Drivers report more than 600 fuel check complaints amid gas tax suspension
It’s been 10 days since North Carolina suspended its gas tax and the Attorney General's office has received more than 600 fuel check complaints.
Conservative activists O'Keefe, Higby charged with unlawful voting in Minnesota
Conservative activists James O'Keefe and Cam Higby were charged Wednesday with unlawful voting and identity theft after a Minnesota prosecutor said they gave false names to poll workers during the state's primary election.
Judge orders 30-year prison sentence for key figure in Minnesota food fraud
A man who played a major role in defrauding a federal food program in Minnesota was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison, the latest punishment in a sprawling scheme to collect millions of dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic by claiming to have fed needy children.
King tides inundate streets and flood homes and businesses along both US coasts
King tides have inundated parts of both U.S. coasts, flooding streets and sending seawater into homes and businesses in beach communities in California, Florida and the Carolinas.
Mooresville woman charged with child exploitation charges
The Mooresville Police Department have arrested a 48-year-old woman on child exploitation charges after sexual material was found on her personal devices.
What to know about serial killer Ted Bundy and his rampage of violence
Ted Bundy's rampage of violence spanned at least four years and left dozens of victims behind, including at least 30 women and girls who were killed — and several others who escaped or survived despite serious injuries.
Trump, Vance and Obama are making closing stretch appeals to midterm voters in pivotal states
President Donald Trump's campaign to keep Republicans in control of Congress in the Nov. 3 midterms is returning to Ohio for the third time in a month on Wednesday, while former President Barack Obama is set to rally Democrats in Georgia.
CATS offering complimentary service to polling locations
The Charlotte Area Transit System will provide complimentary service to polling locations on Election Day.
Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the enduring “Sí, se puede!” rallying cry, has died. She was 96.
A dinosaur fossil that looks like a mini T. rex just sold for a giant $47 million
A dinosaur that looks like a miniature T. rex is now one of the world's most expensive fossils.
Grand jury refuses to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, AP sources say
The Justice Department on Tuesday failed to secure a grand jury indictment against a former White House staffer who provided dramatic but disputed testimony against President Donald Trump before a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Mecklenburg County Mugshots October 27th
Check out the Mecklenburg County Mugshots from Tuesday, October 27th.
Cornell faculty to begin voting on no-confidence measure over handling of sexual assault allegations
Cornell University faculty will meet Wednesday to conclude debate and begin voting on a proposed no-confidence resolution in the university’s administration following widespread frustration over its response to a woman who reported she was gang raped at a campus fraternity house in 2024.
California appeals court upholds actor Danny Masterson's rape convictions
A California appeals court on Tuesday upheld actor Danny Masterson's convictions and long prison sentence for raping two women at his home in 2003.
Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family land in Miami after fleeing Brazil
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami on Wednesday, after he refused to concede to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva then fled the country.
UN condemns US economic embargo of Cuba though some nations sit out after Trump administration push
The U.N. General Assembly decided overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for the 34th year even as Washington’s campaign to influence the outcome led to a number of countries voting against the resolution or sitting out the vote for the first time.
'Dixie' map that divided US into North and South is going up for auction
It’s perhaps the most consequential map in American history. And it could be yours.
UK Treasury offers support with energy bills in the face of Iran war price shock
British Treasury chief John Healey used his first budget statement Wednesday to offer households and businesses support with their energy bills this winter in the face of what he termed “global economic storms.”
US stocks hold steady as the countdown ticks to a Federal Reserve decision on interest rates
U.S. stocks are drifting Wednesday as the countdown ticks toward this afternoon’s announcement from the Federal Reserve on what it will do with interest rates.
A US cruise ship suspends a global voyage in Asia due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers
A U.S. cruise ship on an around-the-world voyage that touted its cabins as floating homes suspended its three-year voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark.
What to know about the Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky
A small city in southern Ukraine, cut off for months by fighting, has got a brief pause in the nearly 5-year-old war so that aid can get in and residents can get out.
At least 64 dead in high-speed train crash in central Spain
A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 64 people on Wednesday in central Spain, authorities said.
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