Elections officials are hoping for better than average turnout for Tuesday’s primary despite few competitive races on the ballot. The polls open at 7 a.m., and all mail-in ballots must be received at ...

A new operating landscape is here. If there are corporate boards that have not, as of spring 2026, recognized that geopolitics and geoeconomics have entered the boardroom and are completely ...

Higher Stakes is a weekly newsletter about higher education from The News & Observer and reporter Jane Winik Sartwell. File images; graphic by Rachel Handley AI-generated summary reviewed by our ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks Monday morning during a dedication ceremony making Laurel Highlands a new state park. Listening behind him are, from left to right, Fayette County Commissioner Vince Vicites, ...

It appears Justin Gainey is coming home for a second time. N.C. State is closing in on hiring Gainey, a program alumnus and former Tennessee associate head coach, to become its next men’s basketball ...

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein warned his state’s lack of a budget jeopardizes economic growth and critical services while pitching his own stop-gap plan in Charlotte on Thursday. The Democratic ...

The NC State men's basketball team will play Texas at 9:40 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday, March 17, in a First Four matchup of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. NC State is back in March Madness after missing out ...

Today, The Charlotte Observer is announcing the finalists for the 2025-26 N.C. Ms. Basketball award. The Observer has handed out the award since the 1984-85 season, giving it to the best girls’ ...

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...

A version of what was known as the Small Business Jobs Survival Act has been introduced by Albany lawmakers looking to apply rent stabilization to New York’s commercial space. The legislation began ...

President Donald Trump now holds the modern-era record for the longest State of the Union address, surpassing President Bill Clinton’s 2000 speech. The State of the Union is the president’s annual ...