November 2021 Archives

NC A&T volleyball player Shabazz dies from aneurism

November 30, 2021 A staff report

North Carolina A&T volleyball player Fatimah Shabazz died of complications from an aneurism on Sunday, the school’s athletic department announced Tuesday. “We are heartbroken by Fatimah’s passing,” Aggies coach Hal Clifton said in a statement. […]

Pilot Mountain wildfire spreads as dry conditions continue

November 30, 2021 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — One of the iconic landmarks of the foothills has been burning since Saturday. Fire crews are battling a blaze at Pilot Mountain State Park that has burned hundreds of acres since the weekend. […]

Black Eyed Peas frontman defies Israel boycott calls

November 30, 2021 Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

JERUSALEM — The Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am said Monday that politics don’t dictate his actions, with pressure from pro-Palestinian activists unable to deter him from performing in Israel and maintaining ties to the country’s high-tech […]

Rick Hendrick to collect Cup for 14th NASCAR championship

November 30, 2021 Jenna Fryer, Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Hendrick Motorsports is the winningest team in NASCAR — the stock car version of the Lakers or the Celtics, perhaps the New York Yankees of motorsports. Rick Hendrick has built a beast […]

US home prices register 19.1% annual gain in September

November 30, 2021 Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. home prices rose briskly in September, another sign that the housing market is booming in the aftermath of last year’s coronavirus recession. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price climbed 19.1% […]

NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen resigning, Cooper confirms

November 30, 2021 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH –Gov. Roy Cooper confirmed reports that that N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen will resign from her position at the health agency after five years in the job. Cohen, who […]

Lonzo tops LaMelo: Bulls beat Hornets in matchup of brothers

November 30, 2021 The Associated Press

CHICAGO — Lonzo Ball has faced his brother LaMelo three times in the NBA, winning twice. That’s the only thing that matters to him. “I play to win. I’m still the big brother at the […]

Some fear China could win from US spat with Marshall Islands

November 30, 2021 Matthew Lee and Nick Perry, Associated Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — For decades, the tiny Marshall Islands has been a stalwart American ally. Its location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has made it a key strategic outpost for the U.S. […]

SHAPIRO: Reality remains undefeated

November 30, 2021 Ben Shapiro

A 39-year-old black man in Waukesha, Wisconsin, plowed a maroon Ford Escape into a Christmas parade of children and older women. Six people were killed and another 48 were injured. The motive of the suspect […]

Reluctant to retire? 3 signs you’re ready

November 30, 2021 Liz Weston, NerdWallet

Many people don’t have much choice about when they retire. Illness, job loss or caretaking responsibilities push them out of the labor force, ready or not. But some people have the opposite problem: They do […]

Month: November 2021