By Jason Parker Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH (WRAL) — Statewide, the tourism industry took a big hit in 2020, new data from a research study conducted by the U.S. Travel Association found. Across North Carolina, employment in tourism dropped by 26% in 2020 compared to 2019, with total employment in the
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Patrick Click here for updates on this story Jessica Patrick (WRAL) — A LendingTree analysis suggests Raleigh is the best place to start a small business, followed closely by Durham and Charlotte. The study ranked the 100 largest U.S. metros by population from best to worst for small businesses using nine metro
Continue ReadingBy Tigers Roar Staff Click here for updates on this story Award-winning short film ‘MLK JR. BLVD’ screening at the Beyond the Cary Film Festival (WTRT) — ‘MLK JR. BLVD’ has been accepted into the Beyond the Cary Film Festival. The award-winning film will be shown on Saturday, October 9 during the 4 p.m. session
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By ALFREDO PEÑA Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities have discovered 642 Central American migrants in six trailers near the United States border. The trucks stopped at a military checkpoint Thursday night on a highway between Ciudad Victoria and Monterrey in the northern state of Tamaulipas. The state public safety agency said
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By Stella Chan, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Thursday making the state the first to prohibit “stealthing,” or removing a condom during intercourse without a partner’s verbal consent. The new law makes the removal of a condom without consent a sexual assault, and affirms that the practice “causes long-term physical
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN Taima the Hawk is a fixture at Seattle Seahawks home games, swooping through Lumen Field to the delight of thousands of football fans. The 16-year-old Augur hawk mascot made a particularly dramatic entrance at Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Rams — flying into the stands and landing on a
Continue Reading DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado father has been sentenced to 48 years in prison in the 2012 disappearance of his 13-year-old son. The Durango Herald reports that 60-year-old Mark Redwine was sentenced Friday after being convicted of second-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death. Dylan Redwine was reported missing while he was on
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and evidence that the pandemic has kept its grip on the economy, with many companies struggling to fill millions of open jobs. Friday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that the unemployment
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and evidence that the pandemic has kept its grip on the economy, with many companies struggling to fill millions of open jobs. Friday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that the unemployment
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri lawmaker is demanding to know why a program that would pay parents of disabled children to care for them at home hasn’t yet started. Sen. Brian Williams, a University City Democrat, wrote to Budget Director Dan Haug on Thursday, saying he has “yet to receive a clear answer”
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for Steve Bannon says Bannon won’t comply with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol because President Donald Trump is asserting executive privilege to block demands for testimony and documents. But attorney Robert Costello also said that
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Este reportaje es parte de la serie “As Equals” de CNN que aborda la desigualdad de género. Para más información sobre la financiación de esta serie y más, lee nuestros FAQs. Honolulu, Hawai (CNN) — Linda Yuen Lambrecht está de pie frente a una cámara web, con el espacio que
Continue Reading MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — A jury has convicted a man first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of another man last year in Marshalltown. Mustafa Muhammad was convicted Wednesday of the murder count, as well as a count of reckless use of a firearm, for the March 2020 death of 27-year-old Blake Thomas. Police said a
Continue ReadingBy Josh Morgan Click here for updates on this story LAGRANGE, Georgia (WGCL) — The Troup County Sheriff’s Office says the father of Akeila Ware’s unborn child has been arrested in her murder. Ware, 29, was found unresponsive on Highway 18 near East Drummond Road in Troup County Tuesday afternoon. When police arrived, they found
Continue ReadingOpinion by Jacob J. Lew for CNN Business Perspectives After weeks of partisan gridlock, Congress is on track to extend the debt ceiling, averting a potential default looming in less than two weeks. But the solution merely moves the new fiscal cliff to December, aligning the deadline with other imminent crises, like a potential government
Continue ReadingBy Audrey Weil Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Two Portland gang members, who are twin brothers, now face federal charges for illegally buying more than 80 guns. Investigators linked them to ten shootings in the Portland area. Court documents show they’re suspected of straw purchasing, which means buying a
Continue Reading By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Now that schools are back in session, parents are mastering this year’s new school vocabulary: Modified quarantine, antigen vs. PCR testing and other pandemic-era protocols. But aside from a common pandemic lingo there is little similarity in how California schools are applying COVID-19 rules, leading to
Continue Reading By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Now that schools are back in session, parents are mastering this year’s new school vocabulary: Modified quarantine, antigen vs. PCR testing and other pandemic-era protocols. But aside from a common pandemic lingo there is little similarity in how California schools are applying COVID-19 rules, leading to
Continue Reading LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Motorcycle gang members got into a shootout on a Florida interstate, leaving a woman riding with the instigator near death. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says Ronald Donovan and other members of the Sin City Deciples motorcycle gang were driving on Interstate 4 between Tampa and Orlando shortly after midnight Friday
Continue Reading By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African travel agencies are reporting a surge in reservations for travel to and from Britain ahead of the country being removed from the U.K.’s COVID-19 red list next week. Some companies said they were being overwhelmed by the number of people looking to travel since the
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