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Raleigh’s Walnut Creek Amphitheatre starts its 24th season Tuesday with longtime favorite Jimmy Buffett.

Sound of Spring: Outdoor Music Guide 2014

Keep this guide to more than 100 shows handy for a summer full of outdoor music fun in the Triangle...

Indonesians act out the tenth station; 'Jesus is stripped of his garments' during a re-enactment of the Stations Of The Cross on Good Friday at the Raja Agung church on April 18, 2014 in Bintan Island, Indonesia. Holy Week marks the last week of Lent and the beginning of Easter celebrations. Catholics make up approximately 3 percent of the population of the predominantly Muslim country.

Holy Week observances around the world | 04.18.14

Photos from Easter Holy Week

Sports

Duke forward Jabari Parker (1) goes to hug teammate Duke forward Rodney Hood (5) near game's end as the Blue Devils beat the Maryland Terrapins 69-67 at Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday Feb. 15, 2014.

Duke’s Jabari Parker thanks Coach K on way to NBA

After much anticipation, Jabari Parker is entering the NBA draft. Hours after Parker’s announcement, Yahoo! reported Rodney Hood also is entering the draft. Duke coaches have prepared to play without them next year.

Local/State News

Underwood Elementary School fifth grade teacher Kelly Nystrom talks with other teachers in the school's media center during a planning session Thursday, April 17, 2014. Nystrom is planning to resign from her teaching position by the end of the school year. Wake County school leaders held a press conference Thursday afternoon to talk about the spike in the number of teachers who are resigning early. It's part of Wake's efforts to push for changes such as higher pay and the elimination of the new teacher contracts.

Wake County sees 'alarming' increase in teacher resignations

Teacher resignations have increased by an “alarming” 41 percent this school year, Wake County school leaders said Thursday, in a development they said makes it harder to keep high-quality educators in the classrooms working with students...

Business

This image provided by Facebook shows how users can manually share their location using the “Nearby Friends" tool. Using your smartphone’s GPS system, Nearby Friends will tell your Facebook friends _ provided they have the feature turned on _ that you are nearby. Unless you manually share your location, as shown here, it will only show that you are in close proximity, say within half a mile.

Facebook rolls out location-sharing feature

Facebook users in the US will soon be able to see which of their friends are nearby using a new feature the company is launching on Thursday.

Politics

Speaker of the N.C. House Thom Tillis is the front-runner in the eight-person field of GOP candidates hoping to unseat Sen. Kay Hagan.

Thom Tillis' work ethic fueled rise in private sector, NC House

Thom Tillis is all business. Where other candidates emphasize personal stories or ideological purity, the US Senate candidate is running on his resume, casting himself as a results-oriented executive who became House speaker and drove the state’...

Nation/World News

An employee wipes a TV screen in a shop in Moscow, on April 17, 2014, during the broadcast of President Vladimir Putin's televised question and answer session with the nation. Putin accused today Ukraine's new authorities of driving the country towards the abyss but said that dialogue was the only way out of the intensifying crisis.

Ukraine insurgents reject call to quit buildings

Dashing hopes of progress raised by a diplomatic deal in Geneva, pro-Russian insurgents who have occupied government buildings in more than 10 Ukrainian cities said Friday they will not leave them until the country's interim government resigns. 1 minute ago