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Concepcion, Waters help No. 24 NC State push past FCS foe Western Carolina 38-21 to open season
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Kevin Concepcion looked very bit like the big-play star No. 24 N.C. State needs him to be. Good thing, too, considering the Wolfpack had a heck of a...
Aug 29, 2024
ABC’s rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren’t speaking
By MEG KINNARD and JILL COLVIN Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - Next month’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump won’t have an audience, live micro...
Aug 29, 2024
Trump promises universal coverage for IVF, suggests he’ll vote against Florida abortion measure
By JILL COLVIN, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated PressPOTTERVILLE, Mich. (AP) - Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free fo...
Aug 29, 2024
In first interview of presidential campaign, Harris defends shifting from some liberal positions
By ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG Associated PressSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday defended shifting away from her some of her more liberal positions in her first major tele...
Aug 29, 2024
Small plane makes emergency landing on highway, then is hit by a vehicle
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A small plane that had made an emergency landing on a highway near a North Carolina airport was hit by a vehicle, injuring one of the aircraft’s occupants, authorities sa...
Aug 29, 2024
NASCAR makes another bold schedule move by adding Mexico City to 2025 Cup Series calendar
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing WriterThe smoke from the fireworks following NASCAR’s first ever race in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum had barely even cleared before Ben Kennedy was being aske...
Aug 27, 2024
2 workers killed and 1 injured in an explosion at a Delta Air Lines facility in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) - Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport.Delta said it was working with local aut...
Aug 27, 2024
New Wake County Superintendent discusses return to school for traditional calendar students
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Wake County Schools, North Carolina's largest public school system, welcomed back traditional calendar students Tuesday, officially kicking off the 2024-25 school year. Wake Cou...
Aug 27, 2024
Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to "censor" some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media...
Aug 27, 2024
Iran’s supreme leader opens door to negotiations with United States over Tehran’s nuclear program
By JON GAMBRELL Associated PressDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran’s supreme leader opened the door Tuesday to renewed negotiations with the United States over his country’s rapidly a...
Aug 27, 2024