Category Archives: World/National
Trump met with NATO leader Rutte after musing about pulling out of the military alliance
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte met behind closed doors with President Donald Trump on Wednesday for discussions that were ...
5h ago
Oil plunges below $95 as the Dow surges 1,100 in a worldwide rally following a ceasefire with Iran
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide Wednesday after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat to force ...
8h ago
GM recalling more than 270,000 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles in US due to rearview camera screen issue
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer General Motors is recalling more than 270,000 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles in the U.S. because the rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image. Th...
12h ago
US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on threats
By BASSEM MROUE, JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump pulled back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran late Tuesday, swerving to...
Apr 07, 2026
Wall Street swings sharply as uncertainty increases about what will happen in the war with Iran
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks swung sharply as uncertainty about what will happen in the war with Iran increased. The S&P 500 fell as much as 1.2% Tuesday, hours ahea...
Apr 07, 2026
Malone expected to get UNC hoops job
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WPTF) - A number of news outlets are reporting that UNC is expected to hire former Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone to replace Hubert Davis as head basketball coach. ESPN was first ...
Apr 06, 2026
Trump brushes off war crime concerns as he repeats threat to Iran's infrastructure
By The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he's "not at all" concerned about committing possible war crimes as he again threatened to destroy Iran's bridges and power plants if Te...
Apr 06, 2026
Iran rejects latest ceasefire proposal as Trump deadline approaches
By JON GAMBRELL, SAMY MAGDY, BASSEM MROUE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran state media says Tehran has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and instead wants permanent end...
Apr 06, 2026
Russian attacks kill 4 as Ukraine drones target oil infrastructure
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and VOLODYMR YURCHUK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian drone attack on Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa killed two women and a toddler, authorities said Monday, ...
Apr 06, 2026
Artemis II astronauts race to set a new distance record from Earth and behold the moon's far side
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer HOUSTON (AP) - With the moon looming ever larger, the Artemis II astronauts raced to set a new distance record Monday from Earth on a lunar fly-around promising magn...
Apr 06, 2026