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Former governor McCrory enters US Senate race

Former North Carolina governor Pat McCrory cites experience to make his case as he runs for the U.S.

Thermo Fisher buying PPD in deal worth $17.4 billion

Thermo Fisher is buying the clinical testing company PPD for $17.4 billion with the global pandemic creating a surge in ...

Kansas fight shows how election 'reforms' may favor one side

Charley Crabtree was looking to help voters in nursing homes get absentee ballots delivered on time last year, so he picked ...

The Latest: NASCAR's Bubba Wallace urging COVID vaccinations

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports across the world: ___ NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace is ...

Jimmie Johnson ditches vanilla label during IndyCar debut

Jimmie Johnson, with wisps of gray in his beard, is a 45-year-old rookie in the IndyCar Series ready to reintroduce himself.

Ex-NFL player's brain to be probed for trauma-related harm

The brain of Phillip Adams — the former NFL player who killed a South Carolina physician, three family members and a ...

Authorities: NFL player Phillip Adams killed 5, then himself

Former NFL player Phillip Adams fatally shot five people, including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two grandchildren ...

3 adults, 2 children shot dead in South Carolina

A suspect was found after an hours-long search for the attacker in a South Carolina shooting Wednesday evening that left five ...

Lawsuit says officer broke car window, threw driver on glass

A Black motorist says a white North Carolina police officer threw her onto broken glass after he broke her car window with ...

Tar Heels turn to assistant Davis as Williams' successor

North Carolina didn't have to look far to find the successor to Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams or someone with a strong ...

Hornets' Hayward out at least 4 weeks with right foot sprain

Gordon Hayward will miss at least a month after spraining his right foot during the Charlotte Hornets’ win Friday night over ...

Pressure mounts on corporations to denounce GOP voting bills

Liberal activists are stepping up calls for corporate America to denounce Republican efforts to tighten state voting laws, ...

Even with pretax profits, many big companies pay zero US tax

Just as President Joe Biden is pushing to raise taxes on companies to help pay for his infrastructure plan, a report from a ...

Many still hesitate to get vaccine, but reluctance is easing

So few people came for COVID-19 vaccinations in one county in North Carolina that hospitals there now allow anyone 16 or ...

Big effort aims to elect candidates with science backgrounds

An advocacy group plans to spend millions next year to elect more doctors, scientists and other professionals to office, ...

Amid glow open day, cloud looms over MLB All-Star Game

Amid the glow of baseball's opening day, there is a cloud looming over the All-Star Game still more than three months away.

Tar Heels turn attention to hiring Williams' successor

North Carolina now faces the challenge of finding Roy Williams’ successor. The Hall of Fame coach is retiring from the Tar ...

Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams retiring after 33-year run

Roy Williams has a Hall of Fame resume filled with more than 900 wins and three national championships in a career leading ...

Elliott honors Kulwicki with 1992 championship paint scheme

Chase Elliott has seen the picture somewhere — it's hanging in their family shop, Bill Elliott confirms — of his shaking ...

Census data delay scrambles plans for state redistricting

Stymied by delayed census data needed for redistricting, some states are considering postponing their 2022 primaries or ...