After sweeping their first two rounds of the NHL playoffs, the Carolina Hurricanes finally know who they’ll face in Round 3.

I want to start with a sound.” That’s how country singer Eric Church began his commencement address at UNC-Chapel Hill. He ...

Funny Kitt was a star on the playground and later at WSSU, where he brought a young Stephen A. Smith for a tryout.

Bethune-Cookman captured the SWAC men's all-sports championship, known as the C.D. Henry Award. The Wildcats finished with 70 ...

Here’s a digest of today’s top stories from The News & Observer for May 18, 2026, covering breaking news from across the Triangle and beyond. From criminal cases and government spending to a viral ...

HBCU conferences asked the Congressional Black Caucus for help but the group is rejecting it and making a broader statement.

Here’s how it compares to butter and why some cooks say it delivers better results for frying, roasting, and searing.

Cassandra Stokes led the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People’s Political Action Committee for a year before new ...

Two Trump appointees, former Rep. Dan Bishop and former Department of Public Safety Deputy Secretary Ellis Boyle, were ...

Not every room in your home has the same air quality issues, so why would you use the same purifier everywhere?

The pattern repeats every smoke event. When Canadian wildfires blanketed the East Coast in 2023, Target, Walmart, Lowe’s and ...

A spokesperson for the town of Clayton said authorities received a report around 9 a.m. of a homicide at the Heritage Court ...