HONG KONG — Hannah Wong cried when the Hong Kong government forced Apple Daily and Stand News out of business three years ago. Among the last news outlets in the city willing to criticize the […]
CHARLOTTE — State Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr., a scion of an influential civil rights family in North Carolina who advocated for legalizing medical cannabis, died Friday. He was 75. A family statement posted on an […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — When he first emerged on social media, the user known as Harlan claimed to be a New Yorker and an Army veteran who supported Donald Trump for president. Harlan said he was […]
SAO PAULO — The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians had difficulty and doubts over navigating other social media in […]
UNC (2-0, 0-0) left its heelprint all over Charlotte (0-2, 0-0) as it rushed for 269 yards in its 38-20 home opening win Saturday. With junior running back Omarion Hampton leaving the game in the […]
“Welcome to MIT!” the flyers being handed out to incoming students announce, next to a drawing of Tim the Beaver, MIT’s mascot. The flyers go on to comment on the conflict in the Middle East […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A judge on Friday allowed smoking to continue in Atlantic City’s casinos, giving some measure of relief to the city’s struggling casino industry while rebuffing workers who have long sought to […]
It’s been three years since the Harris-Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan resulted in the horrific Abbey Gate terrorist bombing — the deadliest attack on Americans since 2011. But we will never forget. On Aug. […]
Here are the famous birthdays this week. Sept. 5: Actor Lucille Soong (“Fresh Off the Boat”) is 89. Baseball Hall of Hamer Bill Mazeroski is 88. Actor William Devane is 85. Actor George Lazenby is […]
Here’s what happened in history the week of Sept. 5-11. Sept. 5 1774: The first Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia. 1836: Sam Houston won the first presidential election in the Republic of Texas. 1957: Jack […]
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