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Aptopix Iran Israel Mideast Wars

AP: Iranian military launches missile strike on US base in Qatar

Mideast Wars Trump

Trump wants oil producers to pump more crude amid jitters that Iran may close critical shipping lane

Massive Data Breach Leaks 16 Billion Passwords

Massive data breach leaks 16 billion passwords

North Carolina Helene Relief

North Carolina Gov. Stein vetoes his first bills. They are on concealed carry and immigration

Plane Crash Turtle

Pilot killed in small plane crash in North Carolina raised a wheel to avoid a turtle, NTSB says

TSA officers found a knife and saw blade inside a cane at Charlotte Douglas Airport.

TSA makes unusual discovery inside passenger's cane at Charlotte airport

Tiktok Lawsuit

Trump delays TikTok ban deadline again

Heat And Drought

Heat dome will blanket much of the US

This image from rocketfuture.org shows a SpaceX rocket explodes at Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site at the southern tip of Texas late Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodes, but no injuries reported

Death investigation underway Friday after a person was found dead in west Charlotte.

UPDATE: Woman found dead under water in west Charlotte identified