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October 13, 2024

Wasted opportunities haunt Pack in third-straight conference loss

October 13, 2024

Things are just continuing to get worse for the NC State Wolfpack who lost a third consecutive conference game, falling 24-17 to the Syracuse Orange Saturday night at Carter-Finley Stadium. Turnovers, penalties, dropped passes, missed […]

Harris pack aid boxes for hurricane victims during weekend visit to NC

October 12, 2024

RALEIGH — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday helped pack diapers into boxes of personal care products destined for North Carolina hurricane victims, agreeing with one helper who said “it takes a village.” “You’re exactly […]

US adds 254K jobs, unemployment dips to 4.1%

October 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s employers added a surprisingly strong 254,000 jobs in September, easing concerns about a weakening labor market and suggesting the pace of hiring is still solid enough to support a growing economy. […]

PRAGER: People hate those who fight evil far more than those who are evil

October 12, 2024

I realized something very important about the human condition when I was in high school. I realized that people tend to hate those who fight evil far more than they hate those engaged in doing […]

Analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, surge under Trump

October 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala Harris’ and Donald Trump’s economic plans. The analysis released Monday by the […]

Israel has set about a mission the West has not pursued in decades: victory SHAPIRO: The power of victory

October 12, 2024

On Oct. 1, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched some 181 ballistic missiles at the state of Israel. Most were shot down; those that weren’t fell largely in uninhabited areas. Thanks to the technological and [...]
"For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins" The Word: Forgiving others

October 12, 2024

One of the most striking things that Jesus taught was that we should forgive our enemies — and not only forgive them, but also adopt an attitude that indicates a complete change of feeling toward [...]
Kucherov third-period goals spoil Hurricanes’ opener in 4-1 Lightning win

October 11, 2024

RALEIGH — The Tampa Bay Lightning aren’t what they once were, but they can still score on the power play. The Hurricanes learned that the hard way in Saturday’s season opener at Lenovo Center. AdvertisementsCarolina [...]
Even in the darkest times, life goes on Well-known Asheville music tradition returns in a sign of hopefulness

October 11, 2024

ASHEVILLE — A well-known Asheville musical tradition returned last Friday night, a sign of hopefulness a week after Helene battered the mountain city. The Asheville Drum Circle had its first regular Friday night session since [...]
Jefferson assured the Danbury Baptists that their religious liberty was an inalienable right, not a favored grant. KRAWIEC: Keep the faith, but keep it to yourself

October 11, 2024

Many years ago, the famous atheist Madelyn Murray O’Hare wrote the above words in a Bible that belonged to a pastor known as the Chaplain of Bourbon Street, Bob Harrington. He ministered to the masses [...]

NC Fast Facts: Baxter plant in North Cove damaged by Helene

October 12, 2024

Flooding triggered by Hurricane Helene hit a Baxter International plant in North Cove that makes much of the country’s supply of sterile intravenous, or IV, fluids, which are also used by some patients on home […]

Inside the mountain town Helene nearly wiped out

October 12, 2024

CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE — The stone tower that gave this place its name was nearly a half billion years in the making — heated and thrust upward from deep in the Earth, then carved and […]

SHAPIRO: The power of victory

October 12, 2024

On Oct. 1, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched some 181 ballistic missiles at the state of Israel. Most were shot down; those that weren’t fell largely in uninhabited areas. Thanks to the technological and […]

Grimaldi an example of struggles that face AHL veterans

October 7, 2024

RALEIGH — Just days before the opening of NHL training camps, Rocco Grimaldi didn’t know if his hockey career in North America was over. “I didn’t get any offers at all. It’s been a couple […]

Wake Forest rallies in fourth to take down Wolfpack

October 5, 2024

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-3, 1-1 ACC) snapped a three-game losing streak and picked up their first conference win of the season as they rallied back from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to upset the […]

Charlotte lights up ECU in 55-24 blowout

October 5, 2024

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte 49ers escaped Greenville last season with a 10-7 win over the East Carolina Pirates in the first-ever meeting between the two teams. In the shocking round-two inside Richardson Stadium on Saturday, […]

NC State’s Grayson McCall stretchered off in return

October 5, 2024

NC State Wolfpack quarterback Grayson McCall was stretchered off the field Saturday afternoon at Carter-Finley Stadium in the first quarter of the game after absorbing a huge hit. It was McCall’s first drive since returning […]

Duke rallies to take Victory Bell

September 28, 2024

As the final seconds ticked away of the most improbable of wins, the Duke Blue Devils left their bench and charged across the field. Water flew in the air in celebration as the team angled […]

Doeren picks up win over former team as NC State fends off NIU

September 28, 2024

The NC State Wolfpack (3-2, 0-1 ACC) fended off the Northern Illinois University Huskies Saturday afternoon in a 24-17 win at Carter-Finley Stadium. The Pack scored first and managed to keep the Huskies at arm’s […]

Book review: HED: Louise Erdrich writes about love, loss in North Dakota in ‘The Mighty Red’

October 4, 2024

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Louise Erdrich (“The Night Watchman,” 2021) returns with a story close to her heart, “The Mighty Red.” Set in the author’s native North Dakota, the title refers to the river that serves […]

Famous birthdays this week: Oct. 3-9

October 4, 2024

Oct. 3 Composer Steve Reich is 88. Rock ’n’ roll star Chubby Checker is 83. Musician Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac) is 75. Golf Hall of Famer Fred Couples is 65. Drummer Tommy Lee is 62. […]

This week in history: Oct. 3-9

October 3, 2024

Oct. 3 1990: West Germany and East Germany ended 45 years of postwar division, declaring the creation of a reunified country. 1993: Eighteen U.S. service members and hundreds of Somalis were killed in the Battle […]

The Stream: Coldplay drops 10th record, ‘Salem’s Lot’ reboot lands on Netflix

October 3, 2024

Coldplay’s 10th studio album and the American Music Awards celebrating their 50th anniversary are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth […]

Happy 50th, ‘SNL’!

September 28, 2024

NEW YORK — Live from New York! It’s 50 seasons later for “SNL.” The landmark NBC sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live” premiered Oct. 11, 1975, with George Carlin as host and not one but […]

Famous birthdays: Sept. 26-Oct. 2

September 27, 2024

Sept. 26 Actor Kent McCord (“Adam 12”) is 82. “The Weakest Link” host Anne Robinson is 80. Singer Bryan Ferry is 79. Singer-guitarist Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos is 70. Actor Linda Hamilton is 68. […]

GINGRICH: Vance’s triumph: President Trump’s vindication

October 11, 2024

The vice-presidential debate was staggeringly one-sided. Sen. JD Vance was poised, calm, friendly, likable and in control of the facts and himself. By contrast, Gov. Tim Walz began the debate so nervously that it was […]

MATTHEWS: Hope shines through after NC Helene devastation

October 10, 2024

As things go with any hurricane, you pray the paths that are projected aren’t accurate, that they’ll fizzle out at sea with no harm done to life and land, and that at the end of […]

HILL: The idea of America

October 10, 2024

What are we voting for anyway? The most important race is, of course, for president. Presidents set the tone by what they say and which policies they endorse. In 1980, President Ronald Reagan turned the […]

MCMAHON: Putting North Carolina first

October 9, 2024

As a native of New Bern, North Carolina, I know firsthand that my fellow North Carolinians are some of the most hard-working, tough, and innovative people in the country. As communities across the state recover […]

PRAGER: Israel derangement syndrome

October 6, 2024

Julie Hartman, a 24-year-old woman with whom I do a weekly podcast (“Dennis & Julie”), described the anti-Israel world perfectly: A vast number of people suffer from Israel Derangement Syndrome. The description is, of course, […]

HARSANYI: Harris’ attack on the filibuster is an attack on the constitutional order

October 6, 2024

Though Democrats are endlessly prattling on about “norms” and “democracy,” it is often unclear what aspects of the constitutional order they actually support. This week, for example, Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated her support for […]

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