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Panthers Finalize Sale Of Team To David Tepper

The Carolina Panthers announced today that the sale of the franchise to David Tepper, the founder and president of global hedge fund Appaloosa Management, L.P., has closed.

Friendship 9 Member, James Wells, Dies In Rock Hill

James Wells, a member of a South Carolina civil rights protest group known as the Friendship Nine, has died.

Tropical Storm Chris Brings Rough Surf And Dangerous Rip Currents To North Carolina

As Tropical Storm Chris swirls off the North Carolina coast, emergency officials are monitoring the storm carefully and warning coastal residents and vacationers to be cautious.

Man Who Challenged Black Family’s Use Of Pool Loses Job

A white man who challenged a black family’s use of a gated pool in a North Carolina neighborhood has not only resigned from the homeowner’s association board — he’s also lost his job.

Judge Weighs In On Struggle Surrounding Marvel’s Stan Lee

A judge on Friday refused to recognize the authority of a lawyer who had obtained an elder-abuse restraining order on behalf of Stan Lee, a move that allowed attorneys for Lee’s daughter to reassert their representation of the 95-year-old mastermind behind many of Marvel Comics’ most-recognizable characters.

US Adds A Solid 213,000 Jobs; Unemployment Up To 4%

U.S. employers kept up a brisk hiring pace in June by adding 213,000 jobs, a sign of confidence in the economy despite the start of a potentially punishing trade war with China.

U.S. Army Quietly Discharging Immigrant Recruits

Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated Press has learned.

Singer Chris Brown Arrested For Felony Battery In Florida

Singer Chris Brown walked off stage after his concert in Florida and into the hands of waiting sheriff’s deputies, who arrested him on a felony battery charge and booked him into the Palm Beach County Jail.

Beryl Strengths Into First Hurricane Of The 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Beryl has strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

Silence In Newsrooms As 5 Slain At Maryland Paper Remembered

Newsrooms across the country paused Thursday to observe a moment of silence for five employees of a Maryland newspaper who were killed a week ago in one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in U.S. history.

Scandal-Plagued EPA Administrator Pruitt Resigns

President Donald Trump says he has accepted the resignation of scandal-plagued Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt.

Charlotte Teen Who Died At North Carolina Waterfall Identified

A 16-year-old girl from Charlotte has died at a North Carolina waterfall.

Police: Woman Who Climbed Up Statue Of Liberty Identified, Arrested

One New York woman took 4th of July pretty seriously this year.

Charlotte Hornets Announce Coaching Staff

Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations & General Manager Mitch Kupchak announced today that the team has named Jay Triano, Chad Iske, Jay Hernandez, Ronald Nored and Dutch Gaitley assistant coaches on the staff of new Head Coach James Borrego.