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Five questions to ponder before kickoff

October 19, 2019

They don’t hand out trophies or determine college football champions in mid-October, especially in a chaotic division such as the ACC Coastal. At the same time, though, the games played this weekend could potentially go […]

Duck and cover: Canes, Mrazek beaten in Anaheim

October 19, 2019

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — When Carter Rowney’s short-handed goal sailed into the Carolina net, the Anaheim Ducks had scored nine consecutive goals across two games against two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. […]

Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died

October 17, 2019

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper’s son who rose to become the powerful chairman of one of the U.S. House committees leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, died Thursday […]

Young, unproven Hornets will have opportunity for minutes

October 16, 2019

Through two preseason games, All-Star guard Kemba Walker is averaging 12 points, two assists and hitting nearly two-thirds of his 3-point shots. Unfortunately for the Hornets, Walker is doing that — and will be doing […]

Switch to southpaw QB Hockman an adjustment for Pack

October 16, 2019

RALEIGH — There’s a reason baseball managers load their lineups with left-handed hitters when a right-handed pitcher is on the mound or with right-handed hitters when facing a lefty. It’s because the spin of the […]

Baldwin to be next Raleigh mayor after Francis declines runoff

October 16, 2019

RALEIGH — Longtime city council member Mary-Ann Baldwin has won the 2019 Raleigh mayoral race after her closest opponent, Charles Francis, chose not to pursue a runoff following the Oct. 8 initial round of voting. […]

Former Duke guard Derryck Thornton back in ACC with Boston College

October 16, 2019

CHARLOTTE — ACC Operation Basketball is more than just a traditional media day in which players and coaches from all 15 league schools are available for interviews. It’s also an opportunity for the players and […]

Less prison time for some drug offenders in First Step bill

October 16, 2019

RALEIGH — Some drug offenders in North Carolina could get lower prison sentences and fines in narrow circumstances in legislation slated to be heard soon by the full Senate. Senators had scheduled floor debate on […]

Just how good are these Panthers?

October 16, 2019

The Carolina Panthers have won four straight games. The streak came just when the season seemed lost for the Panthers. The team had dropped its first two games of the season, both at home, and […]

Former North Carolina Secretary of State Faulkner dies at 87

October 16, 2019

RALEIGH — Funeral services are being held this weekend for the first woman to serve as North Carolina’s secretary of state. Janice Faulkner died on Tuesday at a retirement community in Greenville at age 87. […]

Cooper signs two more spending bills as budget stalemate continues

October 16, 2019

RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed into law two more bills that mimic portions of the state budget bill he vetoed in June. The Democratic governor announced Monday that he signed a […]

NC Republicans seek to move congressional maps case to federal court

October 16, 2019

RALEIGH — Republican legislative leaders are trying to move from state court to federal court a lawsuit challenging the North Carolina congressional map drawn in 2016. The GOP lawmakers filed a notice Monday in a […]

US appeals court skeptical of Trump’s Medicaid work rules

October 16, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal appeals court on Friday sharply questioned the Trump administration’s work requirements for Medicaid recipients, casting doubt on a key part of a government-wide effort to place conditions on low-income people […]

LeBron James no longer King James for Hong Kong protesters

October 16, 2019

HONG KONG — When the ball smashed into a photo of LeBron James’ face stuck above the hoop and dropped into the basket, the Hong Kong protesters cheered. They also trampled on jerseys bearing his […]

Deacons finally get their kicks against Florida State

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