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  • General's defense to try for plea deal in sex case

    Attorneys for an Army general charged with sexual assault said Tuesday that they have decided to try to renegotiate a plea bargain with a new set of military officials after the judge determined that the case may have been improperly influenced by... 16 minutes ago

  • Durham company under pressure to give experimental drug to ailing 7-year-old

    The family of Josh Hardy, a 7-year-old who is gravely ill, is campaigning for experimental drugs from Durham's Chimerix. The company refuses to give away the drugs as it focuses on getting the medication approved for general use.

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File-This Feb. 22, 2014, file photo shows Tyler Perry speaking on stage at the 45th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif. Perry reminded black filmmakers that there is “more than one path” as he implored them to find alternatives to getting films made at an event honoring black men in Hollywood. Perry was among those honored by Essence at a celebration held at his own mansion on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. Others honored included Spike Lee, Malcolm Lee (director of the “Best Man” films) and Sidney Poitier, who gave a moving speech that in part paid tribute to black actors who opened the doors for future generations.

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Sports

TJ Warren wins ACC Player of Year

NC State star TJ Warren is named the ACC Player of the Year. He is the first Wolfpack player since Julius Hodge to win the award, and sixth Wolfpack player overall to do so. 1 minute ago

Local/State News

Ed Hargrove puts his 2014 tag on his license plate at the DMV tag office near Crossroads shopping center.

Road Worrier: Wake loses $1.9 million to DMV Tag & Tax 'sticker shock'

DMV's new Tag & Tax program is supposed to encourage drivers to pay local property taxes on vehicles promptly, in order to receive their car registration renewal stickers. Instead, the combined Tag & Tax bill may be discouraging some drivers from ...

Business

Charlotte-based Chiquita Brands International is merging with Irish fruit company Fyffes.

Chiquita merger raises questions on incentives

Less than two years after Chiquita moved its headquarters to Charlotte, the company said Monday it will merge with Irish fruit company Fyffes, throwing its $22million worth of incentives into question. 1 hour ago

Politics

CIA Director John O. Brennan pauses as he speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations, Tuesday, March 11, 2014, in Washington. The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Tuesday the CIA improperly searched a stand-alone computer network established for Congress in its investigation of allegations of CIA abuse in a Bush-era detention and interrogation program and the agency's own inspector general has referred the matter to the Justice Department for possible legal action.

Senator: CIA improperly searched computer network

The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee accused the CIA Tuesday of criminal activity in improperly searching a computer network set up for lawmakers investigating allegations that the agency used torture in terror investigations during the Bush... 6 minutes ago

Nation/World News

Dallas Seavey, left, reacts after finishing the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Seavey ran a blistering pace to rally from third place and win his second Iditarod in a record-breaking finish, after a sudden storm blew the front-runner out of the competition and kept another musher minutes away from her first win. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, Bob Hallinen) LOCAL TV OUT (KTUU-TV, KTVA-TV) LOCAL PRINT OUT

Dallas Seavey wins his second Iditarod dog race

Dallas Seavey ran a blistering pace to rally from third place and win his second Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Tuesday in a record-breaking finish, after a sudden storm blew the front-runner out of the competition and kept another musher minutes... 2 minutes ago

Living

Vivien Speers, front left, assists instructor Sasha Hawley, back, instruct a yoga class at the Sydney Sea Life Aquarium in Sydney, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. Hawley, who founded "Yoga by the Sea," instructs the class from inside a tank that includes Leopard Sharks, Black Tip Reef Sharks, Grey Reef Shark and a Smalltooth Sawfish. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Study: Yoga helps cancer survivors lessen fatigue, inflammation

Practicing yoga for at least three hours a week for three months reduced the fatigue and inflammation in breast cancer survivors, compared with survivors who did no yoga, researchers reported.

Entertainment

President Obama in the "Funny or Die" video with Zach Galifianakis.

President Obama pitches health care 'between two ferns'

President Obama traded barbs with Zach Galifianakis on the comedian's "Funny or Die" show "Between Two Ferns" in a bid to persuade young invincibles to sign up for health care. 45 minutes ago

Opinion

Waiting to decide who should pay for ash pond cleanups

Duke Energy says ratepayers should bear the cost of removing coal ash from storage ponds, but information from a federal investigation into the utility and state regulators may shed new light on who is responsible for the hazard and who should pay.

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