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Takeaways from the campaigning to win over rural voters in swing-state North Carolina
OXFORD, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have their sights on a handful of battleground states in the White House race, and North Carolina is one of them. Rural voters in particular will play an important role for both campaigns, but the candidates will have to...
Many voters in swing-state North Carolina are disengaged. Party activists hope to fire them up
OXFORD, N.C. (AP) — She opens the door wearing a gray tank top, Hello Kitty pajama pants and pink fuzzy slippers. With her 6-year-old son standing quietly beside her, she listens patiently as Liz Purvis begins discussing what's at stake in the election this November. The woman,...
Daly's homer lets Kentucky celebrate 5-4, 10-inning walk-off win in its College World Series debut
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Seven of the eight teams in the College World Series have hit at least 100 home runs this season. And then there's Kentucky. Well, the Wildcats showed the long ball can be a big part of their offense, too. Ryan Nicholson hit the tying home run in...
North Carolina governor vetoes bill that would mandate more youths getting tried in adult court
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a measure Friday that would have ensured more young people accused of serious crimes be automatically tried in adult court, rather than the potential for some to remain in juvenile proceedings. The bill, which cleared the...
Vance Honeycutt's 9th-inning hit gives Tar Heels another last at-bat win, 3-2 over Virginia at CWS
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Vance Honeycutt's single brought home Jackson Van De Brake from third with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and North Carolina pulled out yet another win in its last at-bat, a 3-2 walk-off victory over Virginia in the College World Series opener on Friday. ...
The RNC is launching a massive effort to monitor voting. Critics say it threatens to undermine trust
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The Republican National Committee on Friday launched a swing state initiative to mobilize thousands of polling place monitors, poll workers and attorneys to serve as “election integrity” watchdogs in November — an effort that immediately drew concerns that it...
Hurricanes reach 3-year, $9 million deal with defenseman Jalen Chatfield
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Jalen Chatfield to a three-year, $9 million extension, retaining a valuable part of what has been a deep position group. The team announced the deal Friday, with interim general manager Eric Tulsky pointing to...
NC State wants to make happier memories in return to CWS after COVID-19 brought abrupt end in 2021
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sam Highfill jogged out of the right-field bullpen at the end of North Carolina State's practice Thursday, stopped to sign a few autographs for kids along the railing and finished his trek to the dugout to grab a drink and yuk it up with teammates. No return trip...
North Carolina judges grapple with defining 'fair' elections in redistricting suit
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina judges deciding whether a redistricting lawsuit claiming a state constitutional right to “fair" elections can go to trial questioned Thursday their ability to scrutinize district boundaries that way or to define what “fair” means. A panel...
Virginia, Tennessee, Florida expect experience from '23 College World Series to provide an edge
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The game's the same. It's what happens away from the field and how players deal with it that can affect how long a team sticks around at the College World Series. The CWS opens Friday with North Carolina (47-14) playing Virginia (46-15), and Florida State (47-15)...
