Appeals Court rejects qualified immunity for Avery sheriff, deputy in 2016 arrest

A federal Appeals Court has ruled that the Avery County sheriff and a deputy did not have qualified immunity from a lawsuit challenging a 2016 arrest as unconstitutional. The unanimous decision Monday affirmed a trial court ruling against Kevin Frye, Avery’s sheriff at the time, and Lee Buchanan, the deputy in charge of sex offender registrations.

Last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War lies in honor at US Capitol

Florida University System to Review If UF Inclusion Center Violates State Law

French police remove pro-Palestinian students from the courtyard of Sorbonne university in Paris

Multiple police officers struck by gunfire in active North Carolina SWAT situation

Appeals Court splits, 8-6, in rejecting NC health plan’s transgender coverage rules

The full 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has tossed out the North Carolina State Health Plan’s ban on coverage of medical treatments sought mainly by transgender people. The decision created an 8-6 split among the appellate jud