The North State Journal

While North Carolina has one team representing the state in the Final Four, there’s another NC connection opposing them in Houston men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson. The NC native is preparing for his third Final […]

Former Robinson staffer disputes rumor of insider leak to CNN

RALEIGH — A rumor that a staffer leaked information to CNN about former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s past comments on an adult website are untrue, according to the individual at the heart of […]

The Stream: Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Michelle Williams on FX, Kevin Bacon hunts demons

Michelle Williams starring in the FX dramedy “Dying for Sex” and Elton John and Brandi Carlile teaming up for the album “Who Believes In Angels?” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases are […]

How NC legends fared in their first Final Fours

Stacked rosters, dominant regular seasons and winning tournament games are all part of what makes a great college basketball coach. But in North Carolina, a state where those things are only the expectation, greatness depends […]

GINGRICH: Presidents Trump, Jefferson, Lincoln and FDR

Most of today’s so-called experts totally misunderstand President Donald J. Trump’s daily activities. They fail to think about long strategic patterns and lack the historical knowledge to contextualize his behavior. Trump is rapidly growing a […]

Eddie Murphy is 64, Robert Downey Jr. turns 60, Billy Dee Williams hits 88, Robin Wright is 59 Famous birthdays this week: April 3-9

April 3, 2025

These celebrities have birthdays this week: April 3 Singer Wayne Newton is 83. Singer Tony Orlando is 81. Singer Richard Thompson is 76. Actor Alec Baldwin is 67. Actor David Hyde Pierce (“Frasier”) is 66. [...]
Democrats have labeled the measure another “bathroom bill” NC Senate bill revisits gender in public spaces

April 3, 2025

RALEIGH — A bill filed in the North Carolina Senate seeks to define biological sex in statute while limiting certain spaces to be separate by that definition. Senate Bill 516, filed by Sen. Vicki Sawyer [...]
It would have taken less time for her to simply say, “Violence is not the answer” MATTHEWS: Strange silence, spin from Democrats on anti-Tesla violence

April 3, 2025

Over the last two months, there has been a rash of attacks at Tesla dealerships and charging stations across the country. They started after the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, had the Department of Government Efficiency [...]
The 12-week pilot program will be used in the Unclaimed Cash and State Local Government divisions State treasurer rolls out OpenAI pilot

April 3, 2025

RALEIGH — North Carolina State Treasurer Brad Briner rolled out an OpenAI pilot program during a March 27 press conference on the campus of North Carolina Central University. Briner said his office would be initiating [...]
Uncle Walter couldn’t have afforded to be Tim Wagner HILL: How Uncle Walter prevented Thomas Wolfe from going home again

April 3, 2025

“Look Homeward Angel” is the most important novel ever written in North Carolina. I have never read it in total ― fiction is a tough read for me. I have only heard about it in [...]

CASTELLANOS: Let them eat woke

If you have ever been desperate and adrift, you understand the Democratic Party’s frustration. One day, James Carville tells his party to do nothing and let President Donald Trump destroy himself. Another, the Montgomery Burns […]

This week in history: April 3-9

April 3, 2025

April 3 1860: The first Pony Express mail delivery rides began; one heading west from St. Joseph, Missouri, and one heading east from Sacramento, California. 1882: Outlaw Jesse James was shot and killed by Robert […]

Famous birthdays this week: April 3-9

April 3, 2025

These celebrities have birthdays this week: April 3 Singer Wayne Newton is 83. Singer Tony Orlando is 81. Singer Richard Thompson is 76. Actor Alec Baldwin is 67. Actor David Hyde Pierce (“Frasier”) is 66. […]

Duke is Final Four bound

The roots for Duke’s 85-65 win over Alabama in the Elite Eight reach back a year ago and halfway across a nation. In March 2024, Duke was upset by NC State in the Elite Eight, […]

Hall, Hurricanes’ top line carry load in win over Canadiens

RALEIGH — Taylor Hall was a bit of an afterthought in the blockbuster trade the Hurricanes made in January. The former league MVP is making everyone take notice. Hall’s power play goal in the second […]

Duke fights adversity in S-16 win

When Duke arrived at Newark’s Prudential Arena for its Sweet 16 game against Arizona, it saw a familiar face on the floor, and not a friendly one. Oh, and Caleb Love was there too. For […]

Another day, another hero for Duke

When a team has a star player, the game plan most opponents go with is to let the other guys beat you. It’s been a long time since a team had a star like Cooper […]

Hurricanes can’t solve Saros in lost to Predators

March 25, 2025

RALEIGH — Sometimes, the hockey gods just aren’t your side. It sure seemed like that was the case for the Hurricanes on Tuesday at Lenovo Center. Carolina relentlessly pressured the visiting Predators, but goalie Juuse […]

UNC rolls with big 3rd quarter

March 22, 2025

CHAPEL HILL—North Carolina broke open a close game against upset-minded Oregon State with a third-quarter explosion. Leading by two at the half, 3-seeded UNC used the big third-quarter rally to roll to a 70-49 win […]

Book Review: Hannah Deitch delivers twisty thrills with debut novel, ‘Killer Potential’

March 29, 2025

When bestselling psychological thriller writer Paula Hawkins (“The Girl on the Train,” 2015) stamps the cover of your debut novel with “A Thelma & Louise for our times,” your career is off to a fast […]

The stream: ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ lands on Disney+, Timothée Chalamet’s Dylan hits Hulu, Will Smith drops new album

Will Smith’s first new album in 20 years and “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins’ photorealistic prequel to the 1994 animated classic, are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases are some of the […]

This week in history: March 27-April 2

March 27 1939: The first NCAA men’s Division I basketball championship game was held, with the University of Oregon defeating Ohio State, 46-33. 1973: Marlon Brando refused to accept his Oscar for best actor in […]

Famous birthdays this week: March 27 – April 2

These celebrities have birthdays this week: March 27 Actor Julian Glover is 90. Actor Jerry Lacy is 89. Actor-director Austin Pendleton is 85. Actor Michael York is 83. Keyboardist Tony Banks of Genesis is 75. […]

Conan O’Brien accepts Mark Twain Prize for humor as politics roils Kennedy Center

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On a night when half a dozen people made jokes about this being the last-ever Mark Twain Prize, Conan O’Brien made sure the ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for the […]

UK coin collection honors John Lennon in 85th year, if alive

March 24, 2025

LONDON — John Lennon is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection to mark the year the Beatles great and peace advocate would have turned 85, the said last Friday. The coin, which […]

The Word: When death comes

This is the third week in a four-part series on adversity. Read Part 1 and Part 2. I suppose the most tragic adversity that ever comes is when the death angel visits our home or […]

SHAPIRO: Why does it matter who shot JFK?

The Trump administration released tens of thousands of documents regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Speculation about the “real explanation” for JFK’s assassination has been an enormous cottage industry for decades; as of […]

JOECKS: Why Trump should ignore the stock market

President Donald Trump’s economic priority shouldn’t be preventing a recession. Stock prices are always a bit of a roller coaster. Over the last month, it’s mostly been a downhill ride. In mid-February, the S&P 500 […]

HUDSON: Protecting your tax dollars from waste, fraud and abuse

March 29, 2025

Americans like you gave President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress a mandate to enact our America First agenda, and we have been working to deliver. From rooting out waste, fraud and abuse of your […]

KRAWIEC: Elon, you are a great American

As I watched SpaceX, Falcon 9, bring our astronauts home, I said a prayer of thanks that all would be well. It was a powerful scene to watch them emerge from the capsule. Although most […]

BARONE: Experts have only themselves to blame for the distrust of institutions