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Robert Pattinson sci-fi ‘Mickey 17’ opens in first place, but profitability is a long way off

WCCB Charlotte 3/9 7:45A Miles Ruder

Parasite filmmaker Bong Joon Ho s original science fiction film Mickey 17 opened in first place on the North American box office charts. According to studio estimates Sunday, the Robert Pattinson-led...

2026 World Cup final will be first with halftime show

WCCB Charlotte 3/9 6:57A Miles Ruder

The 2026 men s World Cup final will be historic regardless of which countries make it. For the first time since its debut in 1930, the legendary event will have a halftime...

NC State fires coach Kevin Keatts a year after improbable ACC title and Final Four run

WCCB Charlotte 3/9 6:13A Miles Ruder

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) N.C. State fired men s basketball coach Kevin Keatts on Sunday, an abrupt end to an eight-year tenure coming less than a year after the Wolfpack s improbable run to the Atlantic...

Bald eagle family’s three eggs hatch on Nest Cam

WCCB Charlotte 3/9 5:31A Miles Ruder

SAN BERNARDINO, CA A Nest Cam caught the hatching of a bald eagle couple s three eggs this week. The eaglet triplets are going viral on social media and leaving the snowy town...

Measles Outbreak Expanding

WCCB Charlotte 3/9 4:14A Miles Ruder

The number of measles cases identified in west Texas and New Mexico has jumped to nearly 230, and measles cases are now in at least 12 states. In the west Texas outbreak,...

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Universities face big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'

Education | Spectrum News 1 3/8 4:30A Associated Press

Universities nationwide are implementing hiring freezes, scaling back research and drawing up contingency plans for funding cuts.

Trump administration cancels $400M in grants and contracts with Columbia University

Education | Spectrum News 1 3/7 9:00A Associated Press

Columbia vowed to work with the government to try to get the money back.

St. Augustine’s loses bid to save accreditation

Education | Spectrum News 1 3/6 9:15A Spectrum News Staff

School officials said they are working to ensure students graduate this year with a degree from an accredited university.

Trump vows to cut federal funding for schools that allow 'illegal protests,' expel demonstrators

Education | Spectrum News 1 3/4 5:30A Susan Carpenter

In a post on Truth Social, the president said "Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to the country from which they came."

Potential increase in endowment tax has private universities on alert

Education | Spectrum News 1 2/26 9:00A Reuben Jones

Educators at North Carolina's Davidson College say a tax hike on endowments could affect student aid.

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A Guide to Spring Festivals in Charlotte

Charlotte Magazine 3/7 1:00A Amanda Pagliarini Howard

There s no shortage of ways to take advantage of the Queen City s beautiful spring weather. From now through May, take part in one of these festivals in Charlotte. March Festivals 5th Annual Donut...

Robert Cramer’s Career Mission Is Military Suicide Prevention

Charlotte Magazine 3/3 4:59A Kayleigh Ruller

Robert Cramer says he always knew what he was going to do. He just didn’t know the path there. If you re in the suicide prevention field, there’s always a story behind that,”...

Decades Ago, One Production Erupted Charlotte Into Controversy. Our Arts Scene Still Hasn’t Escaped...

Charlotte Magazine 3/3 4:36A Gavin Edwards

In the second scene of the second act of Perestroika, the concluding play of Tony Kushner s two-part Angels in America , an angel appears to Prior Walter, a young man dying of AIDS, and informs him...

Where To Go For Sushi In Charlotte

Charlotte Magazine 3/3 2:00A Taylor Bowler

It hits your sweet, spicy, savory, and fatty taste receptors. You can get it raw or deep-fried, dip it in spicy mayo, or douse it in soy sauce. It requires big, uncivilized bites. It s photogenic. And...

50 Shows and Performances In Charlotte In March

Charlotte Magazine 2/24 5:50A Tess Allen

Here s a round-up of concerts, plays, ballets, comedy acts, and more hitting Charlotte s stages in the month of March. Saturday, March 1 Steven Ho The Comedy Zone Charlotte Symphony s Become Ocean...

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N.C. State fires coach Kevin Keatts a year after improbable ACC title and Final Four run

Sports | Spectrum News 1 3/9 5:27A Spectrum News Staff, Associated

N.C. State failed to reach the conference tournament this year.

Knueppel, Flagg help No. 2 Duke pull away late to beat rival UNC 82-69

Sports | Spectrum News 1 3/9 3:34A Associated Press

The win gives the Blue Devils the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title.

No. 7 N.C. State women beat North Carolina 66-55 to advance to ACC Tournament final

Sports | Spectrum News 1 3/8 9:43A Associated Press

The Wolfpack faces either Duke or Notre Dame in the final Sunday.

Trump will lead task force preparing for 2026 World Cup

Sports | Spectrum News 1 3/8 7:14A Associated Press

The task force, which Trump will chair, will coordinate the federal government’s security and planning for the tournament.

Students on field trip enjoy ACC Women's Basketball Tournament

Sports | Spectrum News 1 3/7 10:15A Sasha Strong

Fans fill Greensboro Coliseum for big games in ACC Women's Basketball Tournament.

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Bird flu and pets: Is your cat or dog at risk?

Health | Spectrum News 1 3/5 12:30A Kimberly Perez

The current strain of bird flu is particularly contagious, even crossing over to other species.

RFK Jr. says he's committed to ending Texas measles outbreak

Health | Spectrum News 1 3/3 5:46A Susan Carpenter

In an opinion piece for Fox News, the U.S. health secretary said the decision to vaccinate is a personal one.

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