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Donald Trump

Trump sees ‘a thirst’ for his ‘gold card’ visa idea with $5 million potential path to US citizenship

Michelle Trachtenberg

Michelle Trachtenberg, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Gossip Girl’ star, dies at 39

Earns Apple

Apple fixing iPhone dictation glitch that suggests replacing the word ‘racist’ with ‘Trump’

Virginia North Carolina Basketball

Tar Heels’ Davis gets 2-year extension through 2030, hires agent Jim Tanner as GM

Candles and flowers for Pope Francis are seen at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 where Pope Francis is hospitalised since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Vatican says Pope Francis is critical but stable with no new respiratory crises

Watch On Carolinas

NTSB and FAA investigating Novant medical helicopter crash near Wilmington

Election 2022 Illinois Union Amendment

Apple shareholders reject proposal to scrap company’s diversity programs

Donald Trump

21 federal staffers resign from DOGE, refusing to “dismantle critical public services”

Pope Francis meets with Czech Republic's Prime Minister Robert Fico, right, at The Vatican Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)

Pope Francis shows slight improvement and resumes some work

Carolina Panthers linebacker Shaq Thompson arrives for an NFL football joint practice with the New York Jets, Aug. 15, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, file)

Panthers will not re-sign longtime linebacker Shaq Thompson

Singer Roberta Flack poses for a portrait in New York on Oct. 10, 2018. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP, File)

Grammy-winning singer Roberta Flack dies at 88

Emmanuel Macron

Trump meets with French President as uncertainty grows about US ties to Europe and Ukraine

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Starbucks lays off 1,100 corporate employees as coffee chain streamlines

Donald Trump

Federal workers sue over Elon Musk’s threat to fire them if they don’t explain their accomplishments

Julius Onah, Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez

‘Captain America’ dives in second weekend, ‘The Monkey’ adds to Neon’s successes

India Us Flight Diverted

American Airlines flight from New York to Delhi lands safely in Rome after reported security issue

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The 31st SAG Awards are today. Here’s what to know

Vatican Christmas

Pope is conscious, receiving supplemental oxygen, had a peaceful night following respiratory crisis

shooting

Officer killed after gunman takes hostages at Pennsylvania hospital

Trump

AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech

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Could Trump really return DOGE savings to taxpayers?

South Carolina Executions

Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad

Yankees Beards Baseball

New York Yankees drop ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner

Film James Bond Mgm Amazon

Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending an era of family control of 007

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of the FBI, left, shakes the hand of Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., as he departs following a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Senate narrowly confirms Kash Patel as FBI director

Walmart Results

Walmart rolled through 2024, but uncertainty about consumers and tariffs seep into year ahead

People walk in front of the main entrance of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Vatican says Pope Francis is ‘improving slightly’ and working from the hospital

Wintry Weather

Snowy roads lead to hundreds of crashes as Arctic air brings record cold

Mcconnell.

Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection, ending long tenure as Republican power broker

Money

Trump supports Musk’s idea to send some DOGE savings to American citizens

Trump Protests

DOGE notches courtroom wins as Elon Musk crusades to slash federal government

Nascar Daytona 500 Auto Racing

NASCAR deals Daytona 500 pole winner massive fine for 2nd consecutive year

Election 2022 Illinois Union Amendment

Apple unveils a souped-up and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone

Breaking News

2 people are dead after a small plane collision in southern Arizona, authorities say

Pope Francis meets with Czech Republic's Prime Minister Robert Fico, right, at The Vatican Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)

The pope has pneumonia in both lungs but remains in good spirits, the Vatican says

A Delta Air Lines plane lies upside down at Toronto Pearson Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (CNN)

Toronto airport CEO says all but two of 21 passengers injured in Delta crash have been released from hospitals

Delta plane flips upside down during landing at Toronto Airport.

Delta plane flips upside down at Toronto airport

Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow sells Tesla, donates money to NPR

Wintry Weather

What is a polar vortex? US gets a taste of the Arctic this week

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NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon ready to partner with Tom Cruise on ‘Days of Thunder’ sequel

In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, wreckage is seen in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Bacon, U.S. Coast Guard via AP)

Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after deadly DC plane crash

Pope Francis meets with Czech Republic's Prime Minister Robert Fico, right, at The Vatican Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)

Pope remains hospitalized as doctors treat a complex respiratory tract infection, Vatican says

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‘Captain America: Brave New World’ soars toward a $100 million holiday weekend

Winter Weather

At least 9 people are dead, including 8 in Kentucky, amid latest blast of winter weather

Amazon Union Election

Amazon workers in North Carolina vote against joining union

Irs Doge

IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season

Financial Markets Snl

The ‘Saturday Night Live’ 50th anniversary celebration is finally here. Here’s how to watch

North Carolina Fema

Some in Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina embrace Trump’s push to abolish FEMA

Federal Data Removed

HHS to lose thousands of workers under Trump administration probationary job cuts

Panthers Smith Newton Feud

Cam Newton doubles down on saying Panthers had ‘locker room of losers’ prior to drafting him

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