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Nation/World

Lawmakers openly discuss ousting Trump

By Zeke Miller and Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press WASHINGTON — Lawmakers of both parties raised the prospect Thursday of ousting President Donald Trump from ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, January 8, 2021 12:00 am

News

State eyes incentives for prison inmates who get vaccinated

By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina prison officials are considering offering rewards to inmates who accept a coronavirus vaccine ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, January 8, 2021 12:00 am

News

UNC-Chapel Hill delays in-person classes for three weeks

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — The flagship school of North Carolina’s university system announced Thursday that it is delaying the start of in-person undergraduate classes for ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, January 8, 2021 12:00 am

Nation/World

Pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol in bid to overturn election

WASHINGTON (AP) — A violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in an attempt ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, January 7, 2021 12:31 am

Nation/World

Biden to name judge Merrick Garland as attorney general

By Eric Tucker and Michael Balsamo Associated Press WASHINGTON  — President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 10:55 pm

Nation/World

EU commission greenlights Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

By Aleksandar Furtula and Mike Corder Associated Press AMSTERDAM — The European Union’s executive commission gave the green light Wednesday to Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine, ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 10:53 pm

Nation/World

2 detectives involved in Breonna Taylor’s death are fired

By Dylan Lovan Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two more officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor have been fired — a detective ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 10:52 pm

Nation/World

Governors scramble to speed vaccine effort after slow start

By Michelle R. Smith Associated Press New York’s governor threatened to fine hospitals if they don’t use their allotment of COVID-19 vaccine fast enough. His ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 10:51 pm

Nation/World

Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Dems Senate control

By Steve Peoples, Bill Barrow and Russ Bynum Associated Press ATLANTA — Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats — and with them, the U.S. Senate ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 10:48 pm

News

Protesters swarm statehouses across US; some evacuated

By Morgan Lee and Ben Nadler Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. — Protesters backing President Donald Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 10:46 pm

News

New NC chief justice seeks vaccine access for court system

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina’s new chief justice says he’s asked Gov. Roy Cooper to consider getting COVID-19 vaccines more ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 10:44 pm

News

NC keeps 10 p.m. curfew; Those 75 or older begin vaccinations

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday announced a three-week extension of a 10 p.m. curfew ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 10:43 pm

Elections

Trump supporters storm US Capitol, clash with police

WASHINGTON (AP) — Angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a chaotic protest aimed at thwarting a peaceful transfer ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 2:43 pm

News

Most NC nursing home workers are refusing COVID vaccine

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — North Carolina’s top public health official said Tuesday that most nursing home workers are refusing to ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, January 5, 2021 11:50 pm

Sports

Saints rout Panthers 33-7 to earn No. 2 seed in NFC playoffs

CHARLOTTE (AP) — While the Saints didn’t get the first-round bye in the NFC playoffs they coveted, they proved again they can win big games ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, January 3, 2021 10:24 pm

College

N.C. State moves to 10-0 by beating Boston College 76-57

RALEIGH (AP) — Elissa Cunane scored 14 of her 24 points in the first half and No. 3 North Carolina State avoided the type of ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, January 3, 2021 10:11 pm

Nation/World

Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to ‘find’ him votes

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state’s presidential ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, January 3, 2021 10:04 pm

Nation/World

In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Friday overrode President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, January 1, 2021 11:31 pm

News

GOP torn over Trump’s Electoral College challenge of Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s extraordinary challenge of his election defeat by President-elect Joe Biden is becoming a defining moment for the Republican Party ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, January 1, 2021 11:27 pm

Sports

NC State seething in underdog role vs Kentucky in Gator Bowl

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — It’s one of the oddest betting lines of the bowl season. No. 24 North Carolina State (8-3) is a 2 ½-point ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, January 1, 2021 11:20 pm

Sports

Brooks helps undermanned Grizzlies beat Hornets 108-93

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Dillon Brooks scored 21 points and the undermanned Memphis Grizzlies beat the Charlotte Hornets 108-93 on Friday night. Memphis, which had seven ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, January 1, 2021 11:18 pm

Crime

NBA issues $85,000 in fines for Hornets-Mavericks dustup

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined three players a total of $85,000 on Friday for their roles in a dustup during a game between ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, January 1, 2021 11:13 pm

News

Court: Domestic violence order rule harms LGBT people

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Domestic violence protection orders issued by North Carolina judges to keep apart people in abusive or frightening ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, January 1, 2021 12:00 am

Local

Replacement plan for NC license plates begins with new year

RALEIGH (AP) — Millions of North Carolina motor vehicles will soon be getting a freshen-up when it comes to their license plates. Starting with the ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, December 31, 2020 11:47 am

News

Outgoing NC House minority leader named to Court of Appeals

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — The outgoing leader of Democrats within the North Carolina House is joining the state Court of Appeals, ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, December 30, 2020 11:20 pm

Nation/World

Search for driver suspended after truck plunges off bridge into Chesapeake Bay

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Coast Guard officials said Tuesday evening that they have suspended their search for the driver of a box truck that ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, December 30, 2020 12:00 am

Nation/World

House votes to override Trump’s veto of defense bill

By Matthew Daly Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House voted overwhelmingly Monday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill, ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, December 29, 2020 12:00 am

Nation/World

House approves Trump’s $2K checks, sending to GOP-led Senate

By Lisa Mascaro and Jill Colvin Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly Monday to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, December 29, 2020 12:00 am

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