Presidential Candidate Ben Carson Visits Triad This Week
The Piedmont Triad is getting another taste of the 2016 presidential race this week, as Republican candidate Ben Carson will v
Ben Carson
Morning Headlines: Monday, Septemeber 28, 2015
Here are some of the stories we're following today:
North Carolina Lawmakers Return To Try To Wrap Up Session
Council On American-Islamic Relations: Ben Carson Should Quit Presidential Race
Nihad Awad, CAIR's president and founder, said Carson was "unfit to lead." Carson's view that a Muslim should not be president is inconsistent with the Constitution, Awad said.
Trump: 'I Know So Many Muslims Who Are Fabulous People'
In interviews with the Sunday news shows, Trump dodged questions about whether he really believed that President Obama was a foreign-born Muslim.
Fact Check: Fiorina's HP Record; Trump's Bankruptcies; Vaccines And Autism
Republican presidential candidates debated a number of issues last night in California. Some of their claims didn't quite hold up under scrutiny.
True Believer? Why Donald Trump Is The Choice Of The Religious Right
How's it possible a twice-divorced casino mogul and former supporter of abortion rights is leading with evangelical voters? Donald Trump is channeling anti-establishment frustration, but can it last?
Ben Carson, The Other Republican Outsider On The Rise
The retired neurosurgeon is rising in Iowa. He's drawn big crowds in the state and he's catching up with Donald Trump in the polls there. Like Trump, he has no background in elected office.
The 'Trump Effect' Alienating Conservative Latinos
The GOP's post-mortem in the wake of the 2012 election suggested the party needed to appeal to Latinos. But the current immigration conversation sparked by Donald Trump could threaten that goal.
Fact Check: Was Planned Parenthood Started To 'Control' The Black Population?
"I know who Margaret Sanger is, and I know that she believed in eugenics, and that she was not particularly enamored with black people," candidate Ben Carson said of the organization's founder.
Fact Check: Candidates Don't Tell The Whole Stories In First Debate
In the prime-time Republican presidential debate Thursday, the candidates bragged about their records as governors and in the private sector, but the facts didn't always add up.