Category Archives: World/National
Stocks slip and oil prices rise on uncertainty about US-Iran ceasefire talks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks and oil prices flip-flopped Tuesday as uncertainty rose about what will happen following a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran, which is...
Associated Press Apr 21, 2026
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegations
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump's Cabinet, the administration announced Monday, after a series of alleged abuse...
Associated Press Apr 20, 2026
Louisiana community is struggling to understand after man killed 8 children
By SOPHIE BATES, LEKAN OYEKANMI and GERALD HERBERT Associated Press SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A stunned Louisiana city struggled to come to grips Monday with the massacre of eight children carried out by...
Associated Press Apr 20, 2026
Supreme Court will hear from religious preschools challenging exclusion from taxpayer-funded program
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear from Catholic preschools that say it's unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program ...
Associated Press Apr 20, 2026
At the close: oil prices rise and US stocks give back a bit of their record-breaking rally
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices climbed Monday following the latest rise of tensions between the United States and Iran, but the moves were more modest than they were earlie...
Associated Press Apr 20, 2026
Eight children dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say
By The Associated Press A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children between the ages of 1 and 14 in domestic-related shootings at two different homes in the nation's deadliest mass shooting in more th...
Associated Press Apr 19, 2026
Man faces charges in connection with marijuana infused edibles
PITTSBORO, N.C. (WPTF) - A Siler City man now faces charges in connection with marijuana-infused edibles packaged to resemble well-known snack brands. An investigation by the Chatham County Sheriff's ...
Bruce Ferrell Apr 17, 2026
Attorney General warns about online scams to separate you from your money
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - If it sounds - or appears --- too good to be true, it probably is. That's the message from State Attorney General Jeff Jackson as he warns North Carolinians of investment sc...
Bruce Ferrell Apr 17, 2026
Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump says blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in force
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB, ABBY SEWELL and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but President Donald Trump said the Ame...
Associated Press Apr 17, 2026
US military will target Iran-linked ships worldwide, broadening scope beyond blockade
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, BEN FINLEY and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military has widened its efforts beyond the blockade of Iran's ports to allow its forces around the worl...
Bruce Ferrell Apr 16, 2026