NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Alex Long had 17 points off the bench to lift Norfolk State to a 76-58 win over North Carolina A&T on Monday night.

Steven Whitley had 15 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for Norfolk State (16-11, 11-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), which earned its sixth consecutive…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California and 15 other states filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released a statement Monday saying the suit alleges the Trump administration’s…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Once Notre Dame gets loose in transition, it’s hard for anybody to slow the fifth-ranked and reigning national champion Fighting Irish. Ninth-ranked North Carolina State never figured out a way, either.

Arike Ogunbowale scored 22 points and Notre Dame took over with 12…

Sandra Dowless laughs under cross-examination during the public evidentiary hearing on the 9th Congressional District investigation at the North Carolina State Bar Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, in Raleigh. Dowless was surprised by evidence that McCrae Dowless was paid nearly $84,000 in consulting fees…

DALLAS, N.C. (AP) — They call themselves “The Knights of the Round Table.”

And indeed, it is a round table at which they gather each morning at the Country Kitchen in downtown Dallas.

Most are veterans.

Most are retired.

All are united in a unique fellowship at which they feel free to swap yarns,…

Today in History

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2019. There are 315 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On Feb. 19, 1968, the children’s program “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” created by and starring Fred Rogers, made its network debut on National Educational Television,…

Lisa Britt pauses before answering a question during the public evidentiary hearing on the 9th Congressional District investigation at the North Carolina State Bar Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, in Raleigh, N.C. (Juli Leonard/The News & Observer via AP, Pool)

Lisa Britt throws up her hands as she answers a question by by attorney Marc Elias during the public evidentiary hearing on the 9th Congressional District investigation at the North Carolina State Bar Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, in Raleigh, N.C. (Juli Leonard/The News & Observer via AP, Pool)

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former Superior Court judge is among those asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to find the death penalty unconstitutional because its rare use means it serves no purpose.

In a friend-of-the-court brief , the group also argues that the death penalty is “cruel or unusual”…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Monday:

Cash 5

14-20-26-37-39

(fourteen, twenty, twenty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-nine)

Lucky For Life

01-08-15-29-31, Lucky Ball: 2

(one, eight, fifteen, twenty-nine, thirty-one; Lucky Ball: two)

Mega Millions

Estimated jackpot: $206…