Sports

Marshall wins first-ever College Cup 1-0 over Indiana in OT

CARY, N.C. — Jamil Roberts scored in the 98th minute and Marshall beat Indiana to win its first-ever College Cup championship 1-0 in overtime Monday night.

Sports

Santa Clara wins College Cup on penalties over Florida St

CARY, N.C. — Izzy D'Aquila made her attempt and Santa Clara claimed the NCAA College Cup championship on a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw with Florida State on Monday.

Politics

Trump to speak at North Carolina GOP convention on June 5

RALEIGH, N.C. — Former President Donald Trump will speak at North Carolina’s annual state Republican Party convention next month, party officials announced Monday.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Virus business limits, most mask mandates end in N. Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday immediately ended the state's capacity limits on businesses and nearly all the remaining statewide mask-wearing mandates, returning the state to almost normal operations after 15 months marked by COVID-19 lockdowns and limits.

Business

Gas crunch continues across much of US after pipeline hack

CLEMMONS, N.C. — Gas pumps remained shrouded by plastic bags Thursday at thousands of service stations across more than a dozen U.S. states, despite a pipeline company's claims of “substantial progress" in restarting its supply line.

Elizabeth City

Lawyers: Black man didn’t drive into deputies who shot him

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Lawyers for relatives of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man fatally shot by deputies, said Tuesday that body camera videos show that he didn’t strike them with his car before they opened fire, contradicting a local prosecutor...

Business

Amazon announces new distribution center for North Carolina

According to the officials, Amazon will build a 620,000-square-foot warehouse in Smithfield by 2022 that will create 500 jobs paying at least $15 an hour,

Lifestyle

North Carolina tattoo artist amasses large TikTok following

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Eight months ago, Colorado native Donte Hall started following the TikTok account of Fayetteville tattoo artist Jonathan Dump. Hall was so captivated by Dump’s skill, he decided he wanted to get tattooed by him, even if that meant flying to Fayetteville...

Sports

Deputies: Brother of NFL player found dead in North Carolina

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Michigan Wolverines men's basketball

The Latest: 1 Michigan St, 2 Michigan athletes test positive

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Virus Outbreak

As soldiers deploy amid pandemic, they fight 2 battles

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Edward Brown has always found a way to deal with his husband's military deployments in the past, but the most recent one felt different. Instead of an endless parade of...

MLB

Former Cy Young winner Mike McCormick dies at age 81

CORNELIUS, N.C. — Longtime Giants pitcher Mike McCormick, who won the Cy Young Award in 1967, has died. He was 81.

Steve Daines

GOP candidates balance pros, cons of running with Trump

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is hitting the road again. And while a campaign event with a president who draws TV cameras and raucous crowds can be gold for down-ballot candidates,...

Republican National Convention

Trump may be stuck with awkwardly worded GOP platform

President Donald Trump said Friday he wants “a new and updated” Republican Party platform after the Republican National Committee voted this week to carry over the 2016 document.

Pakistan

The Latest: S Korea has 56 new COVID cases amid resurgence

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is reporting 56 new cases of COVID-19 as the country continues to see a resurgence of the virus concentrated in the capital area.

Charlotte

GOP picks Jacksonville, Florida, for Trump convention speech

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jacksonville, Florida, has been selected to host the celebration marking President Donald Trump’s acceptance of his party’s nomination for reelection, the Republican...

U.S. News

Judge orders N.C. track with large crowds to stop races

GRAHAM, N.C. — A North Carolina judge on Thursday ordered a small stock-car track to halt racing after state health officials declared large weekend crowds at recent races violated an...

General News

Alarming rise in virus cases as states roll back lockdowns

NEW YORK — States are rolling back lockdowns, but the coronavirus isn't done with the U.S.

General News

Trump: No change at bases named for Confederate officers

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will “not even consider” changing the name of any of the 10 Army bases that are named for Confederate Army officers....

Charlotte

Jacksonville is front-runner for Trump convention speech

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jacksonville, Florida, is the front-runner to host the GOP celebration marking President Donald Trump’s acceptance of his party’s nomination for reelection, the Republican...

Travel

The Latest: SKorea requires QR codes at ‘high-risk’ venues

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea has reported 50 new cases of COVID-19 as officials begin requiring nightclubs, karaoke rooms and gyms to register their customers with smartphone QR codes so they...

Michael Jordan

No fish story: Michael Jordan’s boat nabs 442-pound marlin

Apparently, Michael Jordan is pretty good at fishing, too.

Religion

The Latest: George Floyd to be buried Tuesday in Houston

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Police

The Latest: Seattle police use of pepper spray criticized

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General News

Police show less force as peaceful protests push reform

Police around the U.S. took a less aggressive stance and even sometimes joined protesters demanding a reckoning with institutional racism, as leaders in the city at the center of the latest call...

Police

The Latest: Flash bang, pepper spray disperses Seattle crowd

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Police

Protesters pour into DC for city’s largest demonstration yet

RAEFORD, N.C. — Protesters streamed into the nation’s capital Saturday for what was expected to be the city’s largest demonstration yet against police brutality, while George Floyd was...

Army

More active-duty troops leaving D.C., others remain on alert

WASHINGTON — Nearly 500 of the active-duty troops brought in to help if needed with the civil unrest in the nation’s capitol have been given orders to leave Washington after a fourth day of...

Charlotte

States jockey to host Trump as he accepts GOP nomination

WASHINGTON — Several states are vying to host President Donald Trump when he accepts his party’s nomination later this year, after Trump officially pulled the plug on North Carolina because...

Charlotte

Trump won’t be in Charlotte, but RNC may still hold events

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Republican National Committee unveiled plans on Wednesday to proceed with certain convention activities in Charlotte, even though President Donald Trump will deliver his...