In 1952, Britain’s King George VI, 56, died at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England; he was succeeded as monarch by his 25-year-old elder daughter, who became Queen Elizabeth II, and more events that happened on this day in history.
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Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Axl Rose, Crystal Reed, Kathy Najimy, Rick Astley, Tinashe, Tom Brokaw and more.
In 1990, Brett Hull of the St. Louis Blues scores his 50th goal, making him and his father, Bobby Hull, the only father-son combo in NHL history to reach that milestone. Get more sports moments from this date:
China has accused the United States of indiscriminate use of force in shooting down a suspected Chinese spy balloon, saying it seriously damaged both sides’ efforts to stabilize Sino-U.S. relations. Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng says he lodged a formal complaint with the U.S. Embassy over t…
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 1,300 people.
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 1,300 people.
More than 500 people were killed and thousands injured on Monday, after a major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria, collapsing buildings and triggering searches for survivors in the rubble. The quake, which hit in the early darkness of a winter morning, was…
A president's State of the Union address has a predictable formula. But what if a computer program were to write it? The Associated Press asked the ChatGPT bot to do just that. AP told the app to produce the speech as some of history's most famous figures might have written it. The results are a far cry from anything people will hear Tuesday from President Joe Biden. ChatGPT generated a Shakespeare version of the State of the Union all in rhyme. AP also asked for versions in the style of Martin Luther King Jr., Cleopatra, Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Gandhi, Elvis Presley, Madonna and the Three Stooges.
More than 600 people are dead after an earthquake hit southern Turkey. CNN meteorologist Karen Maginnis explains why the region is susceptible to earthquakes and why this one is so consequential.
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria. It toppled hundreds of buildings and killed more than 1,300 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area. On both sides of the border, residents jolted out of sleep by the pre-dawn quake rushed outside on a cold, rainy and snowy winter night, as buildings were flattened and strong aftershocks continued. Turkey's president said Monday that at least 912 people were killed. The death toll in government-held and opposition areas of Syria numbers several hundred more.
In a state government increasingly known for its partisanship, Medicaid director Dave Richard has been an authority figure both Democrats and Republicans have trusted to have North Carolinians’ best interest at heart.
Read through the obituaries published today in Winston-Salem Journal.
Read through the obituaries published today in Winston-Salem Journal.
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Forsyth County commissioners will give the town of Walkertown extra time to do a traffic study before taking action on a rezoning that could bring 100 townhomes to a site near the Walkertown Commons shopping center.
In a state government increasingly known for its partisanship, Medicaid director Dave Richard has been an authority figure both Democrats and Republicans have trusted to have North Carolinians’ best interest at heart.
A N.C. Senate bill that would significantly expand the state’s newborn safe surrender law cleared its first committee step last week.
While elected officials weigh proposed legislation aimed at protecting North Carolina’s energy facilities and punishing anyone caught damaging them, the FBI said Friday it is offering up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects involved in recent attacks on…
North Carolina has multiple paths to reaching “net-zero” in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, but not without new policies and programs to move the state toward the goal, according to a report released Thursday by Gov. Roy Cooper’s office.
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A student brought a gun Wednesday to Glenn High School, authorities said.
Winston-Salem experienced nine homicides in January, a number that apparently ties the monthly record of nine killings the city reported in both May and October of 2021.
In a state government increasingly known for its partisanship, Medicaid director Dave Richard has been an authority figure both Democrats and Republicans have trusted to have North Carolinians’ best interest at heart.
A former Triad resident was one of several people along the North and South Carolina coasts on Saturday to witness a fighter jet shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon that had traversed the U.S. for days.
A N.C. Senate bill that would significantly expand the state’s newborn safe surrender law cleared its first committee step last week.
A Chinese surveillance balloon was likely to fly over parts of North Carolina on Saturday evening, according to a trajectory map by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.