“The Curse of the Bambino”, a decades-long sports superstition began on Jan. 3, 1920, when Babe Ruth’s contract with the Boston Red Sox was sold to the New York Yankees. (AP Photo) Jan. 2 1942: […]
Josh Stein (D-N.C.), center, is sworn in as Governor of North Carolina on January 1, 2024, by N.C. Chief Justice Paul M. Newby (R-N.C.) at the State Capitol in Raleigh. RALEIGH — North Carolina has […]
Jimmy Donaldson, the popular YouTuber who goes by MrBeast, wears a Lionel Messi jersey as he stands in a sideline box at the start of an MLS soccer match between Inter Miami and CF Montreal, […]
Tom Cruise receives a Navy Distinguished Public Service Award from The United States Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro. (Kin Cheung / AP Photo) LONDON — The world’s most famous fictional Top Gun is […]
President Jimmy Carter, pictured in 1977, died Sunday at 100 years old. (AP Photo) RALEIGH — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured […]
“The Rivals” is the second novel in a new mystery series by Jane Pek. (Knopf via AP) Claudia Lin, an online dating detective in the age of AI, is hunting once again through a dark […]
Discount chain Big Lots filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early September. (Toby Talbot / AP Photo) NEW YORK — Discount chain Big Lots is conducting going-out-of-business sales at its remaining locations after a […]
The Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York, pictured in 1905, opened on Jan. 1, 1892. (AP Photo) Dec. 26 1908: Jack Johnson became the first black boxer to win the world heavyweight championship as […]
“The Nativity” by Federico Barocci (1597) is a painting in the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid. (Public Domain). This week, we celebrated Christmas and the hope, peace, joy and love that came […]
People stand in line during the last day of early voting in Charlotte. (Mike Stewart / AP Photo) RALEIGH — Election results this year continue a trend of Republicans gaining control of school boards and […]
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