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North Carolina parts ways with men's basketball coach Hubert Davis after 5 seasons
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Hubert Davis appeared to be the right coach to be North Carolina's bridge from Dean Smith to Roy Williams and into the future. Instead, that run lasted just five ye...
Associated Press Mar 24, 2026 Head Coach Hubert Davis of the North Carolina Tar Heels looks on during the second half of a basketball game against the Syracuse Orange at Dean E. Smith Center on February 02, 2026 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
Florida hopes to sign coach Todd Golden to another extension to potentially stave off blue bloods
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - With potential job openings looming at college basketball blue bloods Kansas and North Carolina, Florida is looking to sign coach Todd Golden to ...
Associated Press Mar 24, 2026 Head coach Todd Golden of the Florida Gators looks on during the first half against the Prairie View A&M Panthers in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Benchmark International Arena on March 20, 2026 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
US stocks give back some of the rally sparked by Trump's talk of negotiations with Iran
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes slipped Tuesday and gave back some of their rallies from the day before, while oil prices got back to rising as uncertainty continues...
Associated Press Mar 24, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 18, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
North Carolina Senate leader, conservative architect Phil Berger concedes primary loss
By GARY ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina government's most influential politician, Republican state Senate leader Phil Berger, conceded the primary race for his legislati...
Associated Press Mar 24, 2026 FILE - North Carolina President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, R- Guliford, Rockingham, speaks after he was re-elected to the position at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)
A pink veil across the fields: Thousands flock to Greece's peach blossoms
By VASSILIS KOMMATAS and COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press VERIA, Greece (AP) - Each spring, a pink veil unfolds across the plains of Greece's largest peach-producing region. The blossoming peach tree...
Associated Press Mar 24, 2026
Fortnite developer Epic Games to lay off 1,000
CARY, N.C. (WPTF) - Cary based Fortnite video game developer Epic Games is laying off 1,000 of its staff, due to a "downturn in engagement." In an open letter to employees posted on their website Tues...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 24, 2026 Attendees walk by the Epic Games booth at the 2019 GDC Game Developers Conference on March 20, 2019 in San Francisco, California. The GDC runs through March 22. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Trump administration to pay French company $1B to walk away from NC offshore wind leases
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Trump administration will pay $1 billion to a French company to walk away from two U.S. offshore wind leases as the ...
Associated Press Mar 24, 2026 FILE - Wind turbines generate electricity at Burno Bank Off Shore Wind Farm on December 07, 2022 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
Jury finds that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted woman in 1972, awards her more than $19 million
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - A civil jury in California found Monday that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $19....
Associated Press Mar 23, 2026 FILE - Bill Cosby departs the Montgomery County Courthouse on the first day of sentencing in his sexual assault trial on September 24, 2018 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. In April, Cosby was found guilty on three counts of aggravated indecent assault for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. 60 women have accused the 80 year old entertainer of sexual assault. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)
OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies of cancer at 43
By KAITLYN HUAMANI AP Technology Writer Leonid Radvinsky, the billionaire owner of OnlyFans, the adult content platform, has died from cancer, according to the company. He was 43. Radvinsky transforme...
Associated Press Mar 23, 2026 FILE - The OnlyFans Logo is displayed on a tablet at the OnlyFans creative fund filming event on November 16, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for OnlyFans)
Ownership change pending for Wilson ball club
WILSON, N.C. (WPTF) - Before the Wilson Warbirds fans see the first pitch at the team's new home, changes are coming in team ownership. According to the team, The Milwaukee Brewers and John A. Canning...
Bruce Ferrell Mar 23, 2026 An artists rendering of the stadium being built for the Wilson Warbirds in downtown Wilson, N.C. (image courtesy Wilson Warbirds)