Written by ZEN SOO and KEN MORITSUGU China has sharply reduced the number of directly elected seats in Hong Kong’s legislature in a setback for the territory’s already beleaguered democracy movement. The changes were announced...
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Written by BRYAN ANDERSON Sen. Thom Tillis said Monday that he has prostate cancer and will...
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Written by ISABEL DEBRE and SAMY MAGDY Salvage teams on Monday set free a colossal container ship...
Read MoreWritten by SALLY HO and CAMILLE FASSETT Ava Lerario lived in a home marked by both love and chaos, even before the walls of the pandemic started closing in on her fractured family. Sandwiched between two brothers, the 9-year-old...
Read MoreA series of airstrikes by Myanmar’s military along the country’s border raised concerns Monday that more villagers might flee to neighboring Thailand in large numbers, adding a new dimension to an already volatile crisis. The...
Read MoreWritten by JIM LITKE The Elite Eight marks the halfway point of the NCAA Tournament, but don’t blink. It has the shelf life of chicken nuggets. By the time your head hits the pillow tomorrow night, we’ll be down to a Final Four...
Read MoreNorth Carolina’s unemployment rate fell for the fifth consecutive month in February, the state Commerce Department said on Friday, as the state economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 recession. The seasonally adjusted...
Read MoreWritten by GARY D. ROBERTSON North Carolina Senate Democrats will soon offer bills to expand access to voting — a contrast to a new proposal by Republican colleagues on absentee voting that would restrict it, the Democrats said...
Read MoreChildren ages 6 to 9 in trouble with the law in North Carolina could no longer be declared criminally responsible in juvenile court in legislation approved unanimously on Thursday by the state Senate. The bill, which now goes to...
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Written by SAMY MAGDY Tugboats and a specialized suction dredger worked Friday to dislodge a giant...
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