CMT Awards To Honor Country Stars As Well As Pop, R&B Acts
The CMT Music Awards will honor acts in country music but will also share its stage with pop and R&B stars, including Gladys Knight, Pink, John Legend, Halsey, H.E.R. and Noah Cyrus.
U.S. Drops Trump Order Targeting TikTok, Plans Its Own Review
The White House dropped Trump-era executive orders intended to ban the popular apps TikTok and WeChat and will conduct its own review aimed at identifying national security risks with software applications tied to China, officials said Wednesday.
‘In The Heights’ Lifts Hopes For A Latino Film Breakthrough
Color. Dance. Music. Joy. An all Latino cast! The hype for “In the Heights” has brought great expectation for Latinos in the United States, a group that’s been historically underrepresented and widely typecast in films.
Edge On The Clock: Apple Wallet Will Soon Let You Store Your Driver's License
Apple is testing a number of new updates, one of which includes storing hotel rooms and identification cards on user's phones.
"Ring of Fire" Eclipse to Occur on Thursday
Rare "Ring of Fire" Eclipse will be visible in parts of North America on Thursday.
Watching the Southwestern Caribbean Sea
We are monitoring the southwestern Caribbean Sea for potential tropical development in the next 5 days.
Global Glitch: Swaths Of Internet Go Down After Cloud Outage
Multiple major websites went offline briefly Tuesday after an apparent outage at the cloud service company Fastly, and there were still reports of sporadic disruptions after the company patched the problem about an hour later.
Jeff Bezos Will Blast Into Space On Rocket’s 1st Crew Flight
Outdoing his fellow billionaires in daredevilry, Jeff Bezos will blast into space next month when his Blue Origin company makes its first flight with a crew.
Asheboro High School Senior In Flag Flap Gets Diploma
A Randolph County high school graduate now has his diploma, after a social media uproar over the Mexican flag he wore over his gown.
Trump To GOP: Support Candidates Who 'Stand For Our Values'
Donald Trump on Saturday pushed Republicans to support candidates who are loyal to him in next year’s midterm elections as the former president launched a new more active phase of his post presidency.
Normandy Commemorates D-Day With Small Crowds, But Big Heart
When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp the immensity of the task faced by Allied soldiers on June 6, 1944, landing on the Nazi-occupied Normandy shore.
Trump speaking at NC GOP meeting; Dems plan "Day of Action"
Donald Trump is coming to the Republican Party's annual convention in North Carolina, a state whose electoral votes he won in 2016 and 2020. The former president is scheduled to address more than 1,200 convention-goers Saturday in Greenville.
Maine's Blueberry Crop Faces Climate Change Peril
Maine’s beloved wild blueberry fields are home to one of the most important fruit crops in New England, and scientists have found they are warming at a faster rate than the rest of the state.
Justice Department Says It'll No Longer Seize Reporters' Records
The Justice Department said Saturday that it no longer will secretly obtain reporters’ records during leak investigations, a policy shift that abandons a practice decried by news organizations and press freedom groups.
Governor Cooper Honors Lives Lost To Gun Violence In N.C. On June 4th
On Friday advocates across the country are wearing orange to represent the countless lives lost to gun violence in our country. In North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper is claiming June 4th as Gun Violence Awareness Day.
Facebook Suspends Trump For 2 Years, Then Will Reassess
Facebook said it will suspend former President Donald Trump’s accounts for two years following its finding that he stoked violence ahead of the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection.
SC Lawmaker Makes History As 1st Black Woman To Run For Gov
Since the country’s founding, no Black woman has ever served as a governor in the United States. But South Carolina Democratic state Sen. Mia McLeod says she’s the person who can change that, despite the fact that Democrats haven’t been elected to a statewide office there in 15 years.
Tropical Lingo
Meteorological words and their meaning can be difficult - like the word meteorological itself! Meteorologist Kaitlin Wright helps break down tropical lingo.
2 Charged In Miami Beach Shooting, DaBaby Detained, Released
Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was detained for questioning in a shooting that wounded two people in Miami and later released, officials said Tuesday. Police said two suspects are now charged in the case.
2021 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Pronunciation Guide
June 1 marks the start of the Atlantic hurricane season which means the name pronunciation guide has been released. We want to know, is your name part of this year's list?
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