2 weeks ago in Lifestyle

Being a night owl may not be great for your heart but you can do something about it

Being a night owl can be bad for your heart. That may sound surprising but a large study found people who are more active late at night — when most of the population is winding down or already asleep — have poorer overall heart health than the average person.

2 weeks ago in Sports

Bill Belichick snubbed by Pro Football Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility, report says

Six-time Super Bowl champion head coach Bill Belichick didn't get voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, according to a report from ESPN.

2 weeks ago in National

Amazon cuts about 16,000 corporate jobs in the latest round of layoffs

Amazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the ecommerce company in three months.

2 weeks ago in Sports

‘I was lucky’ says Djokovic after setting up Australian Open semifinal against Sinner

After a walkover and an in-match retirement, 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic will meet two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner in the semifinals.

2 weeks ago in World

A new report warns that combined war casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine could soon hit 2 million

A new report warns that the number of soldiers killed, injured or missing on both sides of Russia's war on Ukraine could hit 2 million by the spring, with Russia suffering the largest number of troop deaths recorded for any major power in any conflict since World War II.

2 weeks ago in Lifestyle, Trending

Eating snow cones or snow cream can be a winter delight, if done safely

As the recent winter storm recedes, residents of lesser-affected areas might be tempted to whip up bowls of "snow cream" — snow combined with milk, sugar and vanilla — after seeing techniques demonstrated on TikTok. Others might want to try "sugar on snow," a taffy-like confection made by pouring hot maple syrup onto a plate of snow.

2 weeks ago in Community, Crime & Safety, Health & Wellness, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

TIP of WNC is recruiting crisis-response volunteers

Program provides emotional support at scenes of sudden death and trauma in Buncombe and Henderson counties

2 weeks ago in Crime & Safety, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

MISSING: Search underway for man last seen in West Asheville

Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office says Jerron Parker, 34, was last seen near a Cracker Barrel restaurant in October

2 weeks ago in Business, Education, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Free job training program available to Asheville youths

Hood Huggers Foundation program serves young people facing education and employment barriers

2 weeks ago in Local, Outdoors, ZZZ App Top Stories

Snow increasingly likely in Asheville area this weekend

Forecasters warn of bitter cold, possible significant accumulations and hazardous travel across WNC

2 weeks ago in Community, Education, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Icy roads prompt delays, closures for Western North Carolina Schools

Buncombe County’s Reynolds and Roberson districts and Asheville City Schools on two-hour delay Wednesday

2 weeks ago in Entertainment

Chanel couture gets a breath of fresh air — and a star-studded audience

Fashion powerhouse Chanel stacked the Paris front row like a movie premiere Tuesday: Nicole Kidman, Dua Lipa, Penélope Cruz, A$AP Rocky, Gracie Abrams, Margaret Qualley.

2 weeks ago in Entertainment

Ralph Fiennes, star of stage and screen, makes opera debut in Paris directing `Eugene Onegin’

Ralph Fiennes ' vision of "Eugene Onegin" was cinematic. A three-time Academy Award nominee and a Tony Award winner, Fiennes made his opera directing debut Monday at the Paris Opera's ornate Palais Garnier.

2 weeks ago in Lifestyle

What travelers can expect as Southwest Airlines introduces assigned seats

Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end the open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines for more than a half‑century.

2 weeks ago in Sports

Sean Payton says Broncos QB Bo Nix has an ankle condition that made break inevitable

Sean Payton said at his season-ending news conference Tuesday that Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix had a preexisting ankle condition that make a fracture inevitable.

2 weeks ago in Sports

Koepka is excited to be back on the PGA Tour. It comes with nervousness over how he’s received

Brooks Koepka was freed from the final year of his contract with Saudi-funded LIV Golf and the first person he called was Tiger Woods. Three weeks later, the PGA Tour created a path back for him that starts at Torrey Pines.

2 weeks ago in National

Investigators say deadly midair collision near DC followed years of ignored warnings about traffic

National Transportation Safety Board members were deeply troubled Tuesday over years of ignored warnings about helicopter traffic dangers and other problems, long before last year's midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk, which killed 67 people near Washington, D.C.

2 weeks ago in Community, Crime & Safety, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Two years later, no answers in Gabriel Crow’s disappearance

Authorities say no new leads have emerged since multi-agency search near Asheville

2 weeks ago in Community, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

UPDATE: Missing Swannanoa woman found safe

Ann Roberts, 74, reported missing Tuesday morning; multiple potential sightings reported in Asheville area

2 weeks ago in Local, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories

Asheville City returns to U.S. Open Cup, facing Greenville Triumph

Blues seek first-round victory in rematch of last year’s dramatic penalty showdown