Easter Egg Roll Returns After 2-Year, COVID-Induced Hiatus
The White House is hoping to stir up some βegg-citementβ when the Easter Egg Roll returns Monday after a two-year, coronavirus-induced hiatus.
Inflation Is Packing On Punch On Wallets Across The Carolinas
Iesha Edmonds has never been one to coupon or be on the hunt for a good deal until inflation began draining her wallet.
Abortion Ban After 15 Weeks Signed Into Law In Florida
Florida will soon ban abortions after 15 weeks. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the law on Thursday; it goes into effect on July 1.
US Jobless Claims Rise But Remain Near A Half-Century Low
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up last week but remained at a historically low level, reflecting a robust U.S. labor market with near record-high job openings and few layoffs.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Offers To Buy Twitter For $43 Billion
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter outright, saying the social media platform βneeds to be transformedβ from his perspective as a self-identified βfree speech absolutist.β
Isolated Severe Storms Possible Thursday
Scattered showers and isolated severe storms are possible for parts of the region this afternoon.
Pfizer To Seek COVID Booster For Healthy 5- To 11-Year-Olds
Pfizer wants to expand its COVID-19 booster shots to healthy 5- to 11-year-olds.
Young, Hunter Lead Hawks To 132-103 Play-In Rout Of Hornets
Trae Young bounced back from a sluggish start to score 24 points and DeβAndre Hunter led a third-quarter surge that carried the Atlanta Hawks to a 132-103 play-in rout of the Charlotte Hornets.
Biden Approves $800M In New Military Assistance For Ukraine
President Joe Biden approved $800 million in new military assistance to Ukraine, including artillery and helicopters, to bolster its defenses against an intensified Russian offensive in the countryβs East.
Man Arrested In Brooklyn Subway Attack Charged With Terror
The man arrested in the shooting of 10 people on a Brooklyn subway has been charged with a federal terrorism offense.
Fuel Up On Doughnuts With Sweet Krispy Kreme Deal
Krispy Kreme announced that it is tapping its βstrategic doughnut reserveβ to leave a sweeter taste in motoristsβ mouths by providing a dozen original glazed doughnuts at the United States national average for a gallon of regular gasoline on Wednesdays.
Mark Meadows Removed As North Carolina Registered Voter
An elections board in a North Carolina county has removed Mark Meadows, a former chief of staff to President Donald Trump, from its list of registered voters after documents showed he lived in Virginia and voted in the 2021 election there.
Homebuyers Stymied By Fewer Homes, High Prices, Rising Rates
Americaβs housing market has grown increasingly frenzied, and prices are out of reach for many buyers, especially first-timers.
Etsy Sellers Protest Fees By Halting Their Sales For A Week
Some vendors on Etsy say they are halting sales of their items on the site for a week to protest a hike in the fees the crafts e-commerce marketplace charges them.
AP Source: CDC To Extend Travel Mask Requirement For 2 Weeks
The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
Oklahoma Governor Signs Abortion Bill
Oklahoma Governor, Kevin Stitt on Tuesday, April 12 signed a bill into law that makes performing an abortion illegal within the state.
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried Dies After Battling "Long Illness"
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried died after battling a long illness, according to a post on his Twitter account.Β Gottfried was 67-years-old.Β Β
Mask Rule For Planes And Trains Still Up In The Air
How much longer will airline travelers and subway riders have to wear face masks?
Biden Waiving Ethanol Rule In Bid To Lower Gasoline Prices
President Joe Biden is visiting corn-rich Iowa to announce heβll suspend a federal rule preventing the sale of higher ethanol blend gasoline in the summer.
US Inflation Jumped 8.5% In Past Year, Highest Since 1981
Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping out the pay raises that many people have received.
