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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The purple glow sticks lit up the arena before tipoff Thursday night as fans wearing paper crowns filled the stands for the Charlotte Crown's historic home opener against the Jacksonville Waves. Outside the arena, families gathered around inflatable games, face painting stations, balloons, and photo areas decorated for the inaugural UPSHOT League season. By the time the game began, the energy inside the building was impossible to

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Althea Gibson was one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis and golf, becoming one of the most historically significant figures in sports. Born on August 25, 1927, in Silver, South Carolina, Gibson was the daughter of sharecroppers before her family relocated to Harlem during the Great Migration. There, she grew up in a working-class neighborhood and developed an

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump has expanded the number of refugee places available for white South Africans, saying there have been "recent increases in the incitement of racially motivated violence" against them by their Black-led government and other political parties. It's not clear what incitement Trump was referring to when his administration made the announcement Tuesday of 10,000 additional places for white South Africans in

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer North Carolina House lawmakers on Wednesday voted to override Gov. Josh Stein's veto of House Bill 87, a measure that would align the state with a new federal tax credit scholarship program and allow families to benefit from up to $1,700 annually in tax credits tied to educational expenses. The override passed 73-46, with unified Republican support and key backing from two now-unaffiliated lawmakers. The

THE CONVERSATION - With the release of his encyclical letter Magnifica Humanitas on May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV has signaled that he wants the church to respond to artificial intelligence much as a predecessor, Pope Leo XIII, responded to upheavals during the Industrial Revolution over a century ago. Since the first act of his papacy - choosing his name - the current pope has repeatedly invoked the earlier Leo's

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Rising gas prices are often expected to accelerate a shift toward electric vehicles, but recent U.S. market data suggests the transition is more complicated. Even as fuel prices climbed above $4.50 per gallon nationally and more than $4.20 in North Carolina, new electric vehicle sales declined in April, according to estimates from Edmunds and Cox Automotive. Depending on the dataset, EV sales fell between roughly

NC NEWSROOM - House Republicans have proposed a slate of rules governing development of data centers that use at least 100 megawatts of power in an effort they say is intended to protect electricity users from paying for development of the facilities and to protect against potential negative impacts. "Everybody in the world is concerned about data centers making their rates go up, so we're being proactive to protect the

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer If you know Danya Perry, you know he is a man who leads with his heart. As the first-ever Director of Equitable Economic Development for Wake County, Danya has spent years ensuring that Raleigh's growth is fair and inclusive. From corporate inclusivity to citizen mobility, his people-focused approach-informed by a background in sociology rather than just business-has made him a champion for those often left

Photos By Steve Worthy Cheers, celebration and the exclamation of "I'm a doctor, y'all!"  was part of the Shaw Commencement which took place in Downtown Raleigh on May 9th, 2026. One Hundred Fifty-Two grads, including those from the School of Divinity, before turning their tassels, listened to feature speaker Edwina Findley Dickerson; actress, author, and motivational speaker who inspired the audience. Mrs. Dickerson was given the Doctorate of Humane Letters,

The Conversation-A new modeling study by researchers at North Carolina State University and Carnegie Mellon University projects that the rapid expansion of data centers supporting artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency mining could raise wholesale electricity costs by as much as 57% in some U.S. regions by 2030. The study, published in Environmental Research Letters, also estimates that power-sector carbon dioxide emissions could be up to 28% higher compared to a future