November 2024 Archives

Stein taps multiple GOP politicians to aid transition

November 29, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Governor-elect Josh Stein, a Democrat, has tapped multiple Republicans as part of his transition team. Outgoing N.C. State Superintendent Catherine Truitt is among those helping Stein sort out personnel for the Department of Commerce. Truitt […]

The Stream: Michael Fassbender spies, yacht rock doc, Ben Stiller, the Beatles and Lindsay Lohan

November 29, 2024 The Associated Press

The Oscar-nominated animated charmer “Robot Dreams” and Lindsay Lohan starring in the Christmas romantic comedy “Our Little Secret” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also, […]

HARSANYI: Don’t trash the Constitution to dunk on the liberals

November 29, 2024 David Harsanyi

“All the right people are angry.” This is what MAGA will tell you when you point out that President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., […]

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Debate 2016

GOLSON: Democrats need their Tea Party moment

November 29, 2024 Jordan Golson

In 2009, a grassroots rebellion lit off upheaval so ferocious that the Grand Old Party was forced from cigar-smoking backrooms to Madison Square Garden MAGA rallies. It saw Eric Cantor, then House Majority Leader and […]

This week in history: Nov. 28 to Dec. 4

November 28, 2024 The Associated Press

Nov. 28 1925: The Grand Ole Opry debuted on radio station WSM in Nashville. 1520: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean. 1942: Fire engulfed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, killing 492 people […]

Birthdays this week: Nov. 28 to Dec. 4

November 28, 2024 The Associated Press

These celebrities have birthdays this week. Nov. 28 Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. is 95. Singer Randy Newman is 81. Musician Paul Shaffer (“Late Show With David Letterman”) is 75. Actor Ed Harris is […]

NC hurricane agency chief out after grilling by state lawmakers

November 28, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency’s Director Laura Hogshead is no longer with the agency, according to an announcement by Department of Public Safety Communications Director Jody Donaldson on Nov. 20. The […]

MATTHEWS: Giving thanks at Thanksgiving

November 28, 2024 Stacey Matthews

Giving thanks should be something we do on a daily basis, but understandably, that oftentimes get lost in the hustle and bustle of daily life. This year has gone by like a blur for Mom […]

HILL: Remember when Lt. Gov. Jim Gardner was stripped of all powers?

November 28, 2024 Frank Hill

There was much hand-wringing, pearl-clutching and fingernail-gnawing among liberal activists last week when the Republican-led General Assembly “reassigned” (“took away,” say the critics) some duties of statewide elected officials who were elected on Nov. 5 […]

Several NC races headed to recounts