Parker Wolfe, Ethan Strand Among UNC’s 2025 Patterson Medal Winners
UNC named the 2025 class of Patterson Medal winners Monday morning. The Patterson Medal is the...
One on One: Dip’s Closes Doors, but the Joy Continues
Mildred Council was tall as a child and she had the job of using her long arms to dip into the rain barrel for water, earning her nickname, “Dip.” She started cooking when she was ten, “cooking the corn when the corn came in” and frying chicken “as a form of love.”
Hometown Hero: John Claude Bemis
This week’s Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is John Claude Bemis. Bemis is...
Chansky’s Notebook: Back on Campus
After a full spring and offseason workouts, Bill Belichick is excited to see how the Tar Heels look and how much they’ve improved.
Former Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper Will Run For Senate In 2026
Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, giving Democrats a proven statewide winner.
Chansky’s Notebook: Belichickian Ways
Whether Bill Belichick is worth $10 million remains to be seen, but he's clearly different from aloof Larry Fedora and salesman Mack Brown.
Jaki Shelton Green’s High School Poet Laureate Program Champions Self-Discovery
In 2021, Amanda Gorman—America’s first ever National Youth Poet Laureate —captured the public imagination in her canary yellow suit as she delivered an original poem at Joe Biden’s inauguration.
How the US-EU Trade Deal Wards Off More Escalation but Will Raise Prices and Slow Growth
Written by DAVID MCHUGH, SAM McNEIL and SAMUEL PETREQUIN FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — U.S....
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