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Resilient No. 7 Ayden-Grifton battles back, hands No. 17 J.H. Rose first loss in reverse sweep

Entering the fourth week of the season, only one county in North Carolina could say that they boast three unbeaten volleyball teams. Something had to give on Wednesday night at Ayden-Grifton. The No. 7 ranked Chargers welcomed in No. 17 J.H. Rose with the two sides entering the Pitt County showdown a combined 16-0. For

Alaska governor vetoes bill requiring insurance cover a year of birth control at a time

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have forced insurance companies to cover up to a year’s supply of birth control at a time, a measure that supporters said was especially important in providing access in rural areas. In an emailed statement, Dunleavy spokesperson Jeff Turner

UNC considers six options, including two off-campus sites, for Smith Center replacement :: WRALSportsFan.com

By Brian Murphy, WRAL The University of North Carolina is considering at least six options for replacing or renovating the Dean E. Smith Center, the home to the Tar Heels’ men’s basketball program. The six options: Bowles Parking Lot, Odum Village, Smith Center Renovation, Smith Center Replacement, Friday Center and Carolina North. All the plans

Right-wing influencers were duped to work for covert Russian influence operation, US says

NEW YORK (AP) — They have millions of followers online. They have been major players in right-wing political discourse since Donald Trump was president. And they worked unknowingly for a company that was a front for a Russian influence operation, U.S. prosecutors say. An indictment filed Wednesday alleges a media company linked to six conservative

Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska judge struck down Wednesday a decades-old state law that restricted who could perform abortions in the state. The decision comes out of a 2019 lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky, which challenged the law that says only a doctor licensed by the State Medical

US Open: Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz will meet in an all-American semifinal in New York :: WRALSportsFan.com

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz set up an all-American semifinal at the U.S. Open with victories Tuesday, guaranteeing the United States a man in the title match at the country’s Grand Slam tournament for the first time in 18 years. The 20th-seeded Tiafoe made it

Judge blocks Ohio from enforcing laws restricting medication abortions

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two more Ohio laws restricting abortions have been blocked by the courts as the legal impacts of a 2023 constitutional amendment guaranteeing access to the procedure continue to be felt. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Alison Hatheway issued a preliminary injunction Aug. 29 that extends an existing order temporarily halting enforcement

$How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math$

How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math

How do you know if an artificial intelligence system is so powerful that it poses a security danger and shouldn’t be unleashed without careful oversight? For regulators trying to put guardrails on AI, it’s mostly about the arithmetic. Specifically, an AI model trained on 10 to the 26th floating-point operations per second must now be

State Board of Education discusses proposed rule that could permit NIL for high school athletes

The ability for high school athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness could become reality next year if the North Carolina State Board of Education adopts permanent rules allowing NIL activities. The board was presented a set of proposed permanent rules on Wednesday. For now, North Carolina high school athletes at public schools,

The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year

The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies, according to a new study that also said more than two-thirds of it comes from the Global South. It’s enough pollution each year — about 52 million