Amid Hurricane Helene’s destruction, sports organizations launch relief efforts to aid storm victims
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — N.C. State football player Davin Vann was on the move, tiptoeing his way between obstacles in the Wolfpack’s indoor practice facility midway through a game week. And it had nothing to do with
A deadly hurricane is the latest disruption for young athletes who already have endured a pandemic
Pisgah High School in western North Carolina reopened its football stadium last year after Tropical Storm Fred tore through in 2021. Now it has to be rebuilt again after being demolished by Hurricane Helene. Amid the lives
Supreme Court to weigh a Texas death row case after halting execution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of a Texas man on death row who has long argued that DNA testing would help prove he didn’t kill an 85-year-old woman during a home
Obama will campaign with Harris in key swing states next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is planning to hit key swing states to boost Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for the White House, starting next Thursday in Pittsburgh. The Harris campaign says Obama will travel
US Supreme Court to hear nuclear waste storage dispute
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the authority to license nuclear waste storage facilities following a judicial ruling that upended decades of practice
US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Mexico’s suit against American gun companies
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by U.S. gun maker Smith & Wesson and firearms wholesaler Interstate Arms to throw out Mexico’s lawsuit accusing them of
Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 10.04.24
Port Strike: Striking U.S. dockworkers will return to work Friday after reaching a tentative agreement with employers on an improved wage offer. Dockworkers’ union reaches tentative agreement, will suspend port strike until January (Fox Business) Hurricane Helene:
Dockworkers’ union suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
DETROIT (AP) — Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a strike that could have caused shortages and higher prices if it had
Donald Trump tries to blunt Democrats’ momentum in North Carolina
By Gram Slattery and Alexandra Ulmer FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) – Donald Trump is heading to North Carolina on Friday for the fourth time in a month, as the Republican presidential candidate tries to firm up support
By mule and helicopter, volunteers deliver aid to Helene victims
By Karl Plume and Nathan Frandino ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) – An army of private volunteers including muleteers and helicopter pilots are helping deliver supplies and rescue stranded victims after one of the deadliest storms in recent
