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Carolina Panthers Trade Three Draft Picks For QB Sam Darnold

The Carolina Panthers announce that former No. 3 overall pick Sam Darnold will be joining the Panthers in exchange for three draft picks.

Trial In George Floyd's Death Expected To Turn To Ex-Cop's Training

The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd’s death is expected to turn toward the officer’s training on Monday after a first week that was dominated by emotional testimony from eyewitnesses and devastating video of Floyd’s arrest.

Congress Debates Ways To Protect U.S. Capitol, MLB Takes A Stand On Georgia's New Voting Law

Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis weighs in on the top political headlines.

SAG Awards To Honor Best Performances - With Some Distance

Several Oscar hopefuls will reunite at Sunday’s Screen Actor Guild Awards, albeit in the same virtual, socially-distanced way that most gatherings have happened in the last year.

Rapper DMX On Life Support After Heart Attack, Lawyer Says

DMX’s longtime New York-based lawyer, Murray Richman, said the rapper was on life support Saturday evening at White Plains Hospital.

Singing Hymns Through Masks, Christians Mark Pandemic Easter

Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with faithful sitting far apart in pews and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through face coverings on a second Easter Sunday conditioned by pandemic precautions.

From Child Care To COVID, Rising Job Market Faces Obstacles

A surge in hiring in the United States last month — 916,000 added jobs, the most since August — coincides with growing confidence that a blistering pace of job growth will continue as vaccinations increase and federal aid fuels economic growth.

Deadly Breach Could Delay Decisions About Capitol Fencing

The latest deadly breach of the Capitol’s perimeter could delay the gradual reopening of the building’s grounds to the public just as lawmakers were eyeing a return to more normal security measures following the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Pressure Mounts On Corporations To Denounce GOP Voting Bills

Liberal activists are stepping up calls for corporate America to denounce Republican efforts to tighten state voting laws, and businesses accustomed to cozy political relationships now find themselves in the middle of a growing partisan fight over voting rights.

MLB Moving All-Star Game In Response To Voting Restrictions

Major League Baseball announced Friday it was moving this summer’s All-Star Game from Atlanta’s Truist Park, a response to Georgia enacting a new law last month restricting voting rights.

Man Rams Car Into 2 Capitol Police; 1 Officer, Driver Killed

A Capitol Police officer was killed Friday after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol and then emerged wielding a knife, law enforcement officials said.

Fully Vaccinated Can Travel Again, Says New CDC Guidance

Add travel to the activities vaccinated Americans can enjoy again, according to new U.S. guidance issued Friday.

Mecklenburg County's Sexually Transmitted Infection Numbers Increased During COVID, While The Country's Went Down

In Mecklenburg Co, sexually transmitted infections – like gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, increased by roughly 13% in 2020, according to the county health department. Nationwide however, the CDC says STI's took a downturn.

Pinwheels Placed Around Gaston County Bringing Awareness To Child Abuse Prevention Month

As April begins, so does Child Abuse Prevention Month and officials with The Lighthouse Children's Advocacy Center say they are planning an awareness campaign complete with placing blue Mylar pinwheels outside buildings in Gaston County.

UNC Chapel Hill: Hall Of Fame Coach Roy Williams Retiring

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced Thursday that Hall of Fame basketball coach Roy Williams is retiring after a 33-year career that includes three national championships.

BTS Condemns Anti-Asian Racism, Says They've Experienced It

K-pop superstar group BTS has condemned racism against Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in a statement saying they’ve experienced it themselves.

Pfizer Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Younger Teens

Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall.

Stock Trading App Robinhood To Bring Hundreds Of Jobs To Charlotte In Expansion

California-based stock trading firm Robinhood is expanding operations to Charlotte which will create nearly 400 new jobs in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced Tuesday.