Who is Saudi Arabia's crown prince? A reformer and ruthless ruler
USA TODAY
He let women drive. Saudi movie lovers are watching Hollywood blockbusters again for the first time in more than three decades. Foreign investment has flooded in. In an ultra-conservative nation, he's advocated for a return to a more moderate form of ...

CNN

If you win the Mega Millions jackpot, you could be richer than Taylor Swift
CNN
(CNN) All week, the climbing Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have been awakening the frivolous dreamers inside of us. Come on, who can resist entertaining some "what ifs" when the money at stake is over a billion dollars? To recap, no one's won ...

Politico

Nikki Haley Is the GOP's Best Chance to Win in 2020
Politico
The first time I met Nikki Haley, in 2010, I was a columnist for the Sun News in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and she was a little-known state legislator vying for the governor's mansion near the end of Mark Sanford's tenure. I had been invited to a quiet Q&A ...

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Murder charged due to Boomer man's death
A Boomer man initially charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury in connection with an incident Thursday has ... More
12:21pm, October 19, 2018

Upswing in rescue services
The Wilkes County commissioners approved rescue services contracts with the Champion, Ronda and Wilkesboro fire departments Tuesday night.
12:00pm, October 19, 2018

Luxury condo plan unveiled
Plans have been announced for Courthouse Square, a four-story building with 18 luxury condominium units proposed directly behind the Wilkes Heritage Museum in downtown Wilkesboro.
12:00pm, October 19, 2018

Donors provide gift of sight for Poteat and Davie child
Christy Poteat of the Mulberry community, legally blind since birth, has the gift of sight after recently raising over $10,000 in just 17 days for ... More
12:00pm, October 19, 2018

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