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07/03/2024

State legislators want to know if the exclusion of Robert Kennedy Jr. and Cornell West from the presidential ballot in November was politically motivated.

RALEIGH — The North Carolina House Oversight and Reform Committee wants answers from the North Carolina State Board of Elections as to why certain political party presidential candidates were blocked from the November 2024 ballot, according to a letter sent to board members obtained by North State...

07/02/2024

From Jake and Jaccob to new and old faces coming and going, the Hurricanes reshaped their roster at the opening of free agency.

RALEIGH — Free agency opened for the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday at noon. It seems like it opened for the rest of the NHL days earlier. Rumored interest from other teams for two of Carolina’s top unrestricted free agents circulated ahead of and during last weekend’s NHL Draft in Las Vegas. D...

07/02/2024

State Sen. Jim Perry has resigned.

RALEIGH — State Sen. Jim Perry (R-Kingston) resigned Tuesday, days after he announced he would not seek reelection. “It is a special privilege to serve in the North Carolina Senate,” Perry, the Senate majority whip, said in a press release announcing his resignation. “I am incredibly thankfu...

06/30/2024

A popular obesity drug may help treat a dangerous disorder in which people struggle to breathe while they sleep.

A popular obesity drug may help treat a dangerous disorder in which people struggle to breathe while they sleep, a new study finds. Tirzepatide, the medication in the weight-loss drug Zepbound and also the diabetes treatment Mounjaro, appeared to reduce the severity of sleep apnea along with redu

06/30/2024

A lawsuit challenging North Carolina's redrawn legislative and congressional district lines has been dismissed.

RALEIGH — North Carolina trial judges have dismissed a lawsuit challenging redrawn legislative and congressional district lines on the argument that they run afoul of an indirect constitutional right to “fair elections.” The judges said a recent affirmation still applies — that redistricting...

06/30/2024

The Supreme Court jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care. The justices’ action comes as Republican-led states have enacted a variety of restrictions ...

06/30/2024

Book Review: Rachel Cusk’s last book, "Parade."

With her new novel “Parade,” writer Rachel Cusk returns with a searching look at the pain artists can capture and inflict. Never centered on a single person or place, the book ushers in a series of painters, sculptors and other figures, each grappling with a transformation in their life or work.

06/30/2024

How to be safe from rip currents at the beach this summer.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Stinging jellyfish, rays with whip-like tails and sharks on the hunt are some ocean hazards that might typically worry beachgoers. But rip currents are the greatest danger and account for the most beach rescues every year. Six people drowned in rip currents over a recent tw

06/30/2024

In Opinion, Rep. Richard Hudson says Congress is working hard to take care of the military.

As Fort Liberty/Fort Bragg’s congressman, I know there is no investment more important than the one we make in the men and women stationed there, their families, and our veterans. They sacrifice so much to protect our nation and preserve the freedoms we hold so dear, and I am working to ensure the...

06/30/2024

It was a busy Day 2 of the NHL Draft for the Hurricanes. Here's everything that went down, from trading down and stocking up on Russians to profiles of all 10 players picked.

LAS VEGAS — It was a weekend of trades for the Carolina Hurricanes — just not the big, splashy ones many expected. The Hurricanes and new GM Eric Tulsky jumped around the draft board throughout two days at Sphere in Las Vegas, making three draft pick trades during the weekend and accumulating ex...

06/29/2024

The U.S. housing market is in a funk because of high prices and mortgage rates.

LOS ANGELES — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in May for the third month as rising mortgage rates and record-high prices discouraged prospective homebuyers during the busiest period of the housing market. Existing home sales fell 0.7% last month from April to a seasonally adjusted an

06/29/2024

Upheaval continues at The Washington Post.

NEW YORK — The Washington Post’s new editor, Robert Winnett, never returned to his job. He withdrew Friday and decided to stay in England in another upheaval at a news outlet where a reorganization plan had gone disastrously wrong. He had been the subject of several published reports — includi...

06/29/2024

In Opinion, Stephen Moore says education reforms can't wait any longer.

School’s out for the summer, so now it is time to examine the state of our education system. By any objective measure, our school performance is fair or poor for most children. Math scores hit a 20-year low. ACT scores dropped to a 30-year low last year. In dozens of schools throughout the countr

06/29/2024

European Union regulators are accusing Apple of preventing app makers from pointing users to cheaper options outside its App Store.

LONDON — European Union regulators leveled their first charges on Monday under the bloc’s new digital competition rulebook, accusing Apple of preventing app makers from pointing users to cheaper options outside its App Store. The European Commission said, according to its preliminary findings, t...

06/29/2024

"The Bikeriders" is Jeff Nichols’ love letter to 1960s motorcycle culture.

Jeff Nichols dreamed of making a film about a 1960s motorcycle club for more than 20 years. The obsession started when he first read Danny Lyon’s book “The Bikeriders,” a New Journalism-style account of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club in the mid-1960s. He saw it as a story about rebels, ro...

06/29/2024

In Opinion, Sen. Joyce Krawiec speaks directly to campaign volunteers.

Dear North Carolina Team Joe, I recently read The Wall Street Journal article about Joe Biden’s big “investment” in North Carolina. As a retiring legislator from the other party, I want to offer you a warm Tar Heel welcome. I also want to encourage you to ask for a big raise. In 2020, I was on

06/29/2024

The Hurricanes were busy during Friday's first round of the NHL Draft, but their efforts led only to a trade that moved the team out of the first round for two second round picks. Day 2 figures to have more activity.

LAS VEGAS — Rumors swirled of the Hurricanes trading Martin Necas before Friday’s first round of the NHL Draft inside Sphere in Las Vegas, perhaps even landing a lottery pick as part of a return. But two hours into Round 1, the lottery picks were taken and Necas was still with Carolina. So whe

06/28/2024

A look at This Week in History.

“This Week” looks back at the key events from this week in history. June 27 1957: Hurricane Audrey slammed into coastal Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm; the initial official death toll from the storm was placed at 390, although a variety of state, federal and local sources have estim

06/28/2024

"We see him as somebody who we're willing to stretch for and try to keep him here.”

GM Eric Tulsky talked to NSJ on the team's efforts to re-sign Jake Guentzel, the situation with Martin Necas, and the work ahead this weekend and beyond.

LAS VEGAS — Hurricanes GM Eric Tulsky has been one of the busier hockey executives this week, juggling negotiations with several pending free agents, examining the trade market for RFA Martin Necas and exploring draft options, all with the opening of free agency looming. The temperature is expect

06/28/2024

In Opinion, David Harsanyi says those worrying about democracy don't like it when reminded the United States is a republic.

For as long as I can remember, the left has been sneering at anyone who points out that the United States is a republic, not a democracy. They find the notion almost as unsophisticated and fascistic as flying a revolutionary-era flag. Others dismiss the democracy/republic debate as pedantic or a sem

06/28/2024

A bill filed in the North Carolina House would change the appointment process for the commissioner of the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles.

RALEIGH — A bill filed in the North Carolina House would change the appointment process for the commissioner of the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. House Bill 309 includes multiple transportation-related changes, including changing the governor’s appointment of the commissioner of the De...

06/28/2024

"Well, the president didn't have a good night, but neither did Donald Trump with lie after lie and his dark vision for America."

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and other top Democrats say they are standing behind Joe Biden despite his shaky performance in Thursday’s debate.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden strained to quell Democratic anxieties over his unsteady showing in his debate with former President Donald Trump, as elected members of his party closed ranks around him in an effort to shut down talks of replacing him atop the ticket. Biden's halting deliv

06/28/2024

State Republicans have proposed putting three amendments on the ballot.

RALEIGH — North Carolina Senate Republicans have put forward three constitutional amendments for consideration on the 2024 general election ballot. The proposed amendments, which cleared their first committee meeting on June 20, address citizen-only voting, voter ID requirements and a further red

06/28/2024

The North Carolina Folk Festival returns in September for its 10th year.

The North Carolina Folk Festival is pulling out all the stops for its 10th anniversary celebration on Sept. 6-8. More than 45 bands will light up Greensboro for three days with a veritable heat map of spectacular artists performing on five stages. And the best part? It’s all free. Funk & Wagn

06/28/2024

North Carolina A&T has a new chancellor.

RALEIGH — North Carolina A&T, the country’s largest historically black university, has a new chancellor after nearly nine months of searching. The UNC Board of Governors unanimously named James Martin the next chancellor on Friday. Martin was previously the vice chancellor of STEM research

06/28/2024

In Opinion, Michael Barone says voters have shown they don't want a two-term president.

Four weeks after former President Donald Trump’s conviction in a much-criticized Manhattan prosecution and a week before the first and earliest-ever scheduled post-primary presidential debate, it’s a good time to look at how these two unusually elderly and oft-reviled candidates stand in the con...

06/28/2024

Here's what's streaming on TV and movies, new in music, and the latest video games.

This week, Megan Thee Stallion drops her new album, Celine Dion gets an intimate documentary portrait in “I Am Celine Dion,” and Apple TV+ debuts Eva Longoria as a woman whose life changes completely in “Land of Women.” MOVIES TO STREAM Celine Dion gets an intimate documentary portrait in .....

06/27/2024

A preview ahead of the NHL Draft:

• The task ahead for new Hurricanes GM Eric Tulsky
• Three draft prospects to watch
• NSJ's annual composite rankings of the top 100 players at this year's draft.

RALEIGH — If you’re looking for a silver lining to the Carolina Hurricanes being eliminated in the second round of this year’s playoffs, you can find one at this week’s NHL Draft in Las Vegas. The Hurricanes gave up Michael Bunting, three prospects and two conditional draft picks to acquire ...

06/27/2024

Everyone patted MLB on the back last month for finally declaring that Negro League stats count in the official record. A closer look discovers that they don't ALL count, and Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson are among the greats being shortchanged.

Willie Mays died last week, just before MLB was about to honor him at the special game saluting the Negro Leagues at Birmingham’s Rickwood Field. The day after Juneteenth, baseball brought together a large group of surviving Negro League players, as well as legendary African-American MLB stars, su...

06/27/2024

It took just two weeks for "Inside Out 2" to become the biggest movie of the year.

NEW YORK —According to studio estimates on Sunday, the Pixar sequel “Inside Out 2” collected $100 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, setting a new record for an animated movie in its follow-up frame in theaters. The previous best second weekend for an animated title was the $92 mil...

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