Colleen Jenkins

Government shutdown prompts acts of defiance across U.S.

December 24, 2018 at 10:55 a.m.

(Reuters) - As the U.S. government shutdown enters its second week, squeezed businessmen, exasperated citizens and even a few fed-up politicians have joined forces across the United States in acts...

North Carolina school board lifts ‘Invisible Man’ book ban

November 4, 2021 at 12:16 a.m.

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - A North Carolina school board lifted on Wednesday its ban of Ralph Ellison's classic novel "Invisible Man" from school libraries after being ridiculed by residents...

North Carolina school board lifts ‘Invisible Man’ book ban

December 24, 2018 at 10:35 a.m.

Police at North Carolina university kill gunman near campus

August 24, 2021 at 8:38 p.m.

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Campus police at North Carolina Central University in Durham shot and killed a man armed with a shotgun in an incident that prompted a three-hour...

A Wal-Mart Stores Inc company distribution center.

Gunman shoots four outside North Carolina Walmart

November 3, 2021 at 11:23 p.m.

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - A man armed with a shotgun and a bag of ammunition opened fire outside a law firm and a Walmart store in Greenville, North Carolina,...

Gunman shoots four outside North Carolina Walmart

December 24, 2018 at 8:42 a.m.

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - A man armed with a shotgun and a bag of ammunition opened fire outside a law firm and a Walmart store in Greenville, North Carolina,...

North Carolina governor signs law aimed at restarting executions

August 24, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina's governor, hoping to resume executions in his state, on Wednesday signed the repeal of a law that has allowed death row inmates to...

The statue of a scout stands in the entrance to Boy Scouts of America Museum and Family Center in Irving, Texas.

Some churches cut ties as Boy Scouts drops ban on gay youth

November 3, 2021 at 11:15 p.m.

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Some U.S. religious leaders are cutting ties with the Boy Scouts of America, saying they will no longer permit local troops to meet at their...

Some churches cut ties as Boy Scouts drops ban on gay youth

December 24, 2018 at 8:19 a.m.

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Some U.S. religious leaders are cutting ties with the Boy Scouts of America, saying they will no longer permit local troops to meet at their...

Railroad embankment, quick evacuation, likely saved lives in Texas blast

December 24, 2018 at 7:24 a.m.

WEST, Texas (Reuters) - When Dr George N. Smith saw a plume of smoke rise from a Texas fertilizer plant, he rushed to the nursing home where he worked to...

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