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Carbohydrates are now being blamed in part for the epidemic of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. And a slew of diet books propose that you’ll feel better and be healthier if you never eat bread, pasta or sugar again.

Health and diet: Science says carbs aren't always the enemy

Are carbohydrates really so bad for you? Science says no. Here are 10 things you need to know about...

A crowd eats dinner at 18 Seaboard near downtown Raleigh on Feb. 27. Restaurant owner Jason Smith had foam installed on the ceiling to help alleviate his customers’ top complaint – a noisy dining room.

Raleigh’s 18 Seaboard invests in quieter future

Jason Smith, owner of 18 Seaboard in Raleigh, sought out Mid-Atlantic Specialties to address the...

Sports

Duke guard Rasheed Sulaimon (14) reacts after hitting a there pointer in the second half of play over the Eagles.

Duke athletic director defends actions following allegations against Rasheed Sulaimon

Duke athletic director Kevin White released a statement Tuesday defending the handling of sexual assault allegations against dismissed basketball player Rasheed Sulaimon. 11 minutes ago

Local/State News

Grant Hayes makes his first appearance on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, for his hearing at the Wake County courthouse. Hayes and his wife are charged in the death of 27-year-old Laura Jean Ackerson, an ex-girlfriend of Grant Hayes and the mother of two of his children. His wife, Amanda Hayes, has been charged separately.

Appeals court upholds Grant Hayes murder conviction

A state appeals court Tuesday rejected Grant Hayes' argument that there were mistakes in his trial for the murder of Laura Jean Atkinson in 2011 and his 2013 conviction should be overturned. 2 hours ago

Business

A crowd eats dinner at 18 Seaboard near downtown Raleigh on Feb. 27. Restaurant owner Jason Smith had foam installed on the ceiling to help alleviate his customers’ top complaint – a noisy dining room.

Raleigh’s 18 Seaboard invests in quieter future

Jason Smith, owner of 18 Seaboard in Raleigh, sought out Mid-Atlantic Specialties to address the No. 1 complaint at 18 Seaboard – noise levels. Smith is one of many owners across the Triangle who sought out solutions to noise levels in their ...

Politics

FILE - This July 13, 2011, photo made available on the International Security Assistance Force's Flickr website shows the former Commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Gen. Davis Petraeus, left, shaking hands with Paula Broadwell, co-author of his biography "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus." (AP Photo/ISAF, file)

David Petraeus signs plea deal over giving classified info to Charlotte’s Paula Broadwell

Former Iraqi War general David Petraeus is pleading guilty to mishandling classified information, apparently avoiding an embarrassing trial that would have included his affair with Paula Broadwell, according to documents filed in Charlotte on Tuesday... 3 hours ago

Nation/World News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he speaks before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. In a speech that stirred political intrigue in two countries, Netanyahu told Congress that negotiations underway between Iran and the U.S. would "all but guarantee" that Tehran will get nuclear weapons, a step that the world must avoid at all costs. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, are behind the prime minister.

Netanyahu to Congress: Iran threatens survival of Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is using the U.S. Congress’ podium to warn against trusting Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions 1 hour ago

Living

These Roasted Kabocha and Vegetable Dumplings are folded into pleated crescents.

Asian dumplings make a quick, easy weeknight meal

Food writer Andrea Weigl was intimidated by the thought of making Asian dumplings. She was surprised to find that dumplings and pot stickers are easy to pull together on a weeknight, and the recipe makes so many that she can stash future meals in ... 4 minutes ago

Entertainment

A still from a 1937 H. Lee Waters film shows a young boy in Clayton. The film is one of dozens recently digitized by Duke University Libraries.

Digitized films from Duke show side of Triangle towns few have seen

Nearly 80 years after H. Lee Waters filmed North Carolinians doing ordinary things, a digitization effort by Duke University Libraries is drawing new audiences to his reels that show a rare glimpse of life during the Great Depression.

Opinion

UNC cornerback Michael Waddell listens to head coach John Bunting during a 2002 game.

UNC scandal raises new questions at grad level

The UNC athletic-academic scandal was thought to be fully exposed, but now new eligibility abuses have emerged at the grad-school level.

Financial