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Dressing to stay warm in the snow

It's freezing cold outside and everything is covered with snow or ice. But you still have to get out – maybe to shovel the walk, build a slushy snowman or run an errand.

Sports

The Los Angeles Angels' Josh Hamilton is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after scoring against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning at Angels Stadium of Anaheim on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, in Anaheim, Calif. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Stevens: Baseball star Josh Hamilton's struggles continue

Josh Hamilton, the former MVP of pro baseball's American League and a graduate of Athens Drive High in Raleigh, continues to struggle with addictions. Hamilton, who overcame alcohol and drug addictions, was to meet with Major League Baseball this ... 2 hours ago

Local/State News

The UNC board of governors meets Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, in Chapel Hill.

UNC Board of Governors moves closer to closing centers, raising tuition

The UNC Board of Governors moved closer Thursday to closing three university-based academic centers and raising tuition, after a series of committee meetings in Charlotte.

Business

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, left, stands up and joins others in the audience in applauding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote on Net Neutrality during an open hearing at the FCC in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. The FCC has agreed to impose strict new regulations on Internet service providers like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T. The regulatory agency voted 3-2 Thursday in favor of rules aimed at enforcing what's called "net neutrality." That's the idea that service providers shouldn't intentionally block or slow web traffic, creating paid fast lanes on the Internet.

Regulators approve tougher rules for Internet providers

Internet activists declared victory over the nation's big cable companies Thursday, after the Federal Communications Commission voted to impose the toughest rules yet on broadband service to prevent companies like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T from creating...

Politics

Loretta Lynch takes her seat after a break during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee January 28, 2015 in Washington, DC. Loretta Lynch, a prosecutor with the US Attorney Eastern District of New York, has been nominated to serve as US Attorney General.

Tillis votes to oppose NC native's nomination for US Attorney General; Burr concurs

A US Senate committee voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of North Carolina's Loretta Lynch as US Attorney General. But that vote came without support from NC's Sen. Thom Tillis, who said she would not be a tangible difference from current...

Nation/World News

CAGE research director Asim Qureshi talks during a press conference held by the CAGE human rights charity in London on Thursday. Qureshi said he is not 100 percent sure that Mohammed Emwazi, whom he described as “extremely kind, extremely humble and extremely soft-spoken,” is the masked Islamic State terrorist known as “Jihadi John,” but he sees a resemblance.

Islamic State’s ‘Jihadi John’ is identified as a British citizen

Mohammed Emwazi was 6 when his parents moved to West London from his birthplace in Kuwait, and he seems to have lived a normal life, studying hard and graduating in computer sciences from the University of Westminster in 2009. 2 hours ago

Living

Children’s musician Laurie Berkner makes her Raleigh debut Saturday at the Duke Energy Center’s Meymandi Concert Hall. Her acoustic guitar-driven music is goofy, bouncy and cheerful.

Family Picks: Carolina Puppet Theatre stages 'Cinderella' in Wake Forest

With the snow hopefully behind us, use the weekend to see a puppet show or some live music, check out a children's career fair, or take your little one's favorite teddy bear in for a checkup.