100in100 – Stanly News Journal

100 in 100: Edgecombe County’s Buck Leonard, Negro Leagues superstar and Hall of Famer

May 1, 2020 The North State Journal

Rocky Mount’s Walter “Buck” Leonard was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in February 1972 after a terrific career in the Negro Leagues. (Dave Pickoff / AP Photo) North State Journal’s 100 in 100 […]

100 in 100: David County’s Whit Merrifield, baseball All-Star

April 28, 2020 The North State Journal

Mocksville’s Whit Merrifield became the oldest position player in Royals history to reach his first All-Star Game when he was named to the 2019 American League team at age 30. (Charlie Riedel / AP Photo) […]

100 in 100: Dare County’s Emanuel Davis, CFL Grey cup winner

April 24, 2020 The North State Journal

Manteo’s Emanuel Davis was a captain at East Carolina and won a Grey Cup in his final Canadian Football League season. (Karl B. DeBlaker / AP Photo) North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will […]

100 in 100: Currituck County’s Dennis Anderson, the Grave Digger

April 23, 2020 The North State Journal

Kill Devil Hills’ Dennis Anderson created arguably the best known monster truck in history, the iconic Grave Digger. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye / AP Photo) North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete […]

100 in 100: Cleveland County’s David Thompson, NC State’s Skywalker

April 17, 2020 The North State Journal

David Thompson, pictured cutting down one of the nets after NC State beat Pittsburgh to reach the Final Four in 1974, is one of the top players in college basketball history and was a four-time […]

100 in 100: Catawba County’s Ned Jarrett, auto racing’s ’Gentleman’

April 10, 2020 The North State Journal

Ned Jarrett waves to the crowd after being inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte in 2011. (Terry Renna / AP Photo) North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best […]

CARTER & CHOE: The U.S. ally that figured out China’s gameplan long before Washington
Washington has spent decades talking about the U.S.-Japan alliance in military terms. Carrier groups. Missile defense. Deterrence. Those things matter enormously. But the alliance runs far deeper than defense planning, and right now the economic […]
Category 5: Hurricanes, Golden Knights look to take Cup final lead
LAS VEGAS — After two thrilling games to start the Stanley Cup final, the series between the Hurricanes and Golden Knights shifts to Vegas with Saturday’s Game 3. Carolina knotted the series with its overtime […]
Greensboro aerospace startup adjusts timeline, stays intact
GREENSBORO — Less than a year after announcing plans for a $4.7 billion manufacturing campus at Piedmont Triad International Airport, aerospace startup JetZero has pushed back part of its hiring timeline while maintaining its long-term […]
Trump administration announces grant competition to reinvest in civic education
RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a grant competition called the American History and Civics – National Activities Program. The program will support grantees and provide educators […]
SHAPIRO: No, Iran and China are not ‘winning’
For years, much of the American media has operated under a peculiar assumption — that the best way to confront adversaries such as China and Iran is to accommodate them. If the United States applies […]
Duke professor, students build robot that instantly sees in any direction
DURHAM — A robot being developed at Duke University is almost ready to face the world — in any direction. Instead of trying to copy symmetrical shapes from nature by building robots that look like […]