https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article317503136.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/5e91ab65-dc47-4c3d-bb8c-28e54f11c0d8/1_th.jpg Sen. Thom Tillis criticizes Trump administration while promoting his book ABC11 reports on N.C. Sen. Thom Tillis previewing his memoir on 60 Minutes and The View, warning GOP of midterm risks, criticizes Trump aides and reflects on his confirmation votes. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article317503136.html/video-embed 96 2026-10-05T21:38:22Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article317500775.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/51d2d737-441c-423e-8b18-f9b6b2a5e5f2/5_th.jpg Did Duke's Toby Fornier plan to dunk at Cameron Craziness? Duke forward Toby Fornier talks with sports writer Jadyn Watson-Fisher about how her dunk at Cameron Craziness came to be, and when she first started to dunk the basketball. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article317500775.html/video-embed 101 2026-10-05T19:00:32Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/living/travel/article317501856.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a54c8b95-26c8-4979-84f8-1e5163041ad0/1_th.jpg A green roof grows at RDU airport Most of the 9,000-square-foot roof of the new Customer Amenity Building at RDU's Park Economy 3 parking lot has been planted in grasses and hardy perennials. https://www.newsobserver.com/living/travel/article317501856.html/video-embed 65 2026-10-05T20:07:48Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article317484289.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/424e4bc9-6832-4b12-a043-3cb1fbc574db/4_th.jpg News & Observer reporter Michael McCleary breaks down the Tar Heels’ loss to Notre Dame McCleary outlines the positives for the Tar Heels, despite a 37-26 loss to the Fighting Irish https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article317484289.html/video-embed 64 2026-10-03T22:52:50Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article317484933.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/968de5af-0388-4f43-82ee-86213a3b1ffa/5_th.jpg NC State's CJ Bailey on why he took the game ball for the first time in his career "A lot of people don't believe in us" said Wolfpack quarterback CJ Bailey while talking to the media after the Wolfpack defeated Louisville at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. He took the ball to show if the team put their minds to it, they can stack the wins. . https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article317484933.html/video-embed 27 2026-10-04T00:40:15Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article317484957.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d427672b-8d0b-4cbe-8a21-5d888f9b9d7b/4_th.jpg Duke previews basketball season with their 'Countdown to Craziness" Take a look at part of Duke basketball's "Countdown to Craziness" in Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Saturday night, Oct. 3, 2026. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article317484957.html/video-embed 37 2026-10-04T00:44:40Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article317483734.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c4ccf620-5c1c-4c81-b48e-bcc58790cca4/1_th.jpg UNC cornerback Jaiden Patterson: I need to work on the little things Cornerback Jaiden Patterson has confidence in the Tar Heels defense, says he will work to correct the small mistakes following loss to Notre Dame https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article317483734.html/video-embed 39 2026-10-03T21:38:11Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article317485632.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/6fcaa646-442b-4d1f-a080-9e47919b8174/4_th.jpg Duke women's player Toby Fournier makes a spectacular dunk and is swarmed by players from both teams Both men's and women's teams participated in the Duke Countdown to Craziness dunk contest with Toby Fornier's bringing both teams together to celebrate. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article317485632.html/video-embed 21 2026-10-04T02:39:10Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article317483516.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/9789b513-3a64-4c3a-9e80-b4075aab9f61/1_th.jpg North Carolina coach Bill Belichick on the loss to Notre Dame Belichick sites missed opportunities in the Tar Heels’ 37-26 loss to Notre Dame https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article317483516.html/video-embed 36 2026-10-03T20:57:50Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317471699.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/7e211739-b956-438f-b350-5d337387e453/1_th.jpg Cats cats and more cats at a quirky antiques shop in a old NC cotton mill News & Observer columnist Josh Shaffer takes you inside the sprawling Cotton Mill antique store in Selma, N.C. where 30 cats wander inside her 100-year-old cotton mill in Selma, a 19th-century brick relic repurposed as a flea market for random treasures and an adoption center for Johnston County’s wayward cats. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317471699.html/video-embed 40 2026-10-03T09:20:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317498526.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/5b573829-f844-424d-b7bd-87b962122063/3_th.jpg Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes does a pop-up acoustic performance in downtown Raleigh After Linda Perry's show Saturday night at the Martin Marietta Center, where she was scheduled to open for the Indigo Girls, was postponed she called the The Newsagent’s on Fayetteville St. in downtown Raleigh, to ask if she could do a last-minute pop-up acoustic performance there. They said of course and fans got a special treat. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317498526.html/video-embed 30 2026-10-05T16:30:03Z no