January 2024 Archives

Fed fact sheet: Greensboro facility for migrant kids still a ‘future site’

January 31, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The former American Hebrew Academy campus in Greensboro that is supposed to be housing, feeding and schooling unaccompanied migrant children is still empty, and a recent federal update on migrant resettlement still has no apparent […]

Hornets adjust to life without Terry Rozier

January 31, 2024 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — A few games removed from trading Terry Rozier to Miami, the Hornets are still getting accustomed to life without the player who had scored more points than any other Charlotte player since his […]

HILL: We get what we vote for

January 31, 2024 Frank Hill

Nothing gets a voter’s attention quite like opening a letter from the local county government tax assessment office to see they think your home property has escalated 40% in value for their tax purposes. In […]

Enemy drone that killed US troops in Jordan was mistaken for a US drone, report suggests

January 31, 2024 Associated Press

U.S. forces may have mistaken an enemy drone for an American one and let it pass unchallenged into a desert base in Jordan where it killed three U.S. troops and wounded dozens more, officials said. […]

UNC’s winning streak ends at Georgia Tech

January 30, 2024 The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Kyle Sturdivant told his Georgia Tech teammates a visit from No. 3 UNC meant it was time to pull out the “big boy drawers.” Naithan George responded with the biggest play of the […]

Czech government signs a deal with the US to acquire 24 F-35 fighter jets

January 30, 2024 Associated Press

PRAGUE — The Czech Republic’s government signed an agreement with the United States on Monday to acquire 24 U.S. F-35 fighter jets as part of a deal worth about $6.6 billion, the biggest single purchase […]

Britain’s post-Brexit trade talks with Canada break down as they disagree over beef and cheese

January 30, 2024 Pan Pylas, Associated Press

LONDON — The British government has called off post-Brexit trade talks with Canada after discussions broke down over disagreements related to the import and export of beef and cheese. The two countries have been negotiating […]

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returns to work at the Pentagon after cancer surgery complications

January 30, 2024 Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returned to work at the Pentagon on Monday after nearly a month’s absence because of prostate cancer and met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. “At this important […]

Document spells out allegations against 12 UN employees Israel says participated in Hamas attack

January 30, 2024 Associated Press

TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli document obtained Monday spelled out allegations against a dozen U.N. employees the country says took part in Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault — claiming seven stormed into Israeli territory, including […]

College Basketball Roundup: Roach leads No. 7 Duke to road win over Virginia Tech