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A record crowd braved the hot sun to cheer on the 1938 racers.

Crowds cheered Soap Box Derby racers on Glenwood

In the 1930s, the winner of Raleigh's soap box derby was front-page news. Sponsored by The News...

An Apple employee holds up the new iPad Air on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in San Francisco. Apple unveiled a new, thinner, lighter tablet called the "iPad Air" along with a slew of new Macs Tuesday at an event in San Francisco. The iPad Air weighs just 1 pound, compared with 1.4 pounds for the previous version. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Canes prospect Josh Wesley moves the puck during the Carolina Hurricanes development camp held at the PNC Arena on ThursdayJuly . Josh is the son of Glen Wesley, a former standout player for the Canes who is an assistant coach.

Canes’ Josh Wesley carries on hockey tradition

Being drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes and a week of development camp has been special and surreal for defenseman Josh Wesley and his father, Glen, the former Canes star. 3 hours ago

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Blitz, a mixed breed dog from Afghanistan, is reunited in Fuquay-Varina with one of the Special Forces soldiers from Fort Bragg who took care of the dog and his brother, Rommel, in Afghanistan. Local and national animal advocates helped bring about the reunion.

Rescued Afghanistan puppies reunited with Fort Bragg soldier

Two Afghan dogs - Rommel and Blitz - were reunited this week with their savior, a Fort Bragg U.S. Army Elite Special Forces soldier. The dogs, now about 8 months old, trotted around a suburban Fuquay-Varina backyard Wednesday sporting patriotic bandanas...

Business

CORRECTS TO SAY SECOND NATIONAL CONVENTION INSTEAD OF FIRST - FILE - In this May 22, 2014 file photo, protesters gather outside of the McDonald's Corporation headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill., during the annual shareholders meeting demonstrating for higher wages and the right to unionize. On Friday, July 25, 2014, in Chicago, organizers are holding the second national convention of fast-food workers. They’ll be discussing how to move forward with the protests and other actions calling for higher wages that have been taking place in cities around the country since late 2012. 

Fast food workers prepare to escalate wage demands

Fast food workers say they're prepared to escalate their campaign for higher wages and union representation, starting with a national convention in suburban Chicago where more than 1,000 workers will discuss the future of the effort that has spread... 1 hour ago

Politics

McCrory meets with House Republicans; no budget deal yet

McCrory reiterates veto threat. Tax collection projections sink. 56 minutes ago

Nation/World News

A police officer walks past the wreckage of a carjacked vehicle that police say hit a group of people on a corner in Philadelphia on Friday, July 25, 2014, killing two children and critically injuring three other people. One of the children was pronounced dead at the scene and another at a hospital, Homicide Capt. James Clark said. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Daily News, Alejandro A. Alvarez) MANDATORY CREDIT; THE EVENING BULLETIN OUT, TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES

Carjacked SUV hits crowd, killing 3 young siblings

Two men carjacked a woman at gunpoint but soon sped out of control, killing three children Friday as they plowed into a group selling fruit to raise money for their church, Philadelphia police said. 1 hour ago

Living

This photo provided by St. Lynn’s Press shows plant materials gathered to dye a scarf: eucalyptus leaves, marigold petals, red and yellow onion skins, rose petals and avocado skins.

Crafts: Here’s a garden ‘to dye for’

Homegrown botanical dyes are in, part of the shift toward more natural and organic living. And you don’t need a degree in chemistry to create your own hues for scarves, sweaters or even Easter eggs. 3 hours ago

Entertainment

Actress Angelina Jolie with Louis Zamperini, a U.S. Olympian and World War II veteran who survived 47 days on a raft in the Pacific.

Drescher: The Great Zamperini was unbroken, undented and undaunted

UNC grad Draggan Mihailovich, chronicler and friend of Louis Zamperini of “Unbroken” fame, was inspired by his ability to forgive.

Opinion

UNC-Chapel Hill takes refreshing steps to help athletes graduate

UNC-Chapel Hill is offering former athletes help to graduate. It’s a refreshing positive step. 3 hours ago

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