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9+ min ago  (790+ words) The Blue Devils climbed two spots to top Monday's poll, marking the 148th appearance at No. 1 to add to what was already the record for any program. Duke (25-2) claimed 56 of 61 first-place votes to supplant Michigan (25-2) after Saturday's 68-63 win against the Wolverines…...

34+ min ago  (701+ words) President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address of his second term Tuesday night. It's one of the biggest nights in politics, as the federal government's top leaders convene in the House chamber to hear Trump…...

37+ min ago  (185+ words) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) " A man charged with a spate of sex crimes has been extradited to North Carolina. According to Winston-Salem police, David Lawton Benson, 74, has been extradited to North Carolina from Arizona after a 2023 investigation into allegations of sex offenses…...

39+ min ago  (530+ words) The Vermont-based Kelly Brush Foundation has supported several athletes on their roads to the Paralympics, and says the international competition will provide meaningful representation for people with disabilities A Vermont-based organization says the Paralympics will provide meaningful visibility for what…...

56+ min ago  (265+ words) Six planets are linking up in the sky at the end of February, and most will be visible to the naked eye. It's what's known as a planetary parade, which happens when multiple planets appear to line up in the…...

56+ min ago  (399+ words) The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. The conservative-majority court agreed to take…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago  (571+ words) EDEN, N.C. " A mother from North Carolina who had been missing for more than two decades has been found "alive and well," according to officials. The'Rockingham County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Friday that Michele Hundley Smith, who disappeared in December 2001 after…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago  (230+ words) President Donald Trump will address a joint session of the 119th Congress on Tuesday, after accepting House Speaker Mike Johnson's formal invitation in January to speak. It's an opportunity for the president to outline his administration's goals and address the nation's…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (102+ words) MONROE, N.C. " Two teens were arrested in connection to a December shooting that left 10 bullets stuck in the home, Monroe police say." Amaury Andrew Bowman, 18, and Bryce Jy'mir Covington, 19, were charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling." Monroe investigators…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (120+ words) The proposed I-77 toll lane expansion raises tensions over its impact on west Charlotte's historically Black neighborhoods. NC-49 lanes closed after crash in Concord CONCORD, N.C. " Lanes on a road in Concord will be shut down for multiple hours after a crash…...