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The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Education Department says it will release some frozen funds supporting after-school and summer programs

Training Facility Exposion

An explosion at a LA sheriff’s facility has left three people dead

Generic Money

Congress approves Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ canceled by CBS, ends May 2026

North Carolina Governor Vetoes

North Carolina governor doesn’t appeal ruling on who gets say over highway patrol commander

Juul Fda

Juul gets FDA’s OK to keep selling tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes

Election 2024 North Carolina

NC seeks to tighten voter ID records for roughly 200,000 people

Trump Health

Trump is checked for swelling in legs and diagnosed with vein condition

Climate Steve Miller

Steve Miller Band cancels tour, saying extreme weather is a safety concern

Fever Liberty Basketball

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark out of All-Star weekend because of groin injury

A Martian meteorite, weighing 54.388 lbs. (24.67 kg), said to be the largest piece of Mars on Earth, estimated at $2 - 4 million, is displayed at Sotheby's, in New York, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, part of their Geek Week auction, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches meteoric price at auction

La Premiere Of "i Know What You Did Last Summer"

Movie Review: Nostalgia and gore collide in the new ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’

Election 2026 South Carolina Governor

SC Lt. Governor launches 2026 gubernatorial bid, touts Trump ties

People Beyoncé

ATL police ID suspect in theft of unreleased Beyoncé music

Emmy Nominations

‘Severance’ leads Emmy nominees with 27 and ‘The Studio’ tops comedies with 23 as AppleTV+ dominates

Generic Money

The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emerge

Supreme Court

Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees

Trump Education Grant Freeze

NC and 23 other states sue Trump administration over frozen after-school and summer program funding

Ukraine Crisis

Trump threatens Russia with tariffs and boosts US weapons for Ukraine

Breaking News

Two women killed in Kentucky church shooting after trooper shot; suspect killed, police say

Britain Superman Fan Screening

‘Superman’ and DC Studios fly to a $122 million opening

Trump

Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin August 1

Trump

Fallout over Epstein files cascades, roiling relations between AG Pam Bondi and FBI’s Dan Bongino

Father Beheaded Video

Adult son convicted, sentenced to life for shooting and beheading father in Pennsylvania

State Department Cuts

‘Abolished’: State Department is laying off over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan

Trump Head Start Immigration

Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says

Fly Factory Texas

US has reclosed its southern border after a flesh-eating parasite is seen further north in Mexico

North Carolina

North Carolina’s first standalone children’s hospital set to bring 8,000 jobs to a Raleigh suburb

Ford Fuel Pump Recall

Ford recalls over 850,000 cars in the US due to potential fuel pump failure

Samsung New Phones

Samsung unveils its new line of foldable devices at Unpacked

North Carolina Governor Vetoes

North Carolina governor vetoes another set of bills, including one on guns in private schools

X Ceo Quits

X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after two years at the helm of Elon Musk’s social media platform

South Korea Film Jurassic World Rebirth

‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ bites off $318 million at the global box office

Tropical Weather

Chantal weakens to a tropical depression but raises concerns of flash flooding in North Carolina

Aptopix Extreme Weather Texas

Officials: At least 27 people are dead in Texas floods as the search continues for the missing

Tropical Storm

Tropical Storm Chantal forms off the coast of the Carolinas

Economy Jobs Report

U.S. labor market surprises with 147,000 new jobs last month. Here are the big takeaways

Restaurants Egg Prices

Denny’s and Waffle House remove egg surcharges as prices fall

Aptopix Congress Tax Cuts

UPDATE: Republican-led House gives final passage to Trump’s tax bill

North Carolina

NC governor vetoes anti-DEI and transgender rights bills, calling them ‘mean-spirited’

Nissan Engine Recall

Nissan recalls more than 480,000 vehicles due to engine failure risk

Supreme Court

Supreme Court will take up a new case about which school sports teams transgender students can join

Ford Recall

Ford recalls more than 200,000 vehicles over malfunctioning rearview camera

Sexual Misconduct Diddy

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bail after mixed verdict clears him of top charges in sex crimes case

Microsoft Layoffs

Microsoft announces another mass layoff

Sean Combs

UPDATE: Sean “Diddy” Combs acquitted of most serious charges, convicted of a prostitution-related offense

Sean Combs

Jury reaches verdict on 4 of 5 counts in Diddy trial, judge indicates they’ll keep deliberating

Deputy Killed South Carolina

SC deputy shot and killed in what sheriff calls an ambush

Congress Tax Cuts

Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie

Obit Jimmy Swaggart

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at 90

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