For his infant son’s first flight, Timothy Ketcham took the extra steps, for both comfort and safety, of buying the 6-month-old his own first-class seat. But when it came time to board an American Airlines flight to Charlotte, the plans got nixed: Baby…
Mom, daughter accused of burning fetus after violating abortion law, Nebraska court says
A mom and daughter are accused of burning and burying a fetus after the mother helped her daughter violate abortion laws, Nebraska authorities said in court documents. The then-17-year-old daughter gave birth to a stillborn fetus in a shower on April 2…
Scott Fowler: Even though Panthers coach Matt Rhule won’t say it, one QB clearly looks better so far
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule is playing his cards close to the vest, but let me spell out exactly what I’m seeing at the team’s training camp in Spartanburg, S.C.: There’s no doubt Baker Mayfield is winning this quarterback comp…
Keep pounding: Former Panther great Sam Mills inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
Sam Mills — the 5-foot-9 linebacker who liked to say he was short, balding and couldn’t see very well — made it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. Mills joined the ultimate football team posthumously. He died of cancer in 2005, at age 45. He…
Blockbuster movies are back — but theater attendance isn’t. See data dragging down a cinema comeback
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans were forced to give up some of their favorite creature comforts as mandatory stay-at-home orders went into effect across the country. The movie industry was hit especially hard, as both major chains and…
Scott Fowler: As Panthers great Sam Mills enters Hall of Fame, a closer look at how he ‘kept pounding’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Even death couldn’t stop Sam Mills. The former Carolina Panthers linebacker’s legacy has kept pounding even after he died of cancer in 2005. On Saturday will come his biggest honor yet — Mills will posthumously be inducted into the Pr…
Editorial: NC Democrats are undermining democracy with Green Party attack
Monday was a huge win for the North Carolina Green Party. After the party was removed from the ballot in 2021, conducted a petition effort to return and filed a First Amendment rights lawsuit, the leftist third party was unanimously certified by the No…
Earth is spinning faster than usual, but why? What experts say after shortest day ever
Time is flying. Literally. Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory in England recorded the shortest day ever on June 29 and another shortened day on July 26, Popular Mechanics reported. On both of these days, the Earth completed its usual 24-hou…
Economist explains when we’ll know the recession is here and how long it will last
North Carolina economists last week told The Charlotte Observer they’re increasingly concerned about an impending recession. The dreaded term is enough to send a shiver down the average American’s spine. For many Americans, an upcoming economic downtur…
NASCAR track, Coastal Carolina QB Grayson McCall form NIL partnership
NASCAR is making a splash in the college football NIL game. Darlington Raceway, NASCAR’s oldest superspeedway and home of the Cook Out Southern 500, has signed a name, image and likeness deal with Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall. The racewa…