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Rescuers work at the site a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Powerful quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand and kills more than 150 people

SC death row inmate Mikal Mahdi chose execution by firing squad.

Second SC death row inmate chooses firing squad

Aircraft Down

FAA acknowledges it must do better after deadly DC air collision

Gdp

U.S. economy grew 2.4% in the 4th quarter after upgrade in final growth estimate

Crime Handcuffs

Suspected leader of MS-13 gang on the East Coast is arrested in VA

The Department of Health and Human Services building is seen in Washington, April 5, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and close agencies

Egypt Submarine

Tourist submarine sinks off Egypt’s coast, leaving 6 dead and 9 injured

Nascar Lawsuit Auto Racing

23XI and Front Row call NASCAR countersuit on antitrust claims an “act of desperation”

Frito-Lay recalls Tostitos chips in 13 states because they may contain undeclared milk

Trump Ireland

Trump places 25% tariff on imported autos, expecting to raise $100 billion in tax revenues

Family Dollar

Dollar Tree sells Family Dollar to private equity firms

Watch On Economy

US consumer confidence falls for 4th straight month

Trump Federal Workers Health

5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency

Us Wildfires

Wildfires in North and South Carolina fueled by drought, wind and fallen trees from Hurricane Helene

Trump Portrait Colorado

Colorado removes from its Capitol a portrait of Donald Trump that he called ‘distorted’

Yemen Mideast Wars

Trump officials texted attack plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalist

El Salvador Deportees

Appeals court appears divided on Trump’s deportation of immigrants under wartime law

Generic Trial

Judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at US agencies

Bayer Roundup Verdict

Jury orders Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit

Donald Trump

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order to rehire probationary federal workers

Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love greets supporters during an election night party, in Lehi, Utah, Nov. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

First Black Republican woman elected to the US House has died

La Premiere Of "snow White"

‘Snow White’ opens with a sleepy $43 million at box office

Aptopix Vatican Pope Health

Pope arrives home at Vatican after 5-week hospital stay to beat life-threatening bout of pneumonia

Crews Battle Wildfire

Wildfires prompt evacuations and an emergency declaration in the Carolinas

Shooting

Three killed, 14 injured in a shooting at a park in New Mexico’s Las Cruces

Measles Outbreak Texas

Measles cases are up to 351 total in Texas and New Mexico. Here’s what you should know

Obit George Foreman

George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who became a beloved champion, dies at 76

Coronavirus Nc

North Carolina justices decide family can sue over unwanted COVID-19 shot

Trump Fighter Jet

Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet

Pirates Skenes Baseball

A one-of-a-kind Paul Skenes baseball card sells for $1.11 million via auction

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) drives to the basket against Brooklyn Nets forward Ziaire Williams (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 15, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

NBA champion Boston Celtics to be sold for a record $6.1 billion, AP source says

North Carolina Governor Budget

New North Carolina governor seeks to freeze tax cuts, phase out school vouchers in budget

Trump Congress

Trump is planning to order a shutdown of the Education Department. Here’s what it does

Aptopix Tropical Weather

North Carolina lawmakers approve additional $528M for Hurricane Helene recovery

Campus Death Georgia

Brothers and roommate of Laken Riley’s killer to be deported after fake green card convictions

Doge Social Security Protest

A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this year

Watch On Economy

Markets up after Federal Reserve decision to keep interest rate unchanged

Demonstrators gather outside of the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore, on Friday, March 14, 2025, before a hearing regarding the Department of Government Efficiency's access to Social Security data. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks

Ukraine Crisis

Trump and Zelensky wrap up call a day after talks with Russia about possible ceasefire

Trump Putin

UPDATE: Trump and Putin spoke for more than an hour about plan to end Ukraine war

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, March 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Semisonic objects to White House using their song ‘Closing Time’: ‘You missed the point’

Kevin Howell

NC State names new chancellor

Jfk Assassination Documents Things To Know

Trump says his administration is set to release JFK files with no redactions

Residents look for personal belongings in the damage after a tornado passed through where two people lost their lives, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Plantersville, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Cleanup underway after deadly weekend of tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms

Forever 21

Mall staple Forever 21 files for bankruptcy protection, again

Ukraine Crisis

Putin and Trump will speak on Tuesday about the war in Ukraine

Generic Trial

Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants despite a judge’s ruling to stop

La Premiere Of "novocaine"

‘Novocaine’ leads numbingly slow weekend at domestic box office

North Macedonia Nightclub Fire

59 dead and more than 150 injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia

Aptopix Severe Weather

Tornadoes, wildfires and blinding dust sweep across US as massive storm leaves at least 33 dead

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