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BLACKMON: California copied Europe’s insane energy playbook

May 9, 2026 David Blackmon

Even as U.S. gasoline prices rise again amid ongoing Strait of Hormuz tensions, American drivers are still paying less than half what many Europeans and Asians endure at the pump. The reason is simple: America […]

New Mexico seeks child safety restrictions on Meta apps, algorithms

May 9, 2026 Morgan Lee

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico state prosecutors are seeking fundamental changes to Meta’s social media apps and algorithms to safeguard children in the second phase of a landmark trial on allegations that platforms such […]

Spirit Airlines built industry-copied model, then collapsed

May 9, 2026 Bernard Condon and Rio Yamat

Spirit Airlines, the scrappy discounter that once rattled the industry with cheeky ads and rock-bottom fares, took its final flight after 34 years of upending the business of flying. Once worth as much as roughly […]

Auditor calls for delay in WakeMed vote tied to Atrium deal

May 9, 2026 Dan Reeves

RALEIGH — A proposed restructuring of WakeMed that would shift control to Charlotte-based Atrium Health is facing immediate pressure, with State Auditor Dave Boliek calling for a delay just days before a scheduled vote by […]

Chatham County faces lawsuit over data center moratorium

May 9, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A North Carolina land development company has sued Chatham County, claiming that a recently adopted moratorium on data centers unlawfully blocks a long-planned 750-megawatt project on property zoned for heavy industrial use. Chatham […]

HOSAFLOOK: A birthday larger than itself: What Albania taught me about America

May 9, 2026 David Hosaflook

For more than 30 years I’ve lived in Albania, that small country north of Greece, south of the former Yugoslavia and east of southern Italy across the Adriatic. It’s a beautiful land, like a hybrid […]

Category 5: Hurricanes eye chance to return to conference final

May 9, 2026 Cory Lavalette

PHILADELPHIA — The Hurricanes will look to close out their second round series with the Flyers and become the fifth team to win their first eight playoff games. Carolina has outshot its opponent in all […]

Real WKRP radio comes to Cincinnati, decades after satirical sitcom

May 8, 2026 The Associated Press

CINCINNATI — WKRP isn’t dead — as of Monday, it’s living on the air in Cincinnati. The call letters from the fictional radio station featured in a CBS sitcom were adopted in time for Monday’s […]

SHAPIRO: When does speech become dangerous?

May 8, 2026 Ben Shapiro

Americans love arguing about free speech. We invoke the First Amendment as a kind of political force field: You can say whatever you want, whenever you want, without consequence. But the First Amendment only restricts […]

Audit finds NC A&T misused $5M in student fees

May 8, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina A&T University improperly directed more than $5 million in Administrative Recovery Funds (ARF) as financial assistance to students without any evidence of merit- or need-based criteria, according to a recent investigative […]