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May 13, 2025

Hurricanes push Capitals to brink with 5-2 Game 4 win

May 12, 2025

RALEIGH — Many saw this season as a retooling year for the Carolina Hurricanes. After winning Monday’s Game 4 over the Capitals 5-2, they are within one victory of reaching the Eastern Conference final. Taylor […]

R.E.M. rereleases ‘Radio Free Europe’ single to benefit threatened news service

May 12, 2025

The rock band R.E.M. is putting out a special rerelease of its first single, “Radio Free Europe,” to benefit — wait for it — the actual Radio Free Europe. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is among […]

LOWRY: Trump shifts his own vibe

May 12, 2025

The vibe around President Donald Trump’s second term has shifted, and it’s all his doing. The president entered office with a bit of a wind at his back. His polling was better than the first […]

FRYE: Every child deserves a nutritious start to the day

May 12, 2025

As chair of the Randolph County Board of Commissioners, I have an abiding interest in securing the present and future success of our workforce and community in general. That’s why I want to thank Rep. […]

The Word: I did not have grace

May 11, 2025

This is the final week of a three-part series on worrying and the grace of God that will help us overcome it. Read Part 1 and Part 2. A woman once excused neglecting a duty […]

Destitution, discrimination, and sexism are central themes Book Review: Debut novel ‘Fireweed’ explores danger in complacency

May 10, 2025

“Fireweed” by Lauren Haddad follows lonely housewife Jenny, whose husband works long stints away at a farm. In Prince George, Canada, she lives alongside a widowed Indigenous mother who the neighborhood looks down upon. An [...]
Vice chairman Greg Abel will become CEO in 2026 Buffett will remain chairman at Berkshire Hathaway

May 10, 2025

OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett will remain with Berkshire Hathaway as chairman of the board when vice chairman Greg Abel takes over as CEO to begin 2026. The board of directors at the cash-rich [...]
Unemployment stayed at 4.2% Employers added 177K jobs as market shows resilience

May 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — American employers added a surprising 177,000 jobs in April as the job market showed resilience in the face of President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Hiring fell slightly from a revised 185,000 in [...]
Home prices increased by 0.3% in April compared to last year Difficult housing market continues with rising prices, high rates

May 10, 2025

LOS ANGELES — Homeownership is receding further out of reach for most Americans as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices stretch the limits of what buyers can afford. A homebuyer now needs to earn at [...]
Stevens, an attorney in her ninth term in the state House, will challenge Anita Earls Stevens announces 2026 bid for NC Supreme Court

May 10, 2025

RALEIGH — North Carolina House Rep. Sarah Stevens (R-Surry) has announced she will challenge Associate Justice Anita Earls for her North Carolina Supreme Court seat in 2026. “I will be a conservative voice for justice [...]

US robot makers hope to beat China in humanoid race

May 11, 2025

BOSTON — Tariffs weren’t on the agenda of this week’s Robotics Summit, where thousands of tech industry workers mingled with humanoid and other robot varieties and talked about how to build and sell a new […]

Canes’ D, Andersen shut down Caps

May 10, 2025

For 20 minutes, the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals exchanged haymakers on offense in a game three that looked like it would be decided by which goalie blinked first. Instead, the Canes turned up the […]

Book Review: Debut novel ‘Fireweed’ explores danger in complacency

May 10, 2025

“Fireweed” by Lauren Haddad follows lonely housewife Jenny, whose husband works long stints away at a farm. In Prince George, Canada, she lives alongside a widowed Indigenous mother who the neighborhood looks down upon. An […]

Hurricanes, Capitals go back to the future

May 6, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just over seven years ago, the Washington Capitals were the defending Stanley Cup winners and Metropolitan Division champions for the fourth consecutive season, loaded with a star-studded roster looking to make another […]

Aho’s double-overtime goal sends Hurricanes into 2nd round

April 30, 2025

RALEIGH — Trailing by three goals before half of the first period was over, it looked like the Carolina Hurricanes were making a return trip to Newark. The Hurricanes, however, needed fewer than six minutes […]

Hurricanes’ Slavin reaffirms ‘he can do it all’

April 29, 2025

NEWARK, N.J. — Jaccob Slavin may not have won gold at the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, but he certainly made a claim to being the best defensive player in hockey. None of that came as […]

Svechnikov’s hat trick helps Hurricanes overcome injury to Andersen in Game 4 win

April 27, 2025

NEWARK, N.J. — The Hurricanes have faced some adversity despite being in control of their first round series against the New Jersey Devils since their few minutes of the opening game. But not even a Game […]

Category 5: Hurricanes shake off tough Game 3 loss

April 26, 2025

NEWARK, N.J. — The Hurricanes were licking their wounds Saturday after a deflating double-overtime loss to the Devils in Game 3 of their first round series, but Carolina seemed ready to reset ahead of Sunday’s matinee […]

Category 5: Hurricanes look for stranglehold on series in Game 3

April 25, 2025

NEWARK, N.J. — The Carolina Hurricanes took care of business at home with two wins in Raleigh, but now their series with the New Jersey Devils shifts to Newark, starting with Friday’s Game 3. 1. […]

This week in history: May 8-14

May 8, 2025

May 8 1541: Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River, the first recorded European to do so. 1846: U.S. forces led by Gen. Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican forces near modern-day Brownsville, Texas, in […]

Famous birthdays this week: May 8-14

May 8, 2025

These celebrities have birthdays this week: May 8 Singer Toni Tennille is 85. Country singer Jack Blanchard is 83. Jazz pianist Keith Jarrett is 80. Drummer Chris Frantz of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club […]

Rarified old-time roots meet alt-rock with Susto Stringband

May 8, 2025

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A striking collaboration has yielded “Susto Stringband: Volume 1,” a debut release on New West Records in which Justin Osborne of Susto’s poignant songwriting meets the rarified Appalachian sound of Asheville’s Holler […]

Thunderbolts’ kicks off summer movie season with $76M

May 8, 2025

NEW YORK — Marvel Studios’ “Thunderbolts” opened with $76 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, kicking off the summer box office with a solid No. 1 debut that fell shy of […]

Music Review: Willie Nelson is ageless on ‘Oh What A Beautiful World’

May 5, 2025

It’s fun to hear Willie Nelson sing such words as “ninja,” “fishmonger” and “absinthe,” which are among the many pleasures found in the songbook of influential country songwriter Rodney Crowell. “Oh What A Beautiful World” […]

The Word: What worry does to us

May 4, 2025

This is the second week of a three-part series on worrying and the grace of God that will help us overcome it. Read Part 1. Here is what the lady from the “worry home” says: […]

BIGGS: There’s no retirement crisis; why do so many people think there is?

May 9, 2025

The theme of my new book, “The Real Retirement Crisis,” is that when it comes to retirement, things are better than they seem. More Americans are saving more for retirement than ever before. Retirees’ incomes […]

MATTHEWS: Some things to like about social media

May 8, 2025

Understandably, social media, in general, has a bad reputation for good and valid reasons. The complaints I most often see revolve around the trolling and harassment that come with using the various platforms. As a […]

HILL: Buc-ee’s and the American Dream

May 8, 2025

My son and I were driving back from a fossil-hunting expedition in South Carolina when we came upon the Buc-ee’s in Florence. It is hard to explain what Buc-ee’s really is ― is it a […]

HARSANYI: Ketanji Brown Jackson makes a powerful argument for school choice

May 5, 2025

During oral arguments in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson unintentionally made a practical and convincing case for universal school choice. A few years back, the Montgomery County, Maryland, […]

MANESS: North Carolina’s elected officials must protect Medicare Advantage

May 5, 2025

Over 1 million North Carolina seniors are enrolled in Medicare Advantage because its plans are affordable, offer excellent care and provide diverse benefits. Unlike traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage lets seniors choose the plan that best […]

JOECKS: Musk half right about fertility crisis

May 4, 2025

The Wall Street Journal recently had a long piece on Elon Musk’s complicated personal life. He has at least 14 children with four different women. The “harem drama” — in the words of Musk’s ex-girlfriend […]

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