April 2026 Archives

PEN America launches a US safety program for authors facing harassment

April 18, 2026 Hillel Italie

NEW YORK— A coalition of publishers and literary agencies are teaming with PEN America on an initiative meant to counter a growing trend of harassment against members of the literary community. PEN America, the century-old […]

JOECKS: How to reverse societal decline

April 18, 2026 Victor Joecks

Retail stores locking up items is the symptom of a much larger problem. I recently went to Walmart and had ibuprofen on my shopping list. I went to the medicine section and — groan — […]

Buyers fret as average cost for new car nears $50K

April 18, 2026 Alexa St. John

DETROIT — After a few years of sharing a 2019 Chevrolet Trax, Dana Eble and Tyler Marcus are finally looking for a second car. But as they jump into the market, the young married couple […]

US faces 10M home shortage; White House outlines fix

April 18, 2026 Josh Boak

WASHINGTON, D.C. — White House economists estimate the United States has a shortage of 10 million houses, according to a new report out Monday — and say regulatory cuts could lead to more construction to […]

Category 5: Hurricanes, Senators gear up for Game 1

April 18, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The grind is over. It’s also just beginning. The Hurricanes and Senators meet for Game 1 of their first round playoff series Saturday at 3 p.m. at Lenovo Center, a matchup of two […]

Audit finds $342K in questioned statewide costs

April 18, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The annual statewide single audit was released last week, examining $28 billion in federal grants spent by state agencies for the 2025 fiscal year. The report by the North Carolina Office of the […]

HARSANYI: Argentina is booming — capitalism remains undefeated

April 18, 2026 David Harsanyi

In 2023, more than 100 leading economists from around the world, including progressive darling Thomas Piketty, signed a letter warning that “far-right” Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei’s policies, which were “rooted in laissez-faire economics,” would […]