April 2021 Archives

Cooper pardons man who had murder convictions vacated

April 30, 2021 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper granted a pardon of innocence Friday to a man imprisoned for two decades before his two murder convictions were vacated more than four years ago by a trial judge. The […]

Curfew made later after protests over shooting

April 30, 2021 The Associated Press

ELIZABETH CITY — A North Carolina city where a Black man was shot and killed by deputies said Friday that it will push its curfew back by several hours each night after a week of […]

Buttigieg, Second Gentleman pitch infrastructure plan in NC

April 30, 2021 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris visited North Carolina’s capital city on Friday to promote the Biden administration’s infrastructure and COVID-19 relief agenda. Second Gentleman Doug […]

US approves high-dose opioid reversal nasal spray from Hikma

April 30, 2021 The Associated Press

U.S. regulators on Friday approved the first high-dose nasal spray for reversing opioid overdoses. The Food and Drug Administration approved Hikma Pharmaceuticals’ Kloxxado, a spray containing 8 milligrams of naloxone — double the highest dose […]

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Local concepts on the rise: art advocacy and modern heirloom jewelry

April 30, 2021 Elizabeth Lincicome

RALEIGH — As the nation struggles to put the last year of political and social unrest, mass shootings, and a global pandemic in the rearview mirror, two new Raleigh-based businesses, Artsuite and Lily Booth, are […]

Biden’s agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds

April 30, 2021 Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress — and some are more politically plausible than others. The two parties are working together in […]

Biden admin vows to ban menthol flavor in cigarettes, cigars

April 30, 2021 Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor popular among black smokers. The Food and […]

Vocabulary, lightning round added to National Spelling Bee

April 30, 2021 Ben Nuckols, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Scripps National Spelling Bee is undergoing a major overhaul to ensure it can identify a single champion, adding vocabulary questions and a lightning-round tiebreaker to this year’s pandemic-altered competition. The 96-year-old […]

US officials: Anxiety drove vaccine reactions in 5 states

April 30, 2021 Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

NEW YORK — It was anxiety — and not a problem with the shots — that caused reactions in dozens of people at coronavirus vaccine clinics in five states, U.S. health officials have concluded. Experts […]

Stampede at Israeli religious festival kills nearly 40

April 30, 2021 Joseph Krauss, Associated Press

JERUSALEM — A stampede broke out early Friday at a Jewish religious festival attended by tens of thousands of people in northern Israel, killing nearly 40 people and leaving some 150 hospitalized, medical officials said. […]

Month: April 2021

Cooper pardons man who had murder convictions vacated

Curfew made later after protests over shooting

Buttigieg, Second Gentleman pitch infrastructure plan in NC

US approves high-dose opioid reversal nasal spray from Hikma

Local concepts on the rise: art advocacy and modern heirloom jewelry

Biden’s agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds

Biden admin vows to ban menthol flavor in cigarettes, cigars

Vocabulary, lightning round added to National Spelling Bee

US officials: Anxiety drove vaccine reactions in 5 states

Stampede at Israeli religious festival kills nearly 40

A 180-day continuance was requested by Decarlos Brown Jr. s public defender
Zarutska murder suspect ‘incapable to proceed’

A 180-day continuance was requested by Decarlos Brown Jr. s public defender