MORNING LINEUP
Nigel Edwards speaks with attendees at a voter registration table after Friday prayers at a Durham mosque. (Photo: Ahmed Jallow/NC Newsline)
By Ahmed Jallow
On a blistering Friday morning at a Durham mosque, Nigel Edwards sets up a table with voter registration materials that include buttons, signs, posters and flyers.
“Are you registered to vote?” he asks those filing past as sweat drips down his chin. Some are already registered, others are noncitizens, and a few say voting doesn’t matter.
(Stock photo by Wichayada Suwanachun/Getty Images)
By Clayton Henkel
North Carolina’s State Health Plan announced Friday it had requested a temporary restraining order in Wake County Superior Court to halt Atrium Health’s new “affordability program.”
State Treasurer Brad Briner, whose office oversees the State Health Plan, said while Atrium’s new program could lower out-of-pocket costs for some state employees at Atrium facilities, it is intended to destabilize the state’s own Preferred Provider Program and could push the plan into bankruptcy.
(Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)
By Amanda Watford
A former Cornell University student’s allegations of gang rape in 2024 have renewed attention on a difficult area of sexual assault law.
A person can be awake, responsive and even able to move during a sexual encounter while still being so intoxicated or impaired that they cannot understand what is happening or make an informed decision about sex.
(Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
By Jonathan Shorman
On Friday morning, the prediction market platform Kalshi gave the Democratic candidate in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race an 87% chance of winning. The volume of trading on the outcome exceeded $1.8 million.
This is exactly the type of activity Minnesota and numerous other states want to shut down
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Tornadoes touch down in central NC; Burke County couple and pet dog rescued|WUNC.org
Should a property tax limit be part of the N.C. Constitution? |WFAE.org
Sen. Tillis calls Hegseth’s livestream of prisoner’s execution 'beyond disgusting' |Raleigh News & Observer
Wake is asking voters for a $680M school loan. Here’s what it would pay for|WRAL.com
Durham firefighter killed in line of duty to be escorted home on Monday|
WRAL.comWhat a developer’s court win could mean for Raleigh’s data center rules |
Raleigh News & ObserverRocky Mount councilman arrested, accused of bringing gun on NC Central's campus|WRAL.com
COMMENTARY
Draughon Draws: Don't fall for the ballot measures shell game|
WRAL.comMaybe college sports don’t need that much ‘protecting’ |Raleigh News & Observer
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