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William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 victory, dodging a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders.

The Hickory Daily Record’s parent company, Lee Enterprises, was hit by a cyberattack that challenged us to fulfill some of ...

Carsen, a 16-year-old junior at South Caldwell High School, will appear on season 23 of "American Idol." The new season airs ...

The U.S. Ski Team just had a performance to remember. The women’s squad won medals in four out of five events at the world championships in Austria.

President Donald Trump says the spirit of NASCAR will “fuel America's Golden Age.” In a presidential message released as he ...

Stars and stripes were displayed everywhere from fire hydrants to mailboxes to sports mascots dressed in colonial garb.

Restaurants are struggling with record-high U.S. egg prices, but their omelets, scrambles and huevos rancheros may be part of ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Here's more about the larger fight over single-use plastics.

Many people start seeds indoors in late winter to have seedlings ready to plant in spring. But what about starting them ...

Teacher Marc Fogel was released this week in what the White House described as a diplomatic thaw. Here's a look at other Americans who remain in Russian custody.

On April 5, Tom Rash and Rebecca Caldwell will lead an exclusive one-day masterclass at Catawba Valley Community College’s ...