Name-calling isn’t just for Trump anymore. In high-profile races across the country, candidates are embracing personal insults in a bid to break through in an increasingly competitive attention economy.
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From a raid on a U.S. lawmaker’s home to an ambassador’s resignation, here are stories that made headlines this past week.
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The mixed responses highlight the uncertainty that hangs over the midterms nearly six years after Trump tried to overturn his 2020 election loss to former President Joe Biden.
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Franklin County Public Schools is holding the last of a series of community meetings Monday to continue garnering support for the 1% sales tax referendum that is on the November ballot.
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An elderly Rocky Mount man has been charged in the Wednesday shooting death of his wife.
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Areas of Roanoke tallied more than 4 inches of rain, but multiple storms are necessary to reverse drought conditions.
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The state government is "falling short" in preparing to take advantage of the rapidly advancing technology while guarding against the risks of its misuse, the General Assembly's watchdog agency reports.
Elected local government officials would no longer be allowed to sign agreements to keep what they're doing secret under sweeping new language in a bill sponsored by state Sen. Mike Jones, D-Richmond.
The city started requiring quiet pickleballs be used in September on courts at four city parks: Shrine Hill, Raleigh Court, Eureka and Belmont
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Greene County Government Offices will close at 12 noon on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, for Labor Day, while essential county services remain on regular schedules.
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