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Redistricting Lawsuit North Carolina

NC redistricting trial begins, with racial gerrymandering allegations the focus

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Calgary International Airport, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Calgary, Canada, ahead of the G7 Summit. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump attends G7 summit amid his trade war with US allies

Sexual Misconduct Diddy

Judge dismisses juror in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial

Israel Iran Mideast Wars

Israel warns part of Iran’s capital to evacuate ahead of strikes

La Premiere Of "how To Train Your Dragon"

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ soars in box office debut with $83.7 million, beating ‘Lilo & Stitch’

Elections Justice Department

Justice Department’s early moves on voting and elections signal a shift from its traditional role

Aptopix Minnesota Lawmaker Shot

Authorities still searching for suspect in shooting of 2 Minnesota state lawmakers

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The Army Celebrates 250 years with a parade that coincides with Trump’s birthday

Congress Sanctuary Cities

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: Two lawmakers shot, one killed, in politically targeted shooting

Financial Markets Wall Street

Oil prices leap 7% and US stocks slump more than 1% on worries about the crude market

South Carolina Execution

South Carolina executes a man serving death sentences in two separate murders

Members of the National Guard stand outside the Wilshire Federal building on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)

Military commander says 200 Marines moved into LA to protect federal property and personnel

Aptopix Iran Mideast Wars

Air raid sirens sound in Jerusalem after Israel says Iran fired missiles

Parts of an Air India plane that crashed on Thursday are seen on top of a building in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Air India black box recovered from deadly crash wreckage

Debris from an apartment building is seen on top of parked cars after a strike in Tehran, Iran, early Friday, June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

UPDATE: Israeli strikes kill Iran’s top military leaders and prompt retaliation

Election 2024 North Carolina

Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order

A view of Jerusalem's Old City, with the Dome of the Rock shrine in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, closed to worshippers after Israel's Homefront Command banned public gatherings following an Israeli military strike on Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

US shifts military resources in Mideast in response to Israel strikes and possible Iran attack

Immigration Raids Los Angeles

Judge says Trump illegally deployed National Guard to help with LA protests, must return control

Trump

House approves Trump’s request to cut funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid

No Kings Protest What To Know

What to know about ‘No Kings’ protests against Trump’s policies

North Carolina

JetZero plans to build $4.7B plant in NC, aims to create 14,500 jobs

Emergency responders surround a JetBlue plane which rolled off a runway onto a grass area while landing at Logan Airport, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)

No injuries after JetBlue flight from Chicago rolls off runway in Boston

President Donald Trump holds up a signed bill blocking California's rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035 in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signs measure blocking California’s ban on new sales of gas-powered cars

People stand around debris at the site of an airplane that crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, Thursday, June12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Fiery Air India crash kills hundreds, leaving 1 survivor, airline says

A police vehicle blocks a flooded roadway in San Antonio, Tx., where a vehicle was stranded after heavy rains in the city on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)

At least 4 dead after heavy rains flood parts of Texas

Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan for his retrial, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in New York. (Steven Hirsch /New York Post via AP, Pool)

Judge in Weinstein case declares a mistrial on the remaining rape charge

National Guard and DHS police stand guard outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Hearing set on Trump’s use of troops to help with immigration raids in LA

South Carolina Rep. RJ May, R-West Columbia, speaks in favor of an education voucher bill on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)

Republican SC House member charged with distributing child sexual abuse material

Nc House Budget

Permitless concealed carry in North Carolina faces uphill battle after some GOP pushback

Chile Google

Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertainty

A protester is arrested by California Highway Patrol near the federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

UPDATE: Police arrest more than 20 people on first night of curfew aimed at protests in LA

Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan for his retrial, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in New York. (Steven Hirsch /New York Post via AP, Pool)

Jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in the retrial of his sex crimes case

Brian Wilson participates in SiriusXM's Town Hall with the Beach Boys at Capitol Studios on Monday, July 30, 2018, in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate dies at 82

North Carolina coach Bill Belichick watches his team during an NCAA college football practice, in Chapel Hill, N.C., March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

Tar Heels players embrace new world as part of coach Bill Belichick’s first college team

China Tariffs

Trump announces trade deal with China, says tariffs on Chinese goods go to 55%

Khaby Lame departs The Mark Hotel prior to attending The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" in New York, May 5, 2025. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP File)

World’s most popular TikTok star leaves the US after being detained by ICE

Economy Rising Optimisim

Inflation rose slightly last month as grocery prices ticked higher

A sign as well as a tank mark the entrance to Fort Pickett Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Blackstone, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Army restores the names of seven bases that lost their Confederate-linked names under Biden

Security fencing is installed around the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall during security preparation for a festival and parade to commemorate 250th Birthday of the U.S. Army, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Washington. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

DC prepares for Trump’s military parade with 18 miles of fencing and 175 magnetometers

Disney Hulu

Disney paying almost $439 million to take full control of Hulu

Aptopix Immigration Raids Los Angeles

Pentagon says deploying Marines and National Guard to protests in LA will cost $134 million

Traffic

NC auto insurance rates are going up 5% on average in settlement

A protester taunts a line of California National Guard protecting a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

Trump sends Marines and more National Guard members to Los Angeles

A soldier stands beside the sign that was unveiled when Fort Liberty was rededicated as Fort Bragg during a ceremony on base, Friday, March 7, 2025, (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Trump heads to Fort Bragg while facing criticism for deploying military at LA protests

Aptopix Immigration Raids Los Angeles

Pentagon draws up rules on possible use of force by Marines deployed to LA protests

Kevin Hart

BET Awards open with Kevin Hart poking fun at honorees and star-packed performances

Blake Lively Left And Ryan Reynolds Attend The Metropolitan Museum Of Arts Costume Institute Benefit Gala

Judge dismisses Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit against ‘It Ends With Us’ costar Blake Lively

Nintendo’s Switch 2 soups up the graphics, but does it deliver the games?

Trump

Trump’s new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement

Sean Combs

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend says she cried for three days after reading Cassie’s lawsuit

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