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• Victim's mom slams Grammy speeches after daughter, boyfriend killed in alleged DUI crash by illegal immigrant - Mother breaks silence after losing daughter in preventable tragedy, calling for accountability while criticizing celebrity culture that excuses behavior.
• Palestinian immigrant convicted of second murder-for-hire plot hatched from North Carolina cell - Convicted man plotted three murders from jail after pleading guilty to murder-for-hire scheme in shocking North Carolina federal criminal case.
• Former North Carolina elections official allegedly drugged teens' ice cream: report - Former North Carolina elections official allegedly placed pills in teens' ice cream cones, facing felony charges after grand jury indictment.
• FBI Director Kash Patel hails transfer of Most Wanted fugitive Alejandro Rosales Castillo after Mexico arrest - Alejandro Castillo, accused of murdering coworker "Sandy" Ly Le in 2016, transferred to Charlotte after arrest in Mexico following years-long manhunt.
• Teen mass killer pleads guilty to NC rampage that left five dead, including brother, police officer - 18-year-old Austin Thompson pleaded guilty to the 2022 Raleigh mass shooting that killed five, including his brother and a police officer. Sentencing is in February.
• Illegal immigrant accused in deaths of college soccer player, girlfriend had prior DWI dismissed: records - Illegal immigrant accused in fatal DUI crash that killed college soccer player had prior DWI charge dismissed, fueling immigration enforcement debate.
• American chess prodigy had multiple drugs in system when found dead amid cheating controversy: report - Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky found dead with multiple drugs in system after being accused of cheating allegations, toxicology report reveals.
• Illegal immigrant accused in DUI crash that killed college soccer player, girlfriend: report - Immigration detainer issued for suspect accused of fatal DUI crash that killed two young people, including college student-athlete in North Carolina.
• ICE detainer issued for El Salvadoran national charged with killing two North Carolina teens - North Carolina sanctuary policies face renewed criticism after an illegal alien was charged in the murders of two teenagers, ages 16 and 18, in Charlotte.
• Duffy exposes 54% of North Carolina truck licenses issued illegally to 'dangerous drivers' - A federal audit revealed 54% of North Carolina's non-domiciled CDLs reviewed by federal officials were issued illegally, prompting a threat to withhold $50 million in federal funding from the state.