Nicaragua's increasingly isolated and repressive government thought it had scored a rare public relations victory last week when Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe competition.
Pope Francis went to the hospital Saturday for tests after he came down with the flu, but the results ruled out any respiratory problems, the Vatican said.
In total, Russia launched 75 Iranian-made Shahed drones against Ukraine, of which 74 were destroyed by air defenses, Ukraine’s air force said.
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
The Concord Police Department is searching for 73-year-old man William Horn and is asking citizens to be on the look out for him.
A growing number of states are working to keep food out of landfills over concerns the waste is taking up too much space and posing environmental problems.
This weekend both Mega Millions and Powerball offer North Carolinians the chance to end the Thanksgiving holiday weekend by winning jackpots of more than $300 million.
Bryce Young and Will Levis never faced off during college in the Southeastern Conference. Now the rookie quarterbacks finally will meet Sunday in the NFL when Young and his Carolina Panthers (1-9) visit Levis and the Titans (3-7) in Music City.
It is not a stretch to say the Black Friday game between the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets is Amazon’s Super Bowl. Not only does it mean an additional game on Prime Video that Amazon hopes to make into a yearly tradition, but it comes on the busiest shopping day of the year.
A Charlotte man died on Friday morning from a supposed careless smoking incident, according to the Charlotte Fire Department.
Adam Wurtzel interviewed Bethany Joy Lenz and Kristoffer Polaha, the stars of the new Hallmark Channel Christmas movie "A Biltmore Christmas," shot at the iconic Asheville estate.
Adam Wurtzel got a preview of some of the acts that will be seen in the 77th Annual Novant Health Thanksgiving Eve Parade.
Rising’s Travel Expert, Carly Caramanna (@adventuresbycarly) came by the studio to give some tips on holiday travel.
Israeli media say the Hamas militant group has released the first batch of hostages under a cease-fire deal Friday, including 13 Israelis who have been held in the Gaza Strip for nearly seven weeks.
We'll see more clouds than sunshine, but most communities will remain dry over the next 48 hours.
There's no better time to pick out this years Christmas tree than when everyone is home for Thanksgiving! See how some families in Charlotte are preparing for Christmas Day on Turkey Day.
Electric vehicle sales are expected to hit a record 9% of all passenger vehicles in the U.S. this year, according to Atlas Public Policy. That will be up from 7.3% of new car sales in 2022.
Retailers are kicking off the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with a bevy of discounts and other enticements. But executives are growing concerned with a spending slowdown that could temper sales on the day after Thanksgiving as well as throughout the holidays.
Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in North Carolina is celebrating Thanksgiving with a $1 million prize.
An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing child in Harnett County. 2-year-old Rayilee Ariyah Rose Coleman was reported missing on November 23rd at 7:48 a.m.
Beverly Hurston of Charlotte tried her luck playing Cash 5 and won a $100,000 top prize in the Cash 5 Bonus Cash promotion.
A vehicle speeding toward a U.S.-Canada bridge from the American side crashed and exploded at a checkpoint in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, killing two people and prompting the closing of multiple border crossings for hours. Authorities weren't sure what spurred the wreck but said there were no signs it was a terror attack.
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