The North State Journal

THE WORD: God will keep his promises

July 31, 2021 North State Journal Staff

Obadiah follows the books of Philemon, Third John and Second John on the list of the shortest books of the Bible. Like the others on this list, Obadiah is a single chapter. It has fewer […]

Records: Tennessee spent $11K on influencers for airfare promo

July 31, 2021 Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee paid thousands of dollars for social media influencers to promote a new initiative that uses $2.5 million in taxpayer dollars to offer flight vouchers largely to out-of-state residents. According to documents […]

Tokyo Olympics Day 8: Surprise medal continues Wolfpack tradition

July 31, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Noe Ponti won’t arrive at NC State for his freshman year until next month. But already, the native of Switzerland has upheld what is rapidly becoming a Wolfpack tradition. By finishing a surprising third in […]

SHAPIRO: Our empathetic authoritarians

July 31, 2021 Ben Shapiro

America has a crisis of empathy. That crisis isn’t expressed as lack of charitable giving: Americans give approximately seven times what Europeans do to charity per capita. And it isn’t expressed as an unwillingness to […]

A Mexican state suffers bloody fallout of cartel rivalry

July 30, 2021 Maria Verza, Associated Press

VALPARAÍSO, Mexico — When they heard gunfire in the valley, residents locked their doors and cowered inside their homes. Some 200 armed men had just looted a gas station, according to a witness, and the […]

Tunisia’s leader wants corrupt tycoons to fund poor regions

July 30, 2021 Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s president is proposing that hundreds of tycoons suspected of embezzlement reach a deal with the state to finance public hospitals, schools and development projects in poor regions to avoid convictions. President […]

Major Adriatic Sea bridge connects coastline in Croatia

July 30, 2021 Associated Press

ZAGREB, Croatia — A major European Union-funded bridge built by a Chinese company has been connected over the Adriatic Sea, linking two swaths of the Croatian coastline that are divided by a small stretch of […]

Small businesses lifted by return of summer tourists

July 30, 2021 The Associated Press

Small businesses in the U.S. that depend on tourism and vacationers say business is bouncing back, as Americans rebook postponed trips and spend freely on food, entertainment and souvenirs. U.S. states and cities have loosened […]

Tokyo Olympics Day 7: State runners clear first track hurdles

July 30, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Three athletes with ties to North Carolina schools have cleared their first hurdles on the way to Olympic medal contention at the Tokyo Olympics. Running on the opening day of track competition, former UNC star […]

Report: Former NC State star Turner, Nats teammate Scherzer headed to Dodgers

July 30, 2021 The Associated Press

The World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers neared a monster trade for ace Max Scherzer and All-Star shortstop Trea Turner of the Washington Nationals late Thursday night, a person close to the deal told The […]