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Aaron Benjamin’s restaurant, Gocciolina in Durham, is the Restaurant of the Year for 2015.

We find the best Triangle restaurants for 2015

Greg Cox names the best restaurants in the Triangle for 2015, including the Restaurant of the Year...

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 31, 2005, picture, a harvester works through a field of genetically modified corn on the dairy farm owned by Al Lafranchi, near Santa Rosa, Calif. Scientists are far less worried about genetically modified food, pesticide use, and nuclear power than is the general public, according to matching polls of both the general public and the country's largest general science organization.

Poll shows giant gap between what public, scientists think

The American public and U.S. scientists are light-years apart on science issues. And 98 percent ...

Sports

Duke center Jahlil Okafor (15) reacts after being fouled by St. John's guard Phil Greene IV (1) in the first half and scoring the shot at Madison Square Garden in New York City,NY Sunday, January 25, 2015.

Virginia and its Pack-Line defense ready for Duke

For Virginia, this is the beginning of the toughest stretch in their schedule, playing Duke, at North Carolina and then hosting Louisville all within an eight-day stretch. Leading up to this game with the Blue Devils, UVA had a five-day break between... 3 hours ago

Local/State News

Shaffer: Torrid love letters unearth a mystery in downtown Raleigh

A century-old romance is discovered in Raleigh and described on a baker’s blog. But who were J. Edwin and Annie?

Business

In this Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 photo, workers weld at a commercial construction site in Boston. The U.S. economy slowed in the final three months of 2014 as a big burst in consumer spending was offset by weakness in other areas, according to the Commerce Department, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015

US economy slowed last quarter, but signs are pointing up

The U.S. economy slowed in the final three months of 2014, but a burst in consumer spending and the prospect of continued low energy prices are bolstering confidence that growth will strengthen this year.

Politics

Attorneys for a group opposing the voter ID law, left, and attorneys defending the law, right, participate in a hearing questioning whether voter ID requires a change in the state Constitution.

Judge hears arguments in NC voter ID case

Critics of the NC election overhaul in 2013 say the requirement to require specific forms of photo ID at the polls violates the North Carolina Constitution. Attorneys for state lawmakers say that's not the case. 28 minutes ago

Nation/World News

Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Miss., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015.

Mitt Romney won’t run for president in 2016

Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee who surprised the political world when he said he was mulling a third run, said Friday that he’s ruled it out, deciding that “it’s best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity... 3 hours ago