April 2026 Archives

NC craft beer hits reset as closures outpace openings

April 24, 2026 Dan Reeves

North Carolina’s craft beer scene isn’t what it was five years ago — and that’s not up for debate. After a decade-long run that turned breweries into anchors of downtown revitalization from Asheville to the […]

SHAPIRO: How Biden’s DOJ went after pro-lifers

April 24, 2026 Ben Shapiro

We now know something the Biden administration spent years denying: It wasn’t merely enforcing the law around abortion clinics — it was allegedly partnering with abortion activists to identify, track and ultimately prosecute pro-life Americans. […]

OpenAI, Anthropic leaders say AI will shift from hype to balance sheet at UNC conference

April 24, 2026 A.P. Dillon and Dan Reeves

CHAPEL HILL — Artificial intelligence is moving out of the experimental phase and into the core of the economy. That was the message from industry leaders gathered at the University of North Carolina’s inaugural AI […]

The stream: Charlize Theron, ‘Marty Supreme,’ Kehlani, Kate Hudson, Lainey Wilson

April 24, 2026 The Associated Press

Timothée Chalamet starring as a ping-pong master in “Marty Supreme” and a Netflix comedy competition show hosted by Kevin Hart are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near […]

HARSANYI: Hey, socialists, we’ve already figured out the supermarket

April 24, 2026 David Harsanyi

There are at least 76,000 supermarkets in the United States. Most of us probably have a dozen within 10 miles of home. Nevertheless, leftists are constantly trying to convince us that we need government-run grocery […]

ELLIS: Congress should decide birthright citizenship, not SCOTUS

April 24, 2026 Jenna Ellis

The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard arguments in a case that could redefine one of the most consequential questions in American law: Who is entitled to citizenship under the 14th Amendment? The focus, predictably, has been […]

Oversight lawmakers accuse Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools of skirting Parents’ Bill of Rights law

April 24, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — For the second time in five months, the North Carolina House Oversight Committee summoned Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Rodney Trice to answer for alleged violations of the Parents’ Bill of Rights law. […]

Hurricanes push Senators to brink with 2-1 Game 3 win

April 24, 2026 Cory Lavalette

KANATA, Ontario — The Hurricanes needed something old and something new to earn a 2-1 road win and take a commanding lead in their series with the Ottawa Senators. The new is becoming old hat: […]

This week in history: April 23 to April 29

April 23, 2026 Dan Reeves

April 23 1635: The Boston Latin School, the first public school in what would become the United States, was established. 1898: Spain declared war on the United States; the U.S. responded in kind two days […]

Famous birthdays this week: April 23 to April 29