Big effort aims to elect candidates with science backgrounds
RALEIGH, N.C. — An advocacy group plans to spend millions next year to elect more doctors, scientists and other professionals to office, arguing the...
Ancient coins may solve mystery of murderous 1600s pirate
WARWICK, R.I. — A handful of coins unearthed from a pick-your-own-fruit orchard in rural Rhode Island and other random corners of New England may...
New rules to protect turtles from shrimp nets postponed
NEW ORLEANS — New rules designed to keep endangered and threatened sea turtles from drowning in some inshore shrimp nets are being postponed, and...
N Carolina NAACP sues to have Confederate monument removed
GRAHAM, N.,C. — The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking the removal of a Confederate monument which stands in...
Sen. Thom Tillis says he’ll have surgery for prostate cancer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sen. Thomas Tillis said Monday that he has prostate cancer and will undergo surgery next week in North Carolina to treat...
Deputy US Marshal shoots, kills man while attempting arrest
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police in North Carolina say a deputy U.S. marshal shot and killed a fugitive during an attempted arrest on outstanding warrants,...
Larson to highlight charitable causes in return to iRacing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Think of iRacing and Kyle Larson and the first thing that comes to mind is his use of a racial slur...
Wolves bite worker at center where lion had killed intern
BURLINGTON, N.C. — A woman has been bitten by two juvenile wolves at the North Carolina wildlife center where an intern was fatally mauled...
Seattle Proud Boys leader pleads not guilty in Capitol siege
SEATTLE — A Seattle-area man and a leader of the far-right Proud Boys pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges accusing him of helping...
US weather model upgraded to better forecast extreme events
The National Weather Service has turbocharged its lagging forecast model to better predict extreme weather events such as hurricanes, blizzards and downpours, as well...
