Here’s what’s happening in Charlotte this Easter weekend

From spring festivals and Easter events to cheering on the home teams, here’s what’s happening around Charlotte. Use the links provided to confirm hours and to check for last-minute weather updates before you go. Grab a chair and head to Camp North End for the last weekend of its free indoor movie series. On Friday, […]

Estonia thankful for decision to join NATO 20 years ago

Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has said the Ukraine conflict has shown what might have happened to his country had it not joined NATO 20 years ago. “It cannot be ruled out that without NATO membership our independence would now be at risk,” Tsahkna said on Friday on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of […]

Wood-working path leads O’Brian to creating crosses

Mar. 29—LOUISA — Joey O’Brian was a wood wizard at an early age. “My dad (Billy Joe O’Brian) told me, ‘Joey, you’re the only guy I ever saw who I could teach once and you got it,’” Joey O’Brian said from the living room of his home, which is tucked away off of a back […]

Lula dismays relatives of dictatorship’s victims by ignoring coup anniversary

Relatives of the victims of Brazil’s brutal two-decade dictatorship have voiced anger and dismay over President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s reported decision to block official remembrance events marking the 60th anniversary of the 1964 military coup d’état. Activists had hoped the leftist’s government would mark the 31 March 2024 anniversary of that power-grab with […]

Car of South Africa’s ex-president hit by drunk driver

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been involved in a car crash but was unhurt. A drunk driver collided with his “official armoured state vehicle” on Thursday evening, police have said. But a leading member of his uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party alleged that he had been targeted. He has been suspended by the […]