With a few bucks and a lot of luck, a Wilmington man is $250,000 richer, the North Carolina Education Lottery announced Thursday, but he doesn’t want to keep it all for himself. Dennis Nagle, a retired car salesman, bought a ...

So many people right here in North Carolina want to help those living in Louisiana and Texas who have been impacted by Hurricane Laura. The Red Cross of Eastern North Carolina said 16 volunteers are involved in their Hurricane Lauren ...

Attorneys for R. Kelly are saying their client was attacked in his jail cell by another inmate. Now they’re pushing for Kelly’s release. Kelly’s attorney, Doug Anton, said the legal team was alerted to the alleged attack by the US ...

The world’s richest person, Jeff Bezos, is wealthier than he’s ever been. Early Wednesday he crossed a milestone previously unseen in the nearly four decades Forbes has been tracking net worths: With Amazon stock edging up 2% as of Wednesday afternoon, Bezos’ net ...

After holding a meeting Thursday morning, NBA players have reportedly agreed to resuming the 2020 playoffs, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The three playoff games on Thursday are expected to be postponed, and discussions are underway on when games will be resumed. ...

Nike, the official maker of the uniforms for the NBA and WNBA, said Thursday it supports athletes’ strikes in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Soon after the Milwaukee Bucks decided to not play Wednesday night, the NBA announced it would ...