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Britain Mickey 17 Premiere

Robert Pattinson sci-fi ‘Mickey 17’ opens in first place, but profitability is a long way off

Nc State North Carolina Basketball

NC State fires coach Kevin Keatts a year after improbable ACC title and Final Four run

Alert

Authorities: Armed man shot by Secret Service near White House while Trump out of town

Total Lunar Eclipse

Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March

South Carolina Execution

A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years

Aptopix 97th Academy Awards

Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife died of hantavirus about 1 week prior, authorities say

F1 Cadillac F1 Approved

Cadillac F1 receives approval to enter global series as expanded 11th team in 2026

Economy Jobs Report

US employers add a solid 151,000 jobs last month though unemployment up to 4.1%

Spacex Starship Launch

SpaceX loses contact with spacecraft during latest Starship mega rocket test flight

Walgreens Buyout

Walgreens agrees to be acquired by private equity firm for almost $10 billion

Us Amazon Prime Video Ads

Amazon is now testing AI-aided dubbing for some movies and series on Prime

Mexico Canada Tariffs

Trump signs orders for monthlong delay on some new tariffs on Mexico and Canada

South Carolina Death Row

A South Carolina man is set to become the first executed by firing squad in 15 years

Mexico Canada Tariffs

Trump delays tariffs on most goods from Mexico for a month

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, left, shouts as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)

House censures Democratic Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump’s joint address to Congress

Watch On Schools

Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does

Hornets Lakers Basketball

Edwards and McDaniels each score 29 points as Wolves send Hornets to eighth straight loss

Nascar Daytona 500 Auto Racing

Chase Briscoe wins appeal over modified spoiler during Daytona 500 pole-winning run

Trump Veterans Affairs Nurses

Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo

An x-ray shows what are believed to be two diamond earrings that were stolen from a Tiffany & Co. jewelry store in central Florida and were swallowed by a suspect. ( Orlando Police Department office via AP)

X-ray shows Tiffany diamond earrings swallowed by theft suspect

Mexico Canada Tariffs

Trump grants one-month exemption for US automakers from new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada

Trump Speech

Watch on demand: President Trump’s remarks to Congress

Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire as it engulfs structures Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

LA County sues Southern California Edison, alleging utility’s equipment sparked wildfire

Watch On Economy

Trump administration signals the tariffs against Canada and Mexico may soon have exemptions

Mexican painter Roberto Marquez places a painting of Pope Francis he made outside the Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Catholic Church opens Lent season with words of solidarity for pope sidelined with pneumonia

Federal Employees Firings Lawsuit

Here are some goods in the crosshairs of Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

People sit by the statue of Pope John Paul II set outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis in Rome, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope stable with no new respiratory crises

Dolly Parton performs during an event celebrating the Kansas statewide expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Overland Park, Kan. Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, died Monday, March 3, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn., at age 82. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years who inspired ‘Jolene,’ dies at 82

Generic Money Coin

US tariffs take effect and Mexico, Canada and China retaliate with their own tariffs on the US

Candles for Pope Francis are seen at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 where Pope Francis has been hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Francis suffers new breathing crises Vatican says

Watch On Economy

Trump says 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports will start Tuesday

Us Wildfires

Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds

Rodney McMullen, Chairman and CEO of Kroger, speaks during a news conference at a Kroger supermarket as the company announces new associate benefits attributed to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Monday, April 16, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

CEO of Kroger, parent company of Matthews-Based Harris Teeter, stepping down after personal conduct investigation

Ny Special Screening Of "captain America: Brave New World"

‘Captain America: Brave New World’ stays at the top on weak Oscars weekend at the box office

Moon Landing

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost aces moon touchdown with a special delivery for NASA

Aptopix 97th Academy Awards Red Carpet Roll Out

A topsy-turvy Oscar season concludes Sunday. Here’s what to look for at Sunday’s show

Vatican Pope Health

Pope Francis stable a day after respiratory crisis, spent ‘long periods’ off noninvasive ventilator

Gavel Scales Of Justice

North Carolina company owner pleads guilty over attempted technology sale to China

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman and his wife tested negative for carbon monoxide, sheriff says

President Donald Trump, right, meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Mystyslav Chernov)

Joint news conference canceled after Trump shouts at Zelenskyy in Oval Office

Candles for Pope Francis are seen at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 where Pope Francis has been hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope had coughing fit, had to be put on breathing machine

A sign is seen outside a clinic with the South Plains Public Health District Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Brownfield, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Texas measles cases rise to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child’s death

Elon Musk speaks during a Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Pool via AP)

Federal workers will get a new email demanding their accomplishments, with a key change

Part Of I 40 Reopening After Hurricane Helene

A stretch of a NC highway that collapsed during Helene is about to reopen

President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Trump meets with Zelenskyy as Ukraine seeks an end to Russian aggression

President Donald Trump stands before British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump to sign order Friday designating English as the official language of the US

Federal Employees Firings Lawsuit

Judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers were likely unlawful

Crime Handcuffs

Stabbing suspect arrested at University of Virginia and one person was taken to a hospital

Trump

No big new revelations expected in Justice Department’s release of Jeffrey Epstein files

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 continues to improve but his prognosis remains guarded

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