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May 29, 2026

State elections board seeks proposals for campaign finance system overhaul

May 29, 2026

RALEIGH — North Carolina election officials are looking to replace their outdated campaign finance reporting platform. The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) and Office of the State Auditor have issued a request for […]

Washington bureaucrats get corporate taxes wrong — again

May 29, 2026

Washington’s tax bureaucrats want you to believe you can tax your way to prosperity. History says otherwise. The Congressional Research Service’s April 21 report, “Corporate Taxation: The Revenue-Maximizing Tax Rate,” uses a model to estimate […]

This week in history: May 28 to June 3

May 28, 2026

May 28 1830: President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, forcing nearly 50,000 Native Americans primarily from the Southeast to relocate west of the Mississippi River. 1863: The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, composed […]

Famous birthdays this week: May 28 to June 3

May 28, 2026

These celebrities have birthdays this week: May 28 Actor Carroll Baker is 95. Singer Gladys Knight is 82. Singer John Fogerty is 81. Actor Christa Miller is 62. Singer Kylie Minogue is 58. Talk show […]

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” slipped to fourth spot with $12.6 million
‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ tops charts, ‘Obsession’ grows in second weekend

May 28, 2026

After nearly seven years away from the big screen, a new Star Wars movie drew healthy but not record-breaking crowds to global theaters this weekend. According to studio estimates on Sunday, “Star Wars: The Mandalorian [...]
The General Assembly pushes through the Trump administration’s school choice tax credit, while constitutional changes could be headed to voters
Lawmakers override veto, advance amendments

May 28, 2026

RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers overrode a veto and advanced multiple constitutional amendments during floor activity last week. The House overrode Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of the Educational Choice for Children Act (House Bill 87), [...]
In the early days of the 20th century, St. Louis certainly seemed to have the advantage as the “Gateway to the West”
HILL: ‘Don’t meet me in St. Louis, Louie!’

May 28, 2026

One of my wife’s favorite movies is the 1944 romantic musical comedy “Meet Me in St. Louis” starring Judy Garland. It is about the travails and joys of four daughters of businessman Alonzo Smith in [...]
Carolina is one win from returning to the Stanley Cup final
Quick-strike offense, suffocating defense fuel Hurricanes’ 4-0 Game 4 win

May 28, 2026

MONTREAL — The Canadiens had hope in every game of the Eastern Conference final. By the end of Monday’s Game 4 at Bell Centre, it was all gone. Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven [...]
Carolina leads the best-of-seven series 2-1
Category 5: Hurricanes look for repeat performance in Game 4

May 27, 2026

MONTREAL — The Hurricanes will look to take a commanding lead in the Eastern Conference final when they play the Canadiens on Wednesday night at Bell Centre. Carolina has bounced back from a disappointing performance [...]

FEMA approves combined $97M for Helene recovery

May 28, 2026 Comments Off

RALEIGH — The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a combined $97 million in funding to North Carolina for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in a pair of announcements this month. In a May 13 press release, […]

Claude Lemieux, 4-time Stanley Cup winner and agent for Hurricanes’ Andersen, dead at 60

May 28, 2026 Comments Off

MONTREAL — Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion who after his playing career became an agent with a client list that included Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen, has died. He was 60. The Athletic reported […]

MATTHEWS: Trump’s fighting spirit seen in L.A. mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt

May 28, 2026 Comments Off

Normally, people in other parts of the country would not have much interest in the Los Angeles mayoral race. But just like the 2025 mayoral contest in New York City, more people than usual are […]

Svechnikov’s OT winner gives Hurricanes 3-2 win in Game 3

May 26, 2026

MONTREAL — The 6-7 craze swept the U.S. earlier this year. The Carolina Hurricanes prefer 3-2. Andrei Svechnikov’s goal at 14:06 of overtime gave the Hurricanes a 3-2 win Monday at Bell Centre to put […]

Category 5: Hurricanes, Canadiens look to take control in Game 3

May 25, 2026

MONTREAL — The Hurricanes will look to stay perfect on the road this postseason and take a lead in the Eastern Conference final when they play the Canadiens on Monday at Bell Centre. Carolina bounced […]

Ehlers’ overtime winner evens Hurricanes’ series with Canadiens

May 24, 2026

RALEIGH — Nikolaj Ehlers created a personal highlight reel in Saturday’s Game 2. It’s one he, his teammates and Hurricanes fans will look back fondly on. Ehlers scored a show-stopping goal in the second period […]

Category 5: Hurricanes look to bounce back in Game 2

May 23, 2026

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes will look to even the Eastern Conference final on Saturday when they host Montreal in Game 2 at Lenovo Center. 1. Other than the scratches from Game 1, the Hurricanes stayed […]

History aside, Hurricanes believe Andersen can shake off Game 1

May 22, 2026

RALEIGH — If you’re wondering how Frederik Andersen has responded to less-than-ideal playoff performances in his career, the results aren’t great. That’s not to say Carolina’s Game 1 loss hangs on their goaltender — as […]

Canadiens feast on Hurricanes’ early mistakes, win 6-2 in Game 1

May 22, 2026

RALEIGH — For at least one day, rust won over rest. The Hurricanes scored 33 seconds into Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final against the visiting Canadiens but then proceeded to allow four goals […]

Movie review: “Mortal Kombat II,” “Obsession” overlooked, underperform

May 25, 2026

With “The Devil Wears Prada 2” and “Michael” still ruling the domestic box office, I thought I’d give this week’s review spot to a couple of also-rans from the past two weeks. ‘Mortal Kombat II’ […]

New Wings exhibit traces McCartney’s reinvention as husband, father, bandleader

May 25, 2026

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The largest collection of Paul McCartney’s personal artifacts ever publicly displayed is part of a new exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame centering on his life after The Beatles. […]

Korean sci-fi monster movie ‘Hope’ leaves Cannes floored

May 24, 2026

CANNES, France — Sprawling action movies with aliens do not generally compete for the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or. But Na Hong-jin’s “Hope” is not your average science fiction. Few movies were more anticipated in […]

Corleone crime family to return in 2027 with new ‘Godfather’ novel

May 23, 2026

NEW YORK — Decades after the last “Godfather” movie and more than 10 years since the last “Godfather” novel, the story of the Corleone crime family has a new chapter, presented for the first time […]

The Stream: John Krasinski, ‘Ladies First,’ Rod Stewart, Brooke Shields, ‘Lego Batman’ game

May 22, 2026

John Krasinski returning as Jack Ryan in “Jack Ryan: Ghost War” for Prime Video and “Stranger Things” masterminds the Duffer Brothers producing a Netflix show in which a retirement community teams up to battle monsters […]

This week in history: May 21 to May 27

May 21, 2026

May 21 1881: The American Red Cross was founded by nurse and educator Clara Barton in Washington, D.C. 1927: Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis monoplane near Paris, completing the first solo […]

HARSANYI: The left’s attack on courts is meant to destroy the Constitution

May 23, 2026

The story plays out the same way virtually every time. Democrats, egged on by the increasingly powerful progressive base, push some obviously unconstitutional scheme that they contend is needed to preserve “democracy.” The courts inevitably […]

BARONE: Who wins the re-redistricted House?

May 23, 2026

As President Donald Trump’s job approval sinks to below 40% (depending on which poll you’re looking at), betting markets and political conventional wisdom are that his Republican Party is not necessarily doomed to lose its […]

SHAPIRO: China — Our enemy, not our rival

May 22, 2026

China is not merely America’s geopolitical opponent. It is America’s geopolitical enemy — and has been since the establishment of the Chinese communist regime in 1949. For decades, American leaders and elites indulged the fantasy […]

PETERSEN: The NC Dental Board is ripe for reform

May 22, 2026

As a retired North Carolina dentist-turned-lawyer, I write to urge patients and policymakers to pay closer attention to the actions of the N.C. Dental Board of Examiners. Unlike the overwhelming majority of health-related boards and […]

MILLER: Reading ‘Lolita in Tehran’ one more time

May 22, 2026

With all eyes on Iran, Iranian expat Azar Nafisi is back in the news. Readers worldwide know her as the author of “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” the 2003 memoir that spent 117 weeks on The […]

MATTHEWS: Roy Cooper’s COVID-era actions are a weakness, not a strength

May 21, 2026

Because then-North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper was reelected in 2020, he probably thought that it was proof voters approved of his handling of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. My thought bubble on […]

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” slipped to fourth spot with $12.6 million

The General Assembly pushes through the Trump administration’s school choice tax credit, while constitutional changes could be headed to voters

In the early days of the 20th century, St. Louis certainly seemed to have the advantage as the “Gateway to the West”

Carolina is one win from returning to the Stanley Cup final

Carolina leads the best-of-seven series 2-1

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