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U.S. general charged with forced sex launches offensive
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - A U.S. Army general facing allegations of improper conduct toward female subordinates took on his accusers on Tuesday, asking a military judge to remove the...
Activists seek same-sex marriage rights in ‘unwinnable’ U.S. South
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Same-sex couples stood at government counters in two North Carolina cities on Monday to ask for marriage licenses they knew they would be denied, part...
Activists seek same-sex marriage rights in ‘unwinnable’ U.S. South
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Same-sex couples stood at government counters in two North Carolina cities on Monday to ask for marriage licenses they knew they would be denied, part...
Spoiler alert: Word enthusiasts want to ban “fiscal cliff”
Whether or not the U.S. Congress acts to avoid the "fiscal cliff," the much-used phrase tops the list of words language aficionados want banned from everyday speech, according to a...
N.C. governor grants pardons in divisive civil rights-era case
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue pardoned on Monday a mostly African-American group known as the "Wilmington 10" after they were falsely convicted of firebombing a...
N.C. governor grants pardons in divisive civil rights-era case
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue pardoned on Monday a mostly African-American group known as the "Wilmington 10" after they were falsely convicted of firebombing a...
Spoiler alert: Word enthusiasts want to ban “fiscal cliff”
Whether or not the U.S. Congress acts to avoid the "fiscal cliff," the much-used phrase tops the list of words language aficionados want banned from everyday speech, according to a...
U.S. Army general to be tried on sex charges involving subordinates
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - A U.S. Army general has been ordered to stand trial on allegations that he used his rank to force female subordinates into improper sexual relationships,...
U.S. Army general to be tried on sex charges involving subordinates
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - A U.S. Army general has been ordered to stand trial on allegations that he used his rank to force female subordinates into improper sexual relationships,...
U.S. Army soldier faces discharge after Asian-American soldier’s hazing
(Note language in paragraph four) WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - The leader of a platoon whose members were accused of hazing an Asian-American soldier who killed himself in Afghanistan has...