RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When the Republican narrowly leading the country’s last undecided congressional election asks North Carolina elections officials to overlook ballot manipulation in a rural county and declare him the winner, he’ll have…

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke might have to figure out what the Zion Show will look like without its namesake. And Zion Williamson could have some things of his own to consider, too. All because…

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A devastating fire raced through densely packed buildings in a centuries-old district in Bangladesh’s capital, killing at least 81 people, officials and witnesses said today. The fire in Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area…

When a parent is called into the principal’s office for an “emergency,” it’s usually trouble.  So thought Lajuana McCree whose daughter, Promise, is a senior at South Grand Prairie Early College High School outside of…

President Trump’s recently announced artificial intelligence initiative does not include the word “China.” But that country’s progress in the race to machine-learning supremacy has prompted calls for the United States to start running faster. Though…

60 Years Ago February 1959 CLOCK’S VIEW OF IOLA — Everyone these days is taking a last look at the clock atop the courthouse tower which soon will be but a memory. Recently a Register…

Judging from the dire warnings emanating from Republicans, the Cold War didn’t end when the Berlin Wall fell. Boy, will historians be surprised. For example, witness President Donald Trump declaring during his State of the…

DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife is 58 years old, in good health, exercises and gets regular checkups. The bloodwork from those checkups has shown that her platelet count was 400 a year ago, 600 six…

Hi, Carolyn: I’m a widow in my 50s; my husband died nearly two years ago. I have found that after the first year, people seem to be focused on me “getting back out there.” After…

WASHINGTON —The Supreme Court on Wednesday strengthened the rights of Americans to fight police seizures of vehicles and property, ruling the Eighth Amendment’s ban on “excessive fines” applies to states and localities, not just the…