Republicans in Congress, including those representing North Carolina, are seeking detailed answers from the Biden administration over the United States’ catastrophic exit from Afghanistan. Thousands of people — Americans, their allies, and those friendly to Americans — who wanted to leave Afghanistan amid the chaos after the Taliban takeover are still in the war-torn country....
Family members and lawmakers, in Washington, D.C., and Raleigh, representing N.C. residents are mourning the deaths of a Marine and soldier who died in a terrorist attack while helping Americans and others evacuate from Afghanistan. Thirteen service members, including a Fort Bragg soldier and Camp Lejuene Marine, died while supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, the Department...
Subsidizing stadium construction generally is a bad idea. Even worse is spending public money on sports facilities for teams that may never come to town.
When Arnold Schwarzenegger became governor of California, his experience in Hollywood did not serve him well.
A film that's supposed to be an unblinking exposé of K-12 public schools ducks key questions and refuses to advocate scrapping a failed system.
Liberal they may be, but daily newspapers are also businesses that are governed by economic realities.
Does North Carolina have one of the biggest state budget deficits in the country? It depends on whom you ask, when you ask, and how you word the question.
Among the many big stories in politics and business to be watching this year is the fate of newspaper journalism.
RALEIGH — Contrary to exaggerated claims by environmental extremists that air pollution is worsening, air-quality expert Joel Schwartz told three separate audiences in NC last week that conditions have improved nationwide and in their state. Using data culled from studies published by the Environmental Protection Agency, Schwartz demonstrated that pollution trends for all major cities in the United States are on a downward trajectory. He said the truth contradicts what the majority of Americans have shown they believe in various polls. “Americans think the air has gotten worse,” Schwartz said in Raleigh. “Of course, just the opposite is the case.”
A Charlotte Observer story covering a presentation that debunked scare stories about air pollution in North Carolina demonstrated a rather-odd problem with labeling.
It's been a quarter of a century since the modern tax revolt began in California, and one of its biggest boosters will be in Raleigh Tuesday to praise -- and to warn.
