the Southeastern U.S., forcing people to evacuate dozens of homes.

November 9, 2016

Some minorities find 'President-elect Trump' scary prospect

Across America, many members of minority groups awoke Wednesday to something that had seemed an implausible nightmare just a day earlier: President-elect Donald Trump.

November 9, 2016

Naked man shot with stun gun dies in North Carolina

North Carolina authorities say deputies hit a naked man with a stun gun after he charged at them following a car crash, and that the man has died.

November 6, 2016

Details about suspect emerge after captive woman's rescue

Details are emerging about a man accused of chaining a woman in a storage container for weeks.

November 6, 2016

A look at US police encounters resulting in black deaths

The police slayings of two black men after traffic stops are the focus of murder trials unfolding in two cities.

November 5, 2016

Asheville man killed by officer in July shot 9 times

An autopsy has found a man killed by a North Carolina police officer in July was shot nine times, including in the head, legs and one arm.

November 5, 2016

Woman found chained in container warns of bodies on property

A woman rescued from a large storage container where she says she was kept chained for two months in South Carolina told police the bodies of other women may be buried on the property.