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North Carolina governor and allies celebrate kickoff of Medicaid expansion
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper and health care advocates celebrated Friday's official start of Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, the result of state legislation this year that's expected to help roughly 600,000 low-income adults obtain the government health insurance. ...
Tougher penalties for rioting, power station attacks among new North Carolina laws starting Friday
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — New or tougher criminal penalties against rioting, vandalizing power stations and harassing law enforcement officers and emergency workers are among North Carolina laws approved this year that took effect Friday. Expanded gun rights at some places of worship...
Inmate transport driver who quit mid-trip and refused to stop charged with kidnapping, sheriff says
STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — An inmate transport van driver is facing kidnapping charges after authorities in North Carolina said he quit mid-trip and refused to stop with the prisoners at the intended destination. The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said it got a call Tuesday...
A teenage girl who says she discovered a camera in an airplane bathroom is suing American Airlines
BOSTON (AP) — The family of a North Carolina teenager is suing American Airlines, saying that a flight attendant taped an iPhone to an airplane toilet to record her using the restroom during a September flight. Lawyers for the 14-year-old and her parents say that American “knew...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Elon Musk and...
No. 17 North Carolina hosts Green and Florida State
Florida State Seminoles (4-2) at North Carolina Tar Heels (6-1) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida State visits the No. 17 North Carolina Tar Heels after Darin Green Jr. scored 21 points in Florida State's 68-66 loss to the Georgia...
North Carolina A&T Aggies face the Citadel Bulldogs on 6-game slide
Citadel Bulldogs (4-4) at North Carolina A&T Aggies (0-6) Greensboro, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: N.C. A&T will try to break its six-game losing streak when the Aggies play Citadel. The Aggies play their first home game...
Boston College faces NC State following Post's 24-point game
NC State Wolfpack (4-2) at Boston College Eagles (5-2) Boston; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boston College takes on the NC State Wolfpack after Quinten Post scored 24 points in Boston College's 80-62 win against the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Eagles...
King and North Carolina Central host South Carolina Upstate
South Carolina Upstate Spartans (3-5) at North Carolina Central Eagles (4-4) Durham, North Carolina; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Carolina Central hosts the South Carolina Upstate Spartans after Po'Boigh King scored 21 points in North Carolina Central's...
Mathew Barzal has goal and 3 assists, Islanders outlast Hurricanes 5-4 in OT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Mathew Barzal scored at 2:46 of overtime to lift the New York Islanders past Carolina, 5-4 on Thursday night after the Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho tied it with 2.5 seconds left in regulation. Barzal added three assists and Semyon Varlamov stopped 39 shots to...
