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States trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire

December 31, 2023 The North State Journal

FILE – A medical worker reacts as police officers and pedestrians cheer medical workers outside NYU Medical Center in New York, April 16, 2020. Some states that stockpiled millions of masks and other personal protective […]

Gov Roy Cooper lifts statewide emergency order

August 15, 2022 The North State Journal

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at the state’s National Guard headquarters in Raleigh. Photo via N.C. DPS RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper officially lifted North Carolina’s COVID-19 State of Emergency on Monday after […]

Gov Roy Cooper tests positive for COVID-19

June 20, 2022 The North State Journal

Gov. Roy Cooper briefs media from the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh. Photo via N.C. Dept. of Public Safety RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement from his […]

US Census Bureau: Big city losses early in COVID pandemic

June 4, 2022 The North State Journal

FILE – New York’s Lower Manhattan skyline, including the One World Trade Center, left, is reflected in water on April 6, 2013, as seen from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J. Eight of the […]

Opponents of federal vaccine mandate seek rehearing

May 24, 2022 The North State Journal

FILE – A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic at the Keystone First Wellness Center in Chester, Pa., Dec. 15, 2021. A federal appeals court is being asked Monday, […]

Hong Kong orders mandatory COVID-19 tests for all residents

February 22, 2022 The North State Journal

Residents line up to get tested for the coronavirus at a temporary testing center despite the rain in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Hong Kong will test its entire population for COVID-19 in March, […]

GOP governors slam COVID limits while setting policy agendas

January 27, 2022 The North State Journal

FILE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses a joint session of a legislative session, Jan. 11, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. Democratic and Republican governors are taking vastly different approaches to addressing the ongoing pandemic in […]

Israel study: 4th vaccine shows limited results with omicron

January 18, 2022 The North State Journal

N’amah Yetzhak Abohaikal, a volunteer with the women’s unit of United Hatzalah emergency service, prepares administer the COVID-19 vaccine to a teen girl as her brother and grandmother watch, at Clalit Health Services in Mevaseret […]

UK’s Johnson accused of breaking lockdown with garden party

January 11, 2022 The North State Journal

FILE – Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson pauses during a coronavirus media briefing in Downing Street, London, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. (Jack Hill, Pool Photo via AP, File) LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson […]

ACC announces basketball schedule changes

January 10, 2022 The North State Journal

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and assistants Jon Scheyer and Nolan Smith wear masks on the bench during a recent game at Cameron Indoor Stadium (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) The ACC has announced changes to its men’s […]

Hurricanes making hard look easy
RALEIGH — Things have gone about as well as they can for the Hurricanes through two rounds of the NHL playoffs. Carolina is unbeaten through eight games — the first team in NHL history to […]
GOP leaders come to budget agreement
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s top Republican legislative leaders said Tuesday they have reached a framework agreement to break a nearly yearlong budget impasse, announcing plans for the largest average teacher pay raise in nearly two […]
Former law enforcement reveal Cooper evacuated during May 2020 rioting
RALEIGH — Protesting, chanting and marching. Property damage, arson and rioting. This was the oscillating pattern in downtown Raleigh over the weekend of May 30 to June 1 in 2020 following the death of George Floyd. Each […]
Trump: US will reduce troops in Germany beyond initial withdrawal
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said last week that the U.S. will significantly reduce its troop presence in Germany, escalating a dispute with Chancellor Friedrich Merz as he seeks to scale back […]
Suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise kills 3 people
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, […]
Hornets’ Diabate wins Hustle Award, Knueppel misses rookie honor
CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Hornets came away from NBA awards season with both a leaguewide honor and a near miss. Last week, Hornets center Moussa Diabate was named the winner of the 2025-26 NBA Hustle […]