Opinion
HILL: Another Time for Choosing
“It’s time we asked ourselves if we still know the freedoms intended for us by the Founding Fathers. This idea? That government was beholden to the people, that it had no other source of power is […]
Month: March 2019
Opinion
MILLER: The Genderless New Deal
Fans of the sitcom “Cheers” will remember Lilith as the grim-faced psychiatrist who spouts psychobabble to great comic effect. In one such scene Lilith hires beer-swilling Norm to paint her baby’s nursery—on condition that he’ll […]
Sports
Williams’ late goal, Mrazek’s standout goaltending lift Hurricanes over Penguins in shootout
RALEIGH — If the Carolina Hurricanes want to learn what the playoffs are like, they took a step toward it Tuesday night. Carolina and Pittsburgh spent most of the hard-fought game tied, but it looked […]
Sports
Johnson’s second half binge helps Wolfpack advance in NIT
RALEIGH (AP) — Markell Johnson scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half Tuesday as NC State defeated Hofstra 84-78 in the first round of the NIT before a raucous crowd of 5,500 […]
News
Nunes sues Twitter, users for defamation and negligence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican Rep. Devin Nunes (NOO’-nehs) of California is suing Twitter and several of its users for more than $250 million, accusing them of defamation and negligence. The defendants include two anonymous parody […]
News
East Carolina University chancellor announces resignation
GREENVILLE — The chancellor of East Carolina University announced plans Monday to resign after about three years into the job, indicating that his departure wasn’t entirely his choice but declining to elaborate. The University of […]
Sports
Jones carries on family tradition by coming up big in big game for Duke
CHARLOTTE — The comparisons between Tre Jones and his older brother Tyus, who was the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four in Duke’s national championship season of 2015, were inevitable. They’re both point guards […]
Sports
Mother’s love helps Zion Williamson, Duke reach ACC title
CHARLOTTE — After scoring 81 points in three days and leading Duke to a 73-63 win over Florida State in the ACC Tournament championship game, Zion Williamson wasn’t quite ready to celebrate. “The first thing […]
Sports
Hurricanes rebound, knock off Sabres
RALEIGH — Coming off a loss the night before in Columbus, the Carolina Hurricanes needed a bounce-back effort at home against the Buffalo Sabres. They got it. Lucas Wallmark, Andrei Svechnikov, Justin Williams and Jordan […]
Sports
NC Central wins MEAC title for third straight NCAA bid
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — NC Central got no style points in winning its third consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship. Coach LeVelle Moton figured in advance that that might be the case: In a regular season […]