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(02/08/12 5:18am)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Of all the investments made by the super-wealthy partners at the private equity firm Bain Capital, perhaps none has a greater potential return than the one they’ve made in Mitt Romney.
(02/08/12 5:18am)
SAN FRANCISCO (MCT) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down Proposition 8, finding that California’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional because it deprives gay and lesbian couples of the equal right to wed.
(02/08/12 5:17am)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Rick Santorum faced an important opportunity Tuesday to become the chief conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, as he was poised for possibly strong showings in Republican presidential contests in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado.
(02/08/12 4:34am)
Someone broke a window and stole stereo equipment from a car parked in the 150 E. Rosemary St. parking garage at 10:45 a.m. Monday, Chapel Hill police reports state. The equipment was valued at $300 and damages to the car totaled $550, according to police reports.
(02/07/12 4:45am)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — The State Department said Monday it was suspending operations at the U.S. Embassy in Syria’s capital because of growing safety risks and had removed the ambassador and all other American personnel.
(02/07/12 4:44am)
SAN FRANCISCO (MCT) — A federal appeals court is expected to rule Tuesday on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that banned gay marriage in California.
(02/07/12 4:44am)
SEATTLE (MCT) — A case whose sad twists and turns perplexed authorities for more than two years took a last, tragic turn Sunday when what was left of missing Utah stockbroker Susan Powell’s family died in a powerful and apparently murderous fire.
(02/06/12 4:04am)
KABUL, Afghanistan (MCT) — A car bomb exploded Sunday near police headquarters in the southern city of Kandahar, killing seven people and wounding at least 19, provincial officials said.
(02/06/12 4:02am)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Sitting in his pew at St. Louis Catholic Church in Miami one recent Sunday, Sen. Marco Rubio heard the same homily as other parishioners who were urged by church leaders nationwide to contact Congress about the use of contraceptives.
(02/06/12 4:01am)
CAIRO (MCT) — Americans working for pro-democracy groups in Egypt have been ordered to stand trial on criminal charges of receiving illicit funding, a move certain to further strain relations between Washington and Cairo’s ruling army generals.
(02/06/12 4:01am)
BELGRADE, Serbia (MCT) — Subzero cold combined with snowstorms continued to claim lives across Europe, bringing the death toll to more than 280 by Sunday — most of the victims were in Ukraine, where 30 more people died over the weekend.
(02/06/12 3:59am)
Someone made threatening phone calls at midnight Friday at 2 Adelaide Walters St., according to Chapel Hill police reports. The person was calling a cell phone and threatening to beat another person up, reports state.
(02/06/12 3:56am)
A UNC alumna will become director of the American Indian Center at UNC on May 1.
(02/06/12 3:55am)
Barbara “Bebe” Smith was recently named the 2012 Social Worker of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers’ North Carolina chapter.
(02/03/12 4:49am)
JERUSALEM (MCT) — An Israeli government minister said Thursday that Iran is developing a missile that could strike targets more than 6,000 miles away and thus would be capable of reaching the East Coast of the United States.
(02/03/12 4:49am)
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (MCT) — Jesse Gutierrez wants to help Latino voters find their niche in the Grand Old Party. He uses a seven-question survey to peg people as liberal or conservative, believing he will help some Latinos discover they were always meant to be Republicans.
(02/03/12 4:48am)
CAIRO (MCT) — Thousands of protesters marched on the Interior Ministry in Cairo as Egypt began three days of mourning Thursday for 74 people killed in a soccer riot that renewed anger against the nation’s police and ruling military council.
(02/03/12 4:42am)
UNC has recognized 6,589 students for academic achievement by placing them on the Dean’s List for fall 2011.
(02/03/12 4:41am)
Former UNC-system President Erskine Bowles announced Thursday that he will not run for North Carolina governor.
(02/03/12 4:40am)
Someone broke into and entered a vehicle at 115 S. Elliot Road between noon and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The person broke a passenger window and stole items, reports state. Stolen items included an iPod valued at $150 and a car radio valued at $200, according to police reports. Damage to the red 1991 Honda Civic was valued at $300, reports state.