Like many of you, I’m interested to see what investigators ultimately determine as the cause of Wednesday night’s mid-air collision between an American Airlines commuter jet and a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter in Washington, D.C. There are some resources I’d commend to your attention. The complexities of the airspace around Reagan National are well-known, and […]
Tom Bowman/WUNC Radio The Army released the name of the third crew member of the Black Hawk helicopter that slammed into an American Airlines-affiliated flight above the Potomac River this week, killing 67 people. Captain Rebecca Lobach was 28 years old and a native of Durham, N.C. She was a distinguished military graduate from the […]
Will Doran/WRAL News Mark Robinson is dropping his lawsuit against CNN — and potentially calling it quits on his political career, a stunning reversal for a man once seen as a rising star in national conservative politics. The former North Carolina lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate had sued the news network for defamation over […]
Laurel Wamsley & James Doubek/WFAE Radio The Trump administration has fired Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The move was widely expected as President Trump is likely to name a new director for the agency, which is a frequent target of Republican attacks. Chopra was tapped by former President Joe Biden […]
Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press North Carolina’s highest court upheld on Friday a law that gave adult victims of child sexual abuse two additional years to seek civil damages, rejecting arguments that the temporary window violated constitutional protections for those facing claims that otherwise could no longer be pursued in court. In a case involving […]
Srilakshmi Venkatesan/The (Duke) Chronicle Tune Therapeutics, a Durham biotechnology startup co-founded by a Duke professor, announced the completion of its Series B fundraising round on Jan. 12, in which it raised $175 million to support clinical trials for its epigenome editor. The company will use the funding to advance clinical trials for Tune-401, the epigenetic […]
Anne Blythe & Will Atwater/NC Health News Three years have passed since a massive fire broke out at the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant in the heart of Winston-Salem. The blaze started at close to 7 p.m. Jan. 31, 2022, and soon raged out of control. Within hours firefighters feared they would be unable to gain […]
Adam Wren, Lisa Kashinsky & Brakkton Booker/Politico Top Democratic elected officials and billionaire donors found out they don’t have much pull at the Democratic National Committee, where party insiders on Saturday chose a steady hand — Ken Martin — over their preferred choice for chair. Neither Martin nor the pick of much of the establishment, […]
Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press A federal judge will decide whether two people have legal standing to sue after being brutalized by Washington County sheriff’s deputies in 2022. A video of a violent interaction involving Gary Thomas Jr. and Mary Moore outside the courthouse in Plymouth shocked many after it was released. Now, Thomas and Moore […]
Peter Castagno/Port City Daily Public officials have received hundreds of comments in support of preserving a forested property on Independence Boulevard after a commissioner spoke out against developing a major new rental complex at the site. A local professor is advocating to use the area for educational opportunities and enduring community benefit. UNCW geology professor […]
Alan Wooten/The Center Square Protection of access to care for Medicare beneficiaries, particularly in rural and underserved areas, has drawn a proposal from a North Carolina congressman in part combatting a 2024 rule finalization from the Biden administration. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in November finalized the rule implemented Jan. 1, cutting Medicare […]
