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May 3, 2026

Stankoven scores twice, Andersen posts shutout in Hurricanes’ Game 1 win over Flyers

May 3, 2026

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes, despite a weeklong break, picked up where they left off in Round 1 of the playoffs. So did Logan Stankoven. The Carolina center scored his fifth and sixth goals of the […]

Panthers add OT in 1st round

May 2, 2026

The Carolina Panthers’ mantra is “Keep pounding.” Ironically, first-round draft pick Monroe Freeling is going to need to take another attempt or two before he’s got it perfected. The Georgia offensive tackle was asked what […]

Virginia Evans, Susan Choi among 6 Women’s Prize for Fiction finalists

May 2, 2026

LONDON — Four debut novelists are among six books on a U.S.-dominated list of finalists for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction, which is open to female English-language writers from any country. American authors take […]

ELDER: On CNN, Democrat ‘election deniers’ get a pass

May 2, 2026

CNN’s Jake Tapper recently denounced Trump administration judicial nominees because, at their confirmation hearing, they refused to say “yes” when asked, “Did Biden win the 2020 election?” Instead, the nominees replied, “Biden was CERTIFIED as […]

Charlotte Checkers prepared for eighth straight postseason appearance

May 2, 2026

The 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs kicked off this week, with 23 American Hockey League teams aiming to be the last team standing. One of those teams is situated right here in North Carolina in the [...]
The tribe bought 240 acres along I-95 for $6.8 million in December 2025
Lumbee casino moves forward with constitutional amendment

May 2, 2026

RALEIGH — A casino along I-95 is one step closer after the Lumbee Tribe amended its constitution to allow gaming. The full tribe membership will need to approve the measure at a yet-unscheduled future vote. At its April 16 [...]
Any elected official who signs the compact is literally abandoning their constitutional duty
HARSANYI: James Madison saw Abigail Spanberger coming

May 2, 2026

During the national debates of 1788, the great Virginian James Madison worried that mere “parchment barriers,” or constitutions, wouldn’t be enough to stop an “overbearing majority” from seeking power and stripping minorities of their voice [...]
Conference Carolinas finishes historic women’s flag season in Durham

May 2, 2026

DURHAM — A “celebratory” moment for women’s flag football took place in North Carolina this weekend. Conference Carolinas, the first NCAA Division I or II conference to sponsor women’s flag football at the varsity level, [...]
Hornets’ revival season ends in Orlando blowout

May 2, 2026

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Hornets’ most exciting season in years came to a crushing halt in Orlando. The 121-90 play-in tournament blowout at the hands of the Magic was as lopsided as the score suggests, [...]

Category 5: Hurricanes, Flyers set for first playoff meeting

May 2, 2026 Comments Off

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes open their second round series Saturday against the Flyers at Lenovo Center, ending a weeklong break after sweeping the Senators to open the postseason. 1. The series will be a reunion […]

AbbVie lands in Durham with $1.4B bet on biotech

May 2, 2026 Comments Off

DURHAM — The Triangle’s life sciences run just added another heavyweight. AbbVie, one of the world’s largest biopharmaceutical companies, will invest $1.4 billion to build a 185-acre manufacturing campus in Durham County, bringing 734 jobs […]

France steps down as NASCAR’s chief executive officer

May 2, 2026 Comments Off

Talladega, Ala. — NASCAR majority owner Jim France is stepping down as chief executive and will be replaced by president Steve O’Donnell. France will remain as NASCAR’s chairman and his majority ownership stake will not […]

Charlotte Checkers prepared for eighth straight postseason appearance

May 2, 2026

The 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs kicked off this week, with 23 American Hockey League teams aiming to be the last team standing. One of those teams is situated right here in North Carolina in the […]

Conference Carolinas finishes historic women’s flag season in Durham

May 2, 2026

DURHAM — A “celebratory” moment for women’s flag football took place in North Carolina this weekend. Conference Carolinas, the first NCAA Division I or II conference to sponsor women’s flag football at the varsity level, […]

Hornets’ revival season ends in Orlando blowout

May 2, 2026

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Hornets’ most exciting season in years came to a crushing halt in Orlando. The 121-90 play-in tournament blowout at the hands of the Magic was as lopsided as the score suggests, […]

Series preview: Hurricanes get upstart Flyers in Round 2

April 30, 2026

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes waited four days, but they finally have their second round opponent. Carolina will face the Flyers after Philadelphia defeated the Penguins in overtime of Wednesday’s Game 6 of their series to […]

Stankoven, Andersen rise to occasion in Round 1

April 29, 2026

RALEIGH — If there was a metric showing which Hurricanes players were mentioned most on social media as being a weak link this season, chances are Frederik Andersen and Logan Stankoven would be at the […]

Hurricanes regain composure, finish off Senators to complete series sweep

April 25, 2026

KANATA, Ontario — A second period hit that knocked Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin out of Game 4 between the Hurricanes and Senators set off a maelstrom of scrums and penalties that temporarily derailed Carolina’s quest […]

Pay Z: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani still earning rap music royalties, tax filings show

April 27, 2026

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still making money from his short-lived career as a multilingual rapper, tax filings show. But the 34-year-old Democrat’s meteoric rise as a celebrity politician has […]

The Word: The first Christians

April 26, 2026

“And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.” Acts 11:26 The lives of the converts were so different from their unbelieving neighbors, that they were called Christians. It is supposed that the name was […]

Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Sade, Oasis, Wu-Tang, Luther Vandross get into Rock Hall

April 26, 2026

NEW YORK — Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Queen Latifah, Oasis, Sade and Joy Division/New Order will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, along with first-time nominees Wu-Tang Clan and […]

New discovery solves Shakespeare’s London house location mystery

April 25, 2026

LONDON — Fans of William Shakespeare know that the great playwright came from Stratford-upon-Avon, the riverside English town where tourists still throng to see his childhood home. But he made his name in London — […]

The stream: Charlize Theron, ‘Marty Supreme,’ Kehlani, Kate Hudson, Lainey Wilson

April 24, 2026

Timothée Chalamet starring as a ping-pong master in “Marty Supreme” and a Netflix comedy competition show hosted by Kevin Hart are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near […]

This week in history: April 23 to April 29

April 23, 2026

April 23 1635: The Boston Latin School, the first public school in what would become the United States, was established. 1898: Spain declared war on the United States; the U.S. responded in kind two days […]

SHAPIRO: AI data centers: the new populist target

April 30, 2026

There’s a growing impulse in American politics to blame the free market — and the technologies it produces — for every bout of economic indigestion, as if a shadowy cabal of innovators is deliberately dismantling […]

MATTHEWS: On Rep. Cunningham’s ‘adios’ to the NC Democratic Party

April 30, 2026

For the second time in three years, a North Carolina Democratic state lawmaker has decided to change parties, and, as was the case when Rep. Tricia Cotham did it in April 2023, this one packed […]

HILL: Constant redistricting can ruin American representative democracy

April 30, 2026

What is the purpose of having a “House of Representatives” in the first place? It was created so average people could have a voice in their government. Representatives are elected to “represent the interests” of […]

ELDER: The implosion of Eric Swalwell: What was he thinking?

April 26, 2026

Despite a combined income with his wife of over $400,000, he is deeply in debt. When then-Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) announced his candidacy for governor of California, I was beyond surprised. Rumors of sexual misconduct, including allegations […]

LOWRY: Trump vs. the pope

April 25, 2026

As far as showdowns between popes and secular leaders go, President Donald Trump versus Pope Leo hardly rates. Pope Leo hasn’t forced Trump to come see him and stand for three days in the snow […]

SHAPIRO: How Biden’s DOJ went after pro-lifers

April 24, 2026

We now know something the Biden administration spent years denying: It wasn’t merely enforcing the law around abortion clinics — it was allegedly partnering with abortion activists to identify, track and ultimately prosecute pro-life Americans. […]

The tribe bought 240 acres along I-95 for $6.8 million in December 2025

Any elected official who signs the compact is literally abandoning their constitutional duty

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