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CoastLine: NC Chief Dep. Insurance Commissioner Michelle Osborne On Auto Rate Hikes, ACA Aftermath

Earlier this week, more than 30 people, including North Carolina NAACP President Reverend William Barber, were arrested at the State Capitol for demanding…

On the Next CoastLine: New Year, New You

On the next CoastLine, a New Year, New You. New Year’s resolutions are notoriously hard to keep, but we’ll learn some strategies for staying true to your…

CoastLine: Comedians Clifton Cash and John Felts on Politics

We’ve spent week after head-scratching week following outrageous developments – often in the form of Tweets -- from Republican presumptive presidential…

Rescuers recover a body at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy, after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Rescue officials say an undetermined number of migrants have died and dozens have been rescued after their boat broke apart off southern Italy.

Dozens of migrants have been killed in a shipwreck off the coast of Italy

Officials feared the death toll could top 100 since some survivors indicated the boat had as many as 200 passengers when it set out from Turkey, United Nations refugee and migration agencies said.

Philip Roth wrote more than two dozen books over six decades. In his later years, he wrote several short novels about the physical indignities of aging. He told Terry Gross in 2006 that he intended to write for as long as he could: "You just drop dead at the computer, and they carry you away," he said. Roth is shown above in 2008.

Philip Roth: 'You Begin Every Book As An Amateur'

The influential novelist won almost every major literary award, but still found the writing process was full of discovery. "Each and every sentence is a revelation," he said. Roth died Tuesday at 85.

Americans living in Ukraine question President Biden's warning to leave immediately

President Biden has called on Americans in Ukraine to leave at once. But Americans there are questioning the urgency.

Gov. Roy Cooper, left, gives a gift from a North Carolina pottery studio to Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies CEO Lars Petersen during an announcement that the company will add an additional 680 to its new facility in Holly Springs.

Ahead of Japanese prime minister's visit, pharmaceutical company announces 680 jobs in Holly Springs

The Japanese company FujiFilm Diosynth Biotechnologies announced Thursday that it's adding 680 jobs to a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Holly Springs.

U.S., Japan and Philippines discuss China concerns at Trilateral Summit

The three nations are concerned with China's posturing over claims to areas of the South China Sea.

Biden to hold summit with Japan, Philippines; FAFSA delays threaten college enrollment

President Biden hosts the leaders of Japan and the Philippines. Fewer high school seniors are completing their FAFSA form.

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