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Sports

Panthers new FieldTurf surface opens to positive reviews

CHARLOTTE (AP) — The FieldTurf at Bank of America received positive reviews as the Carolina Panthers completed first practice on the new surface Friday night ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, August 7, 2021 2:33 am

Nation/World

Golden, again: US beats France 87-82 for Tokyo title

By Tim Reynolds AP Basketball Writer SAITAMA, Japan — Nothing about the summer was easy for the U.S. men’s basketball team, and neither was the ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, August 7, 2021 12:41 am

Nation/World

Biden nudges Senate over ‘historic’ $1T infrastructure bill

By Lisa Mascaro AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON — Despite a rocky week of fits and starts, President Joe Biden on Friday praised the Senate for ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, August 7, 2021 12:39 am

Nation/World

South Dakota’s Sturgis rally roars back as Delta rising

By Stephen Groves Associated Press STURGIS, S.D. — The Black Hills of South Dakota roared with motorcycles and crowds Friday as the annual Sturgis Motorcycle ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, August 7, 2021 12:38 am

Sports

Americans win beach gold medal, and Ross completes the set

By Jimmy Golen AP Sports Writer TOKYO — April Ross now has the complete set of Olympic beach volleyball medals: silver in London, bronze in ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, August 5, 2021 11:58 pm

News

NC college students must get COVID shot or be tested weekly

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — Tens of thousands of North Carolina college students will need to get a COVID-19 vaccine or ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, August 5, 2021 11:56 pm

News

Bill going to Cooper requires parents to OK kid’s COVID shot

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — A bill requiring minors to get approval from their parents before receiving a COVID-19 shot in ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, August 5, 2021 11:55 pm

Sports

Losses in track, wins on field: Another rocky day for USA

By Eddie Pells AP National Writer TOKYO — A five-minute burst of action near the backstretch of the Olympic track served up the perfect snapshot ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, August 5, 2021 11:55 pm

Sports

US routs Australia, to play for more basketball gold

By Brian Mahoney AP Basketball Writer SAITAMA, Japan — The U.S. has owned gold for three straight Olympics, making the middle of the medals platform ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, August 5, 2021 11:55 pm

News

North Carolina experts worry as schools don’t require masks

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — North Carolina experts who released a frequently cited report showing minimal COVID-19 transmission within K-12 schools ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, August 4, 2021 11:56 pm

News

NC sports betting bill gets winning vote from Senate panel

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Legislation to license and tax sports betting throughout North Carolina cleared its first Senate committee Wednesday, with ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, August 4, 2021 11:55 pm

Nation/World

CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3

By Josh Boak, Lisa Mascaro and Jonathan Lemire Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new eviction moratorium that ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, August 3, 2021 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Pushback challenges vaccination requirements at US colleges

By Tom Davies Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The quickly approaching fall semester has America’s colleges under pressure to decide how far they should go to ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, August 3, 2021 11:55 pm

News

More North Carolinians getting COVID shot amid Delta variant

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — More North Carolinians came in for a COVID-19 vaccine last week than on any given week ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, August 3, 2021 11:55 pm

Crime

Appeals court tosses China Grove man’s murder conviction, citing lack of evidence

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Murder and robbery charges against a China Grove man convicted of killing his co-worker should have been ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, August 3, 2021 3:55 pm

News

Threat of rising evictions looms in North Carolina

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — It wasn’t long after Iliana Diaz began her first day in person at Legal Aid’s Raleigh ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, August 2, 2021 11:41 pm

Nation/World

US hits 70% vaccination rate — a month late, amid a surge

By Mike Catalini Associated Press The U.S. on Monday finally reached President Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one COVID-19 shot into 70% of ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, August 2, 2021 11:41 pm

Sports

Texas-born Italian sprints from unknown to Bolt’s successor

TOKYO (AP) — The 100 meters at the Olympics is the event that turns sprinters into kings: Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, Usain Bolt. On one ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, August 2, 2021 12:24 am

Nation/World

Smoke triggers pollution alerts in US West, Midwest

DENVER (AP) — Numerous areas of the U.S. West and Midwest were under air quality alerts on Sunday as wildfire smoke lingered over much of ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, August 2, 2021 12:19 am

Crime

Former employee charged in shooting at Charlotte game room

CHARLOTTE (AP) — A former employee at a game room and arcade has been arrested after police said he shot three people when he returned ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, August 2, 2021 12:16 am

Crime

Report: Young child among 3 shot in road rage shooting

OXFORD (AP) — A young girl was among three people injured by gunfire during a road rage incident that erupted into shooting between two motorists. ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, August 2, 2021 12:13 am

Nation/World

DaBaby booted from Lollapalooza after homophobic comments

CHICAGO (AP) — Rapper DaBaby was cut Sunday from Lollapalooza’s closing lineup following crude and homophobic remarks he made last week at a Miami-area music ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, August 2, 2021 12:09 am

Nation/World

Mask guidance divides parents heading into new school year

By Pat Eaton-Robb Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — With U.S. health officials recommending that children mask up in school this fall, parents and policy makers ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, July 31, 2021 11:56 pm

Nation/World

Frustration as Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire

By Lisa Mascaro, Josh Boak and Kevin Freking Associated Press WASHINGTON — Anger and frustration mounted as President Joe Biden showed no signs of reversing ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, July 31, 2021 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Schumer: Senators will ‘get the job done’ on infrastructure

By Kevin Freking and Lisa Mascaro Associated Press WASHINGTON — Unable to produce the final text of a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure bill, the Senate ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, July 31, 2021 11:55 pm

Nation/World

$1 trillion infrastructure plan clears Senate hurdle

By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate further advanced a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan Friday with a bipartisan ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, July 31, 2021 12:00 am

Education

Johnson C. Smith, Pfeiffer universities among latest to pay off student debts

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Another historically Black university has announced it will pay off all outstanding balances for students as a response to pandemic-related debt. Johnson ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, July 31, 2021 12:00 am

Business

Evictions looming as Congress refuses to extend ban that expires today

By LISA MASCARO, MICHAEL CASEY and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A nationwide eviction moratorium is set to expire today after President Joe ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, July 31, 2021 12:00 am

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