Researchers have discovered new strains of COVID-19 that are resistant to vaccines. Read more
City Councilman Andre Knight asked about having the council pass a resolution to be issued t… Read more
The Independence Day holiday weekend is a busy time of year for law enforcement agencies bec… Read more
Interim City Manager Peter Varney said that while the municipality has been able to run the … Read more
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Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion could soon become illegal in half of the country. Or so Democrats warn. But it’s impossible to know how the debate will play out in many states. And a study this month by the Guttmacher Institute, which supports abortion rights, suggests that the practical consequences for abortion could be far less severe. Read more
The cries from the left predicting the end of the world in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a familiar sound. Read more
There’s not much middle ground regarding the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision. I’ve listened to some praising our justices as well as others, usually louder, vilifying them. But after the rhetoric wanes a bit there’s one common ground on which most all can agree: elections matter. Read more
“There are more tears shed over answered prayers than unanswered prayers,” St. Teresa of Avila said. Republicans may soon learn just how that works. Read more
Wall Street and our ruling oligarchy said the solution to price inflation is to reduce wages… Read more
Donald Trump’s slogan for 2016 and 2020 — Make America Great Again — has changed as he weighs running again in 2024. Read more
The George Washington Carver School will hold its 81st annual reunion on Saturday via the Zo… Read more
Eleven Twin Counties students are among 215 rural North Carolina students recently selected … Read more
The Tarboro Community Development Corp. is seeking community partners as it strives to be a … Read more
Each year, the Nash Community College Nursing program honors an outstanding Associate Degree… Read more
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a case that could dramatically change the way elections for Congress and the presidency are conducted by handing more power to state legislatures and blocking state courts from reviewing challenges to the procedures and results.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out the 2020 conspiracy and bribery convictions of a major political donor in North Carolina and his associate, declaring that the trial judge erred in his jury instructions.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders on Tuesday unveiled state budget adjustments for the coming year, proposing to spend or set aside billions in expected extra tax collections to raise worker pay, recruit companies, build more infrastructure and combat inflation.
CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (AP) — The boat of a North Carolina man missing for seven months has washed ashore in the Azores Islands, officials announced Monday.
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The wait for news has been agonizing for families from Mexico to Honduras whose relatives were being smuggled through south Texas this week. Now they hope for what before would have been dreaded -- capture by the Border Patrol, even hospitalization -- anything but confirmation that their loved ones were among the 53 migrants who died inside a sweltering trailer in Texas. Then again, at least they would know. For now parents re-read last messages, swipe through photos, wait for a phone call and pray.
Ukrainian authorities say Russian missile attacks on residential buildings in a coastal town near the port city of Odesa have killed at least 19 people, including two children. Video of the pre-dawn attack Friday showed the charred remains of buildings in the small town of Serhiivka. The Ukrainian president’s office said three X-22 missiles fired by Russian bombers struck an apartment building and a campsite. The assault came after Russian forces withdrew from a nearby Black Sea island on Thursday. Russia took control of Snake Island in the opening days of the war. The withdrawal of its troops had given Ukrainian's cautious hope that Odesa, home to Ukraine's biggest port, might be less at risk.
Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Friday, continuing a dismal streak as markets worry about high inflation and the possibility that higher interest rates could bring on a recession. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%. It is coming off of its worst quarter since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, and its performance in the first half of 2022 was the worst since the first six months of 1970. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5% and the Nasdaq fell 0.2%. Bond yields fell significantly. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.81% from 2.97% late Thursday.
American basketball star Brittney Griner has gone on trial at a Moscow-area court on charges of possessing cannabis oil. Griner was arrested in February at Moscow's international airport while traveling to play for a Russian team. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of large-scale transportation of drugs. Fewer than 1% of defendants in Russian criminal cases are acquitted, and unlike in the U.S., acquittals can be overturned. Her case comes at an extraordinarily low point in Moscow-Washington relations. Griner was arrested less than a week before Russia sent troops into Ukraine, which aggravated already high tensions between the two countries.