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Teacher strike is on the table
Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at the NCAE-led protest in Raleigh on May 16, 2018. Photo: A.P. Dillon RALEIGH — The N.C. Association of Educators said it has been surveying its members to gauge support for […]
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Internet and telephone outages affecting Verizon, Charter across NC
RALEIGH — Mobile phone users across North Carolina reported problems with Verizon Wireless services Friday morning. According to Verizon spokeswoman Kate Jay, the issue is being caused by a change to the Charter Communications network. […]
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POLL: Anxious Democrats versus enthusiastic Republicans
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in Wildwood, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) WASHINGTON, D.C. —When it comes to the 2020 presidential election, Democrats are nervous wrecks and Republican excitement […]
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US beefs up screening of travelers for new virus from China
A sales clerk at a pharmacy rings up a purchase of face masks as fears of the coronavirus continues, Friday, Jan 24, 2020 in Chicago. A Chicago woman has become the second U.S. patient diagnosed […]
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Mag 7.7 quake hits between Cuba and Jamaica, but no injuries
Map locates earthquake. ; HAVANA — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday, shaking a vast area from Mexico to Florida and beyond, but there […]
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For hippo Fiona’s 3rd birthday, zoo seeks aid for Australia
Fiona, a Nile Hippopotamus, swims after eating her specialty birthday cake to celebrate turning three-years old this Friday, in her enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Cincinnati. (AP […]
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Cold-stunned iguanas falling from Florida trees
An iguana lies draped on a tree limb as it waits for the sunrise, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in Surfside, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) MIAMI — The National Weather Service routinely warns people about falling […]
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Next stop, Brexit: Britain’s EU divorce bill becomes law
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekley session of Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament in London, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) LONDON (AP) — Britain’s delayed and […]
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When De Gaulle said ‘non’ twice to a united Europe
FILE – In this March 25, 1957 file photo, the delegates of six West European nations France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg, gathered inside the Oriazi and Curiazi Hall of Rome’s Campidoglio Capitoline […]
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Britain’s EU Journey: When Churchill urged European unity
FILE – In this Friday, June 24, 2016 file photo a statue of Winston Churchill is silhouetted against the Houses of Parliament and the early morning sky in London, Friday, June 24, 2016. A day […]