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The Islamic State group has acknowledged for the first time that its fighters have been defeated in the Syrian town of Kobani and vowed to attack the town again.Click to Continue »

After a year of relative peace in Washington’s budget battles, President Barack Obama will lay out a $4 trillion budget on Monday that needles Republicans with proposals for higher taxes…Click to Continue »

On Wednesday night, Gov. Pat McCrory will stand before a joint session of the state legislature, with Supreme Court justices, Council of State members, Cabinet secretaries and the rest of…Click to Continue »

The Governor Morehead School in Raleigh played host to a wrestling and cheerleading tournament for schools for the blind.Click to Continue »

Seven years after the discovery of Manot Cave in western Galilee, researchers argued in Nature that a 55,000-year-old partial skull found there may have belonged to a hypothesized group of…Click to Continue »

The Antique Toy & Doll Buying Show is in Morrisville through Monday.Click to Continue »

As digital payment options increase, so do the gratuities…Click to Continue »

Toyota, Chrysler and Honda are recalling about 2.1 million vehicles with airbags that might suddenly deploy even when the vehicle is not in a crash after earlier recalls did not…Click to Continue »

Months after being exonerated of rape and murder, Henry McCollum and Leon Brown face financial and personal hardships. They await a pardon from the governor and compensation from the state.Click to Continue »