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McClatchy’s rolling coverage of the 2015 Academy Awards…Click to Continue »

Campus leaders from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths will discuss their understandings of sacred space during a panel discussion at Duke Chapel at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.Click to Continue »

On Monday, jury selection is expected to begin in the Wake County Superior Court murder trial of Jonathan Broyhill, the man accused of taking Jamie Hahn’s life in April 2013.Click to Continue »

Retired family law attorney Tom Dimmock, 65, was found dead behind the wheel in the Rolesville High parking lot after meeting with the Key Club. He left a legacy of…Click to Continue »

All 486 miners trapped underground after a fire broke out at a South African goldmine have been found safe, the mine’s spokeswoman said Sunday.Click to Continue »

A bomb blast killed two at a march in east Ukraine on Sunday on the first anniversary of the ouster of the country’s Russia-friendly president, a gruesome counterpoint to the…Click to Continue »

Actor and bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno is one of the guests at Raleigh’s Comic Con, a three-day show in March.Click to Continue »

Raleigh might start charging for evening parking, as too many revelers are leaving trash and bodily fluids in the city’s downtown parking decks, according to city staff.Click to Continue »

Egypt’s president said Sunday that the need for a joint Arab military force is growing every day as the region faces the threat of Islamic militancy.Click to Continue »

The 18-time Olympic gold medalist announced on Twitter he’s marrying Nicole Johnson, who was Miss California in 2010 and has dated the swimmer on and off the past few years.Click to Continue »