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Watch On Schools

Trump looks to repurpose federal money to expand school choice programs

Trump Classified Documents

DOJ abandons criminal proceedings against 2 Trump co-defendants in classified documents case

Retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appears before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley’s security clearance and protective detail

President Donald Trump greets a Marine Corps honor guard as he disembarks Marine One upon arrival on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump offering federal workers buyouts in effort to shrink government

(D) Rep. Joe John / Wake Co. resigns after terminal cancer diagnosis.

U.S. and NC flags to remain at half-staff Thursday to honor Rep. Joe John

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives to appear before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

RFK Jr. appears on Capitol Hill for first HHS confirmation hearing

Google Maps To Rename Gulf Of Mexico

Following President Trump’s lead, Google Maps plans to update name of Gulf of Mexico

Money

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans

Caroline Kennedy

Caroline Kennedy warns senators that cousin RFK Jr. is a ‘predator’

Money

Trump orders a funding freeze as his administration reviews federal loans and grants

North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell walks through the Republican Governors Association conference, Nov. 16, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Review of ex-NC treasurer’s use of state cars ends with no charges

Gavel Scales Of Justice

Six active duty service members file first lawsuit challenging Trump’s transgender troop ban

Goldman Sachs: Artificial Intelligence Could Impact 300 Million Jobs

Tech stocks tumble as a Chinese competitor threatens to upend the AI industry

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake rattles northern New England

Donald Trump

White House claims victory in a showdown with Colombia over taking deported migrants

Nascar Jimmie Johnson Daytona 500

Jimmie Johnson becomes majority owner of Legacy Motor Club

Commanders Eagles Football

AP: Hurts, Barkley each rush for 3 TDs to help Eagles reach Super Bowl with 55-23 win over Commanders

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson’s ‘Flight Risk’ is No. 1 at box office, ‘The Brutalist’ expands

Intelligence Covid Origins

The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding

Trump Cabinet Noem

Senate confirms Noem as Trump’s homeland security secretary

Kia Recall

Kia recalls more than 80,000 U.S. autos due to improper air bag deployment and improper wiring

France Tiktok Suicide

Families sue TikTok in France over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful content

Paul Mccartney

Paul McCartney says he fears AI will rip off artists

Target Dei

Target is ending its diversity goals as a strong DEI opponent occupies the White House

March For Life

Trump and Vance join March for Life anti-abortion activists in celebrating the movement’s gains

Asap Rocky Shooting Trial

AP: A$AP Rocky’s lawyers to cast accuser as money seeker in opening statements at trial

Ford Recall

Ford recalls more than 270,000 Broncos and Mavericks due to loss of power problem

Trump

Trump orders release of JFK, RFK and MLK assassination records

Cfp Changing World Football

Bill Belichick and North Carolina have a signed contract for his hiring as football coach

Donald Trump

AP: FEMA faces shakeup under Trump while it wrestles with disasters on both coasts

Us Opioid Crisis

AP: Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin

Justice Department Immigration

Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement

President Donald Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump administration directs all federal DEI staff be put on leave

President Donald Trump Talks About Renaming The Gulf Of Mexico

Trump administration cancels travel for refugees already cleared to resettle in the US

Rare snowfall blankets a home in Goose Creek, SC on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.

Winter storm that dropped record-breaking snow in New Orleans spreads into Florida and the Carolinas

Firefighter Joshua Cari sprays water while battling the Lilac Fire near the Bonsall community of San Diego County, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Dangerous winds return to Southern California as new wildfires break out

President Donald Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

NC and other states sue to stop Trump’s order blocking birthright citizenship

A person stops to take a picture at Jackson Square as snow falls in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Storm drops rare snow on Houston and New Orleans as Florida readies plows in the Panhandle

President Donald Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signed an order to end birthright citizenship. What is it and what does that mean?

Stewart Rhodes, Founder Of The Citizen Militia Group Known As The Oath Keepers Speaks During A Rally Outside The White House In Washington.

Jan. 6 sedition defendants, Oath Keepers’ Rhodes and Proud Boys’ Tarrio, are released from prison after Trump clemency

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order commuting sentences for people convicted of Jan. 6 offenses in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump grants sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants

President Donald Trump Talks About Renaming The Gulf Of Mexico

Trump says he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America.’ Can he do that?

(D) Rep. Joe John / Wake Co. resigns after terminal cancer diagnosis.

NC Democratic state lawmaker resigns after terminal cancer diagnosis

Dr Martin Luther King Jr Celebration

MLK Day kicks off at King’s Atlanta congregation with daughter’s warning about anti-woke rhetoric

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden stand outside the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden issues pardons to his family members due to ‘unrelenting attacks’ from Trump and allies

Trump Inauguration

Donald Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback, emboldened to reshape American institutions

Trump Inauguration

Biden and Trump at the US Capitol for the swearing-in

This combination of photos shows Sting, from left posing for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film 'Emancipation' in London, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, Lady Gaga attending the Critics Choice Awards celebration at The Savoy Hotel on Sunday, March 13, 2022, in London, and Billie Eilish arriving at the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Photos by Vianney Le Caer/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Sting, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish and the Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform at FireAid benefit concert

Wintry Weather

Millions across the US brace for plummeting temperatures and winter storms

President Joe Biden Addresses Nation 2024 07 24 20h24m12s947

Biden pardons Fauci, Milley, Jan. 6 committee

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