Local News

• House passes cybersecurity employment equality bill introduced by Rep. Mace
• Ribbon cutting ahead for New Bern City Hall elevator annex
• Autopsy reveals Greenville man was shot multiple times before crashing into building

• NC Maritime Museum introduces NaviLens technology for blind and low-vision visitors
• Duplin County Sheriff's Office seeks public's help in locating registered sex offender
• Bomb threat prompts evacuation and closure of Berkeley Mall
• State awarded $6.3 million for farm conservation easements in Neuse River Basin

Nation & World

• Trump expected to appear at New York fraud trial for a third day
• Thousands of US health care workers launch major strike at Kaiser Permanente over wages, staffing issues
• Fact Check Team: Congress drops Ukraine aid from funding bill amidst mixed public opinion

• Cryptocurrency outlook as FTX founder Bankman-Fried begins trial
• Expert: 'This is a declaration of war' as McCarthy was removed as speaker in historic vote
• Tupac Shakur murder suspect will appear in Las Vegas court
• Florida man executed for 1996 double murder of victims he met at bars

Sports

• New Bern High School football team forfeits 2022 season wins, including state championship, due to ineligible players
• ECU football loses close one at Rice, Duke falls short of upsetting Notre Dame
• The Blitz: Week 7 Highlights and Scores

Home of the Brave

• Northside adopted by Marine Aircraft Group 26
• Sergeant Major's 24-year dream comes to life with the Carolina Museum of the Marine
• Teenagers brave heat and drills at Jupiter law enforcement boot camp, eyeing future career

Connect to Congress

• Kevin McCarthy will not run for House Speaker again after ouster: 'I leave with a sense of optimism'
• Bowman's suggested defense to fellow Dems: 'Republicans need to instead focus their energy on the Nazi members of their party'
• Ukraine funding hangs in the balance of fight to keep the government open