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Two former North Carolina House members who have now returned to Raleigh after time away have landed committee leadership positions. House Speaker Tim Moore unveiled on Tuesday committee rosters for the new two-year session. Republican Rep. Stephen Ross of Alamance County and Democratic Rep. Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County both won their elections in November. Ross is now a commerce chairman, while Cotham will help lead the K-12 education committee. Cotham is one of a few Democrats who received top committee positions in a chamber where Republicans hold 71 of the 120 seats. Democratic Rep. Michael Wray of Northampton County is now one of four finance committee senior chairmen.

Questions about the dynastic ruler's children and possible succession scenario arose with the apparent second child's repeated appearances in public in recent months.

Why are car prices still so much higher than they were before the pandemic? The average cost of a new vehicle tops $48,000.

The top-ranked & two-time defending champion U.S. played to a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands. It was the first tie for the U.S. at the Women's World Cup since 2015 and was a rematch of the 2019 final.

Gen. David Petraeus — poised to become the top commander in Iraq — has been there before. He is well-regarded by fellow officers and military experts, but he faces immense challenges in his latest assignment.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates spent three days in Iraq this week, meeting with senior military officials and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Saturday, he joins President Bush for further discussions of Iraq policy.

Andrew Lawler's Why Did the Chicken Cross the World? explores the secret to the domesticated bird's success: "You can turn the chicken into almost anything," he says, from religious symbol to dinner.

Climate change is not only having an impact on wildlife at the top of the world — it's affecting the economy and the region's business.

In 2010, writer Don Winslow hit it big with his crime novel, Savages. Although he'd already written 12 novels, Savages was the book that really launched his career. It made it to the top of The New York Times best-sellers list. His new book, The Kings of Cool, is a prequel to Savages.

North Carolina’s top insurance regulator has rejected the industry's request for a 42% increase in homeowners’ insurance premiums. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says he's told them “No” and scheduled a hearing for October to evaluate what average increases would be reasonable.