Outbreaks strand some students at home with minimal learning

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Within his first week back at school after a year and a half, 7-year-old Ben Medlin was exposed to a classmate...

Country star Scotty McCreery knows pressure NFL players face

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A decade ago, Scotty McCreery won “American Idol.” At age 17. ...

George Floyd fund has awarded over $50,000 in scholarships

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MINNEAPOLIS — A fund set up to honor George Floyd and raise awareness about racial injustice said Monday that it has awarded more...

NC’s highest court: Felons who registered recently can vote

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Certain felons released from prison or never incarcerated and who registered to vote recently in North Carolina will remain eligible as...

Gov vetoes North Carolina bill limiting K-12 racial teaching

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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed two bills on Friday that would have limited how public school teachers can discuss...

Virginia Tech apologizes for fan conduct at football game

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BLACKSBURG, Va. — Officials at Virginia Tech have apologized for a series of problems at the school's opening football game last week, including long...

Country singer Brett Eldredge encounters bear in garage

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Country singer Brett Eldredge has had another encounter with wildlife, this one involving a bear at a North Carolina home. ...

COVID-19 surge in the US: The summer of hope ends in gloom

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WASHINGTON — The summer that was supposed to mark America’s independence from COVID-19 is instead drawing to a close with the U.S. more firmly...

Bill to curb racial teaching goes to North Carolina governor

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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republicans sent a bill Wednesday to the state's Democratic governor that would limit how teachers can discuss certain racial...

Ida’s not done, Kate persists, Tropical Storm Larry forms

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MIAMI — The remnants of Hurricane Ida were forecast to dump rain from the central Appalachians into New England on Wednesday, with up to...