The Charlotte Hornets’ first two games are on the road Oct. 26 at Milwaukee and Oct. 28 at Miami. The home opener is Oct. 29 against the Boston Celtics. They’re scheduled for two national television appearances on ESPN - a home game Nov. 23 against the San Antonio Spurs and the home game against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in January.
Democrats call for investigation of Gov. Pat McCrory’s role in tests of contaminated wells. McCrory’s campaign blames Roy Cooper for ignoring coal ash problems for decades.
Eight paralyzed patients regained some sensation and muscle control in their legs after a year of training on brain-controlled robotics, according to a study published Thursday by a Duke University neuroscientist and his colleagues around the world.
The fledgling retailer is still operating its stores under the Family Dollar banner, but conversions will take place in the coming months, including the hanging of new black-and-red signs.
A lawsuit filed by a former Mecklenburg County staffer for Donald Trump’s campaign claims the campaign’s former state director pulled a gun on the staffer – and senior campaign officials refused to do anything about it.
Government scientists have identified the most promising Zika vaccine and have started human trials, but a congressional impasse is forcing them to borrow money intended for crucial work on cancer, diabetes, Ebola and other deadly diseases.
Venezuela and Colombia agreed Thursday to the gradual reopening of their border one year after the Venezuelan government closed crossings to crack down on smuggling.
Two women and a 12-year-old girl who died in the deadliest attack in Phoenix's first serial killer case in a decade were sitting in a car talking and listening to music when they were shot, according to police reports released Thursday.
Straying from his trademark bravado, Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday that his presidential campaign is facing challenges and could ultimately fall short — a rare expression of humility by the Republican presidential nominee.
A second Kenyan track and field official was expelled from the Olympics on Thursday after he pretended to be one of the team's 800-meter runners at a doping test and gave a sample in the athlete's name.
Day 7 of the Rio Games features medal action in swimming, track and field, track cycling, fencing, judo and more. Here are some things to watch (all times local):
A Belgian woman who won a 2012 bronze medal has become sick, the first Olympic competitor to fall ill after sailing the polluted waters of Guanabara Bay.
The attorney for the family of an unarmed man fatally shot by a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy questioned Thursday why one of two gunshot wounds was in the man's upper back after police said he charged them.
