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George Floyd s death, Latino activists continue to seek police reform.
Arizona faith leaders condemn a proposed flat tax and say they will call for a referendum if it passes.
Today, you can expect it to be very warm, with a high near 102 degrees. Clear at night, with a low near 74 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
FreightWaves Classics/Pioneers: Malcom McLean changed the freight world with intermodal containers Malcom McLean and a sea of containers. (Photo: americanbusinesshistory.org)
Malcom P. McLean was born in Maxton, North Carolina in 1913. After finishing high school his family did not have the financial resources to send him to college. He worked for several years and in 1935, McLean bought a used truck.
That same year, McLean, his sister, Clara, and his brother, Jim, founded McLean Trucking Co. Based in Red Springs, North Carolina, McLean Trucking began transporting farmers’ harvests and supplies, as well as empty tobacco barrels. McLean was one of the drivers. Through hard work and resourcefulness, the company had grown to 30 trucks by 1940.
HENDERSON â A late-afternoon car accident that happened on the 500 block of West Andrews Avenue on Tuesday killed two people and left a third hospitalized, police say.
The accident happened at about 5:50 p.m. when a 2009 Honda Prius, driven by Christopher Sanderson, 33, of Red Springs, North Carolina, crossed the centerline as it was traveling east and struck a tree.
On the way it veered in front of a Henderson Police Department cruiser and across the two westbound lanes.
Police said Sanderson and the carâs other occupants, Chadwick Cornell, 48, of Vance County and Jennifer Smith, 34, of Garner were pinned inside after the crash.
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By Sam Cabral
image captionHenry McCollum (pictured) and his half-brother Leon Brown spent 31 years in prison
A historic $75m (£53m) settlement awarded to two North Carolina brothers incarcerated for more than three decades over a crime they did not commit has brought the issue of wrongful convictions back into the limelight.
Henry McCollum and his half-brother Leon Brown were twice convicted for the 1983 rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl. In 2014, the emergence of new DNA evidence led to their exoneration and full pardons the following year.
On Friday, they received $31m in damages each - $1m for every year spent in prison - and $13m in punitive damages. The payout represents the largest combined settlement in a wrongful conviction case in US history, according to the brothers lawyers.