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October 19, 2017

Senate panel votes for nominee opposed by black lawmakers

A Senate panel on Thursday narrowly backed the nomination of a North Carolina attorney to fill the nation's longest judicial ...

October 19, 2017

Solace or silence? Not all families of fallen get Trump call

Some got sympathy and solace. Some got silence. One got a promise of cash. Relatives of people who died in military service ...

October 18, 2017

Politics and the fallen: Trump hasn't called all families

President Donald Trump has pulled bereaved military families into a painful political fight of his own making, going so far ...

October 17, 2017

Mayfield, Love, Barkley lead AP midseason All-America team

Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma and star running backs Bryce Love of Stanford and Saquon Barkley of Penn State lead The Associated ...

October 17, 2017

Bergdahl guilty pleas leave room for drama at sentencing

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's guilty plea to charges of endangering comrades in Afghanistan has set up a dramatic sentencing ...

October 16, 2017

The Latest: Judge accepts Bergdahl's guilty pleas

The Latest on the court-martial of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his post in Afghanistan (all times local): 11:20 a

October 16, 2017

Army Sgt. Bergdahl pleads guilty to deserting his post

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was captured and held by the Taliban for five years after walking away from his post in ...

October 16, 2017

Liz Weston: How to buy the last house you'll ever buy

My husband and I bought what we thought was a starter home 20 years ago. Now we think of it as our "forever" home, where we ...

October 15, 2017

No. 20 NC State pulls away from Pitt in 35-17 win

On the road with a chance to take control of the ACC's Atlantic Division, No. 20 North Carolina State spent a half nearly ...

October 14, 2017

Tar Heels unveil 2017 NCAA championship banner

North Carolina hung another banner on a Friday night filled with Midnight Madness-style preseason events across college ...

October 13, 2017

2 employees dead in failed North Carolina prison breakout

Inmates at a North Carolina prison plotted an escape bid knowing they would have to hurt some prison employees, their ...

October 13, 2017

The Latest: Coaches eager for UNC to move past NCAA case

The Latest on the NCAA ruling on North Carolina's multi-year academic case (all times local): 5:10 p.m. North Carolina men's ...

October 13, 2017

UNC set to move past academic probe, not celebrating ruling

North Carolina can move forward, closing one of the most embarrassing chapters in the school's history now that the ...

October 13, 2017

Panthers await word on Kuechly in concussion protocol

Carolina Panthers star linebacker Luke Kuechly is back in the concussion protocol. And that could leave a big hole at the ...

October 13, 2017

Carson Wentz throws 3 TD passes, Eagles beat Panthers 28-23

Carson Wentz said he saw some things from the Carolina Panthers he hadn't seen on film leading to three first-half sacks and ...

October 12, 2017

Jury out on fate of cottages owned by author John Grisham

The jury is still out on the fate of four century-old cottages located in North Carolina on property owned by bestselling ...

October 12, 2017

The cat wins! Student prevails in fight over support animal

The cat wins! A North Carolina university has reached a settlement with a disabled student who wanted to keep her emotional ...

October 12, 2017

AP sources: NCAA to release ruling in UNC case Friday

The NCAA infractions committee panel handling North Carolina's multi-year academic case plans to release its ruling Friday, ...

October 12, 2017

Army schedules hearing to consider Bowe Bergdahl plea

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will appear in court next week to enter an expected guilty plea to charges that he endangered ...