Prosecutors: Woman says judge detailed racial bias – Lexington Herald-Leader
ATLANTA — Federal prosecutors says a federal judge already convicted of drug possession may have shown racial bias when sentencing defendants earlier this year. U.S. Attorney Sally Yates says a woman who developed a relationship with former U.S. Senior …

Speaker-to-be picks staffers for transition – Raleigh News & Observer
Former state Rep. Bill Daughtridge of Rocky Mount has been named interim chief of staff during the transition period for the House Republicans by incoming Speaker Thom Tillis. Daughtridge, a three-term lawmaker, was the Republican nominee for state …