'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.
Pet of the week: Meet Ellie!
Ellie spent her first year in a breeding kennel and is now learning how to live in a home and be a family member. She is beautiful, so sweet and ready to find her forever people.
CMS Superintendent search committee holds first meeting
On Tuesday, the CMS Board of Education’s superintendent search committee held its first meeting.
York Co. detention officer fired after being accused of child neglect
A York County detention officer has been fired after being accused of child neglect.
Death penalty hearing for accused light rail killer pushed until next year
A death penalty hearing for the man accused of stabbing a woman to death on the Charlotte light rail has been delayed until next year.
Police arrest two teens in connection to shooting death of Gastonia woman
Police have arrested two juveniles in connection to the murder of a 68-year-old Gastonia woman.
Crews working to repair natural gas leak near University City
Crews are working to repair a natural gas leak in University City.
Judge sets $2.5 mill bond for teen accused in deadly hit-and-run crash
A teen driver accused in a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a little girl faced a judge on Tuesday.
Experts say new airport lease could impact flight prices
A packed room of more than 100 community members and airport workers discussed how to make the airport lease benefit everyone at a town hall meeting Tuesday evening. Action NC and 32BJ SEIU hosted a panel discussion featuring several industry experts, labor advocates, and organizers to discuss the implications of the new lease.
Pope says 'there is no such thing as a holy war' in message to religious leaders
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday denounced any religious justification for wars raging around the world, saying “there is no such thing as a holy war.”
Large parts of Sudan's capital lose power after drone attack
More than 100 people were killed in Sudanese military drone strike on a busy market in Nyala, the capital city of the South Darfur province in the southwestern Sudan, said Emergency Lawyers, a rights group tracking violence in the country, in a statement Tuesday.
CMS employee charged with felony indecent liberties
CMPD is conducting an investigation into a Charlotte–Mecklenburg Schools employee.
Serial killer Ted Bundy is linked to another Utah teenager's 1974 murder through DNA testing
DNA connects serial killer Ted Bundy to the death of another Utah teenager, authorities announced Tuesday, exactly 52 years after her body was discovered in the woods by a hunter.
Truck stolen by escaped Tennessee inmate is found abandoned in Illinois, authorities say
An escaped Tennessee inmate convicted of murdering a co-worker stole a truck from a nearby farm and apparently made it to southern Illinois before abandoning it, authorities said Tuesday.
Charlotte Hornets to retire jersey of Muggsy Bogues
The Charlotte Hornets announced today that the organization will retire Muggsy Bogues’ No. 1 jersey during a halftime ceremony at the team’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, February 11, 2027.
Trump returning to Texas for a high-stakes push to keep the state in Republican hands
President Donald Trump will be joined by one of his potential successors on Tuesday as he tries to keep Texas, which hasn't elected a Democrat to statewide office in 32 years, in the Republican column in next week's midterm elections.
2 men charged with UK national security offenses over incident at US-run military base in England
Two men appeared in a London court on Tuesday on national security charges over what prosecutors say was an Iran-backed plot against a U.S.-run military air base in England.
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