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19+ hour, 21+ min ago   (317+ words) Sinema has acknowledged having a romantic relationship with Matthew Ammel but argued that she can’t be sued in North Carolina because she has no connection to the state. U.S. District Judge David A. Bragdon rejected that argument, saying nine text…...

43+ min ago   (960+ words) WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is retiring at the end the year, bringing to a close her seven-plus years at the helm of the league and a stewardship that has been transformative and at times tumultuous. Engelbert is the second-longest tenured…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago   (629+ words) The U.S. government on Thursday slapped new sanctions on Cuba in a fresh push to strangle the island's economy and deepen its multiple crises. Among those hit with sanctions are Fidel Ernesto Castro, grandson of former President Raúl Castro, and Cuba's…...

6+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1485+ words) Listen to this story (17 minutes) A federal judge has rejected former US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s attempt to throw out a lawsuit alleging that she broke up a North Carolina marriage. US District Judge David Bragdon issued an order Friday denying…...

14+ hour, 48+ min ago   (153+ words) Rays recalled RHP Alex Cook from Triple-A Durham. With Shane McClanahan going on the DL, Cook returns two days after being sent down. He’s allowed three runs in 3 2/3 innings in his two major league... Rays recall righty Alex Cook from…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (445+ words) In a WXII 12 exclusive, two women who attended a petting zoo event in Davidson County are sharing their experiences after learning that baby goats present at the event tested positive for rabies. "I forgot that I went to the event…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (250+ words) A federal judge on Friday extended her prohibition against the U.S. Postal Service implementing President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to limit mail voting during the midterms, putting another major obstacle in the way of the administration as the first states…...

3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (495+ words) Lexington City Schools is celebrating big academic gains made by students. Officials announced this morning the district achieved a B letter grade, according to data released from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Last year, Lexington City Schools earned…...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago   (604+ words) In a months-long summer saga that does not appear to want to end, the Trump administration has hired yet another new company to help clean and maintain the Lincoln Reflecting Pool — adding more cost and more questions to the renovation…...

3+ hour, 48+ min ago   (291+ words) Mail-in ballots were on their way to voters in North Carolina Friday, despite the Trump administration's emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to lift a block on changing ballots. For now, experts say mail-in voting will remain unchanged for eligible…...