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Jan. 22 1901: Britain’s Queen Victoria died at age 81 after a reign of more than 63 years; she was succeeded by her eldest son, Edward VII. 1953: Arthur Miller’s drama “The Crucible” opened at [...] The post This week in history: Jan. 22…

RALEIGH — Alexander Nikishin’s first career fight ended with fellow rookie Oliver Moore on his back, bleeding from his face on his 21st birthday. Moore’s night ended much better after he scored in the sixth [...] The post Moore gets off…

RALEIGH — National School Choice Week returns this year from Jan. 25-31 with 55 flagship events scheduled nationwide, including school fairs, capitol celebrations, and student-led and community events. National School Choice Week is a…

RALEIGH — During its meeting last week, the North Carolina State Board of Elections voted to end Sunday early voting in some counties as well as early in-person voting sites at a handful of colleges and universities. [...] The post Sunday…

Audiences largely left last June’s zombie threequel “28 Years Later” thinking the same thing, “That was a good movie, but what the heck was up with that ending?” They were referring to the last-minute saving [...] The post ‘28 Years Later:…

Watching the NFL wild card game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Carolina Panthers earlier this month, I was reminded of that magical 2015 season where the Cardiac Cats were firing on all cylinders. [...] The post MATTHEWS: There’s…

RALEIGH — The General Assembly’s America 250 Committee met Jan. 14 to continue its work on celebrations and events for the nation’s anniversary this year. Members heard a guest presentation from David Hosaflook, an American [...] The post…

These celebrities have birthdays this week: Jan. 22 Celebrity chef Graham Kerr (TV: “The Galloping Gourmet”) is 92. Singer Steve Perry is 77. Film director Jim Jarmusch is 73. Actor Linda Blair is 67. Actor [...] The post Famous birthdays…