Kinston police say the woman, 72 years old at the time, was hit in the head three times. Nell Pittman was in a coma immediately after the attack, which left her with a severe brain injury.
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Fresh off a Congressional Delegation trip to Israel, North Carolina U.S. Senator Ted Budd and his colleague Joni Ernst of Iowa have sent a letter to President Biden, demanding answers over his administration’s withholding of ammunition to Israel.
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Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol officials got a call on Tuesday about a sea turtle with a hook in it’s foot at the Bogue Fishing Pier in Emerald Isle.
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Runoffs are taking place because the leading candidates in the March 5 primary elections failed to get above 30% of the vote.
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U.S. Congressmen Don Davis and his colleague August Pfluger of Texas introduced the bipartisan Old Drugs, New Cures Act.
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Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger told reporters lawmakers will have a better sense in a couple of weeks of whether the budget process will, in his words, "go off the rails" or stay on target for completion by the start of the fiscal year on July 1st.
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Richard Sparrow was accused of repeatedly sexually molesting and assaulting a juvenile.
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The family of a U.S. Airman shot several times by a Florida sheriff's deputy as he answered the door to his apartment says the killing was unjustified.
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In the U.S., people spend billions on hair care products. Now, thousands of Black women have filed lawsuits against companies that sell chemical relaxers charging they bring risks of certain cancers.
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Ever since Israel seized control of the Rafah border crossing in Gaza, aid into Gaza has ground to a halt. NPR's Ari Shapiro checks in with Glia's director of development, Dorotea Gucciardo in Rafah.
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