City of Charlotte skyline. For the North State Journal | Eamon Queeney SHELBY — Hospice Cleveland County and Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region last week announced they have joined forces to form a single organization with greater capacity to provide comprehensive and compassionate

Attorney General Josh Stein speaks at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh. Photo via N.C. Dept. of Public Safety RALEIGH — A state task force created to improve equity in the North Carolina criminal justice system is looking at possible

In this screen shot provided by ABC on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, Taylor Swift accepts the award for artist of the year at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (ABC via AP) NEW YORK —

In this undated photo, provided by the Greek Culture Ministry on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, a head of the ancient god Hermes is pictured after being found during sewage works in central Athens. The ministry said Sunday that the head,

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence missed two games earlier this season after testing positive for COVID-19 (Matt Cashore/Pool Photo via AP, File) The game between No. 4 Clemson and Florida State was postponed hours before kickoff Saturday when medical personnel from

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Sen. David Perdue speaks during a campaign rally on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Cumming, Ga. Perdue and Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff are in a runoff election for the Senate seat in Georgia. (AP Photo/Brynn

FILE – In this April 6, 2020 file photo, a customer wearing a mask carries his purchases as he leaves a Target store during the coronavirus pandemic, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Target is the latest big U.S.

Memphis center James Wiseman is one of three players — along with guards LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards — who will be available to select when the Hornets pick third overall in Wednesday’s NBA Draft. (Craig Mitchelldyer / AP Photo) The

FILE – In this Thursday, Jan, 23, 2020 file photo, Nintendo Switch game consoles are on display at Nintendo’s official store in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Time spent playing video games can be good for mental health, according to

Belarusian riot police detain a demonstrator during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. A Belarusian human rights group says more than 500 people have been arrested in protests around