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Big Tech Companies Are Joining Apple In Its Encryption Fight

The tech industry is starting to line up with Apple in its fight against the federal government over the encryption it uses to keep iPhones secure.

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Pope suggests Trump 'is not Christian'

Pope Francis said Thursday that Donald Trump is "not Christian" if he intends to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. Trump immediately fired back, saying it is disgraceful for a religious leader to question a person's faith.

Panthers DE Jared Allen Is 'Riding Off Into The Sunset'

Carolina Panthers Defensive End Jared Allen is calling it quits, and in dramatic fashion on Twitter.

Obama Says Cuba Visit Will Boost Efforts To Restore US Ties

President Barack Obama says his upcoming visit to Cuba will advance U.S. efforts to restore ties with the communist nation and improve the lives of Cubans.

'Mob Wives' Reality Star Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola Has Died

Angela "Big Ang" Raiola, the raspy-voiced bar owner who gained fame on the reality TV series "Mob Wives," died early Thursday, nearly a year after being diagnosed with throat cancer. She was 55.

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Apple to Fight Order to Help FBI Unlock Shooter's iPhone

Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook says his company will fight a federal magistrate's order to help the FBI hack into an encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino, California shooters. The company said that could potentially undermine encryption for millions of other users.

28 killed, 61 Injured In Explosion In Ankara

At least five people died and 10 others were injured in a large explosion in the Turkish capital on Wednesday, believed to have been caused by a car bomb, Ankara's governor said.

CLT Thieves Target Women Shoppers

CMPD issued a crime alert Tuesday. Detectives say a group of thieves is targeting shoppers who leave their purses in their shopping carts.

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U.S. and Cuba Sign Deal on Commercial Flights

The United States and Cuba on Tuesday signed a deal restoring commercial air traffic for the first time in five decades.

GM Recalls 200,000 Cars For Takata Air Bag Trouble

General Motors is recalling about 200,000 Saab and Saturn cars in the U.S. and Canada to replace the Takata driver's air bag inflators.

Russia Denies Its Warplanes Hit Syria Hospital

Russia on Tuesday rebuffed claims that its warplanes struck a hospital in northern Syria in airstrikes the previous day that killed at least nine people as Syrian government forces and a predominantly Kurdish coalition are making against rival groups in the country's north.

Scalia' s Death Could Impact NC Primaries

A challenge to whether the re-drawn lines in congressional districts 1 and 12 are legal, is in the high court's hands.

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Author Pat Conroy Has Pancreatic Cancer, Promises Hard Fight

Author Pat Conroy says he has pancreatic cancer, but promises he will fight the disease hard and finish a novel he owes his fans.

Justice Antonin Scalia Said To Have Died Of 'Natural Causes'

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died of natural causes and no autopsy was necessary, a judge has told The Associated Press.

Justice Antonin Scalia dead at 79

Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, has died, leaving the high court without its conservative majority and setting up an ideological confrontation over his successor in the maelstrom of a presidential election year.