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Sweden's Alexander Edler (C) hits Canada's Eric Staal (L) during the quarterfinal match Canada vs Sweden at the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships on May 16, 2013 in Stockholm.

Staal's injury is a knee sprain; recovery estimated at three months

Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal has a sprained right knee, but the injury will not require surgery, it was determined Saturday. His recovery...

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Lottery players line up to buy tickets from cashier Karen Leach, center, at C Mini Mart on Poole Rd. in Raleigh, NC

In it, but unlikely to win it. Still, excitement stirs over record Powerball jackpot

Though they know their chances of hitting it big are limited, many in the Triangle say they are buying Powerball tickets just for a chance to dream...

Business

NC Community colleges, high schools emphasize training for manufacturing jobs

North Carolina's community colleges offer skills certifications geared to advanced manufacturing, and a new Triangle apprenticeship program is launched.

Politics

Ousted IRS chief Steve Miller, right, and J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, are sworn in on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) practice of targeting applicants for tax-exempt status based on political leanings.

Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012

Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that they were being harassed...

Nation/World News

Emergency workers arrive the scene of a train collision, Friday, may 17, 2013 in Fairfield, Conn. A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut. The railroad says the accident involved a New York-bound train leaving New Haven. It derailed and hit a westbound train near Fairfield, Conn. Some cars on the second train also derailed. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) MANDATORY CREDIT

Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash

Officials investigating a train collision in Connecticut have ruled out foul play and are studying a rail fracture where a derailed commuter train ... 22 minutes ago

Living

 

5 shrubs homeowners can count on for a showy summer

Here are five flowering shrubs you can plant right now that grow well in the Piedmont and bloom in summer.

Entertainment

Squonk Opera performs Friday on City Plaza in Raleigh as part of Artsplosure.

There’s a festival fit for everyone this weekend in the Triangle

There will be art on the streets of Raleigh, hip hop in Durham, a Hogg celebration in Hillsborough and an agriculture-themed event at the State Fairgrounds...

Opinion

Some bad bills gone, some survive

A deadline for legislation passes, and this turbulent session of the General Assembly has produced decidedly mixed results. There's still time to turn away some bad ideas, if lawmakers will have the courage to not rush to judgment.

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