The Daily Advance

2 days ago | dailyadvance.com | Aaron Beard

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sean Walker cut to the middle of the ice and beat Logan Thompson for a critical late goal, then Andrei Svechnikov followed with an empty-net clincher to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Monday night and take a 3-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Carolina improved to 5-0 at home in the playoffs and can clinch a second trip to the Eastern Conference final in three years by winning Game 5 in Washington on Thursday.

2 days ago | dailyadvance.com | Hillel Italie |Seung Min Kim

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting librarian of Congress, the Justice Department said Monday. Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from conservatives that she was advancing a “woke” agenda.

3 days ago | dailyadvance.com | John Foley

What began as a 24-hour walk around a track in Tacoma, Washington by Dr. Gordon Klatt in 1985 to raise money for the National Cancer Society has grown since Klatt’s first step towards a cure. His dedication inspired masses across the globe and has evolved into a movement uniting communities to celebrate survivors, honor caregivers, remember loved ones and raise funds for research, advocacy, and patient programs.

4 days ago | dailyadvance.com | Webb Hoggard

Some of the greatest men in the Bible have precious stories of their relationships with their mothers. Sarah ferociously protected Isaac. Moses was protected and then brought up by his very courageous mother. Timothy’s mother lived her faith loudly like her mother. We hear of the sons of Zebedee’s mother, who requested Jesus make her sons higher than the rest. kAm|@E96CD 92G6 2=H2JD 366? ?FCEFC:?8 2?5 AC@E64E:G6 @7 E96:C @H? 3C@@5] %96 E6C> “>2>2 362C” 92D 366? 27764E:@?2E6=J A=2465 @? >2?J H@>6?

4 days ago | dailyadvance.com | Riazat Butt |Aijaz Hussain |Rajesh Roy

ISLAMABAD (AP) — India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday after U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades but accused each other of violating the deal just hours later. The ceasefire had been expected to bring a swift end to weeks of escalating clashes, including missile and drone strikes, triggered by the mass shooting of tourists last month that India blames on Pakistan, which denies the charge.