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Slumping Rory McIlroy fails to take advantage of a bright start at Oakmont, shoots 74 in first round
Rory McIlroy made a couple early birdies at the U.S. Open. That encouraging start was short lived for the slumping Masters ...
Lawmakers backtracking on July 1 deadline for NC budget
Top North Carolina lawmakers say they likely will not have an approved budget by the end of this month, backtracking on previous hopes of having it done by then.
Lewis Hamilton defends Fred Vasseur amid Ferrari exit rumors ahead of Canadian GP
Lewis Hamilton defended Fred Vasseur on Friday amid reports the Ferrari team principal will be ousted before the end of the ...
US faith leaders opposed to ICE raids counsel nonviolent resistance and lead by example
When the Rev. Edward Anderson rallied in Los Angeles this week against the Trump administration’s intensifying immigration crackdown, he positioned himself between law enforcement and his ...
At the US Open, Patrick Reed hits the rarest of shots — an albatross
Patrick Reed made only the fourth double-eagle since the U.S. Open started keeping records some four decades ago, dunking in his second shot from 286 yards Thursday on the ...
California Sen. Alex Padilla forcefully removed from Noem’s press conference by security
Democratic California U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla was forcefully removed Thursday by security officers from a press conference being held on immigration by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
A Grammy category is created for album covers just as Sabrina Carpenter’s takes the spotlight
The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including carving out a stand-alone category for best album cover — a day after Sabrina Carpenter ...
Officers sue to compel Congress to install a Jan. 6 riot memorial at Capitol
Two of the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Trump supporters filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to compel Congress to follow one of its own laws and ...
‘Friday Night on White’ in Downtown Wake Forest
Preview the next ‘Friday Night on White’ with Downtown Development Director Jennifer Herbert and Will Haddock from grand sponsor White Street Brewing. It all kicks off at 6p with ...
Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke win Women’s Prize book awards
Dutch writer Yael van der Wouden won the Women’s Prize for Fiction on Thursday for her debut novel “The Safekeep,” a story of repressed emotion and historical memory in the ...
Democrats criticize latest effort by Congress to regulate college sports as setback for athletes
The latest effort by Congress to regulate college sports generated predictable partisan outrage on Thursday, with Democrats saying Republican-led draft legislation would claw ...
Lone passenger survives the deadly Air India crash
The lone passenger to survive the Air India crash that killed at least 240 people Thursday found himself near debris after being thrown out of the plane and walked to a nearby ambulance for aid, a ...