4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (1683+ words) After years of cracking down on cellphones in schools, leaders in North Carolina and beyond have a new target: the laptops they issue to students. Across the country, in school systems big and small, educators are prohibiting screens for younger…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (414+ words) During a flurry of social media posts over the long holiday weekend, Trump posted a map showing the U.S. sprawling across all of North America and extending to Greenland and Iceland. The map was colored in the red, white and blue…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (11+ words) Back to school 2026: Your photos of the first day WRAL...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (81+ words) WRAL Tiny trackers placed on monarch butterflies are helping researchers follow one of nature's longest journeys. The Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance tagged butterflies with small GPS units at a sanctuary in Madison, Wisconsin, on Sunday. The goal is to learn…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (203+ words) The Game & Geek Expo returns to the capital city for year two bringing family fun for all ages. The annual gaming and pop culture expo returned to the Raleigh Convention Center for its second year. Highlighting the vibrant gaming community…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (544+ words) WRAL What to Stream: 'The Paper,' Bloc Party, 'Call My Agent!' and a 'Halloween' game The second season of “The Paper” and a new album from Bloc Party are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (326+ words) Summer may be winding down, but the deals online and in stores certainly aren’t. Between Labor Day sales and retailers clearing out remaining warm-weather inventory, Consumer Reports says September can be a great time to save on everything from major…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (295+ words) With a nearly four-hour runtime, “Musk” is having its world premiere this week at the Venice Film Festival. It's one of the most hotly anticipated of the festival and the year — Bleecker Street is releasing it in theaters in October....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (131+ words) WRAL Kids are returning to school, and scammers can take advantage. 5 On Your Side has some safety tips parents and guardians should keep in mind as their students return to classrooms. - The name of the school your child is attending…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (205+ words) Published six years later to instant acclaim and notoriety, “On the Road” may not be the Great American Novel, but Kerouac's epiphany surely stands as the Great American Manuscript. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime, once-in-a-century achievement. In short, a literary singularity,…...