UPDATE: Federal judge blocks Trump administration ban on enrolling foreign students at Harvard
A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard Universityβs ability to enroll international students.
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on Apple
President Donald Trump is threatening a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well as a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in America.
Troubling trend of thefts at South End bars
More thefts are happening in South End. We told you last week about a troubling trend happening at a popular south CharlotteΒ bar.
Police respond to shooting outside CIA headquarters
A security incident outside CIA headquarters early Thursday led to a shooting.
Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students
The Trump administration has revoked Harvard Universityβs ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school.
Get ready for another busy Atlantic hurricane season, but maybe not as crazy as 2024
With warmer-than-normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic. But they donβt think it will be as chaotic as 2024.
US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny
The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday.
Judge blocks Trump's executive order to shut down the Education Department
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trumpβs executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs.
Multiple people dead after business jet crashes into San Diego neighborhood
Authorities say multiple people on board a private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood are dead.
House Republicans pass Trump's big 'beautiful,' bill of tax breaks and program cuts
House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package. Speaker Mike Johnson defied the skeptics within his ranks and muscled President Donald Trumpβs priority bill to approval Thursday.
Chris Brown freed on $6.7 million bail in assault case, allowing him to start world tour
Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown has been released on $6.7 million bail while facing allegations he beat and seriously injured a music producer in a London nightclub in 2023.
Circle K offering 40-cent-per-gallon discount ahead of Memorial Day Weekend
Circle K is offering 40 cents off per gallon Thursday ahead of a busy travel weekend.
Measles is very contagious. Here's how to avoid it
More than 1,000 measles cases have been confirmed across the U.S. this year.
Justice Dept. moves to cancel police reform settlements days before anniversary of George Floyd's death
The Justice Department has moved to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky, that called for an overhaul of policing following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
NASA's Mars Perseverance snaps a selfie as a Martian dust devil blows by
The latest selfie by NASA's Perseverance rover at Mars has captured an unexpected guest: a Martian dust devil.
Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump's use
The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One.
NFL teams can keep using the tush push after ban proposal fails at owners meetings
A proposed ban on the tush push failed on Wednesday at the NFL ownersβ meetings, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.
Penske fires top 3, including Tim Cindric, from IndyCar organization as part of cheating scandal
Roger Penske has fired team president Tim Cindric, IndyCar managing director Ron Ruzewski and IndyCar general manager Kyle Moyer in the wake of an Indianapolis 500 cheating scandal.
Democratic congressman Gerry Connolly, a fixture of Virginia politics, dies at 75
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly has died at age 75. His family says he died at home Wednesday morning, surrounded by family members.
Justice Dept. investigating former New York Gov. Cuomo over pandemic testimony
The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after congressional Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
