Category Archives: World/National
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...
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...
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...
Apr 16, 2026
Artemis II astronauts praise their moonship's performance, especially the heat shield
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Artemis II astronauts who ignited a lunar renaissance gave high marks Thursday to their moonship, especially the heat shield, for its performance during reentry. In the...
Apr 16, 2026
ChatGPT maker OpenAI shifts its focus to business users amid Anthropic pressure
By MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writer The same ChatGPT chatbot that gave OpenAI's chief financial officer Sarah Friar a tilapia recipe for a recent Sunday night dinner at home is also now doing her mos...
Apr 16, 2026
Pakistani delegation meets in Tehran hoping for more US-Iran talks before ceasefire ends
By SAMY MAGDY, SAM METZ, MUNIR AHMED and MIKE CORDER Associated Press CAIRO (AP) - Pakistan's army chief met Wednesday in Tehran with Iran's foreign minister in the latest diplomatic move to ease tens...
Apr 15, 2026
Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, ...
Apr 15, 2026
Wall Street hits a record as S&P 500 continues its 2-week rally on hopes for the Iran war
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market hit a record Wednesday after adding to its two-week rally built on hopes the war with Iran won't create a worst-case scenario for ...
Apr 15, 2026
Treasury secretary says US will ramp up economic pain on Iran
By SAMY MAGDY, SAM METZ, MUNIR AHMED and MIKE CORDER Associated Press CAIRO (AP) --Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Wednesday that the U.S. will ramp up its infliction of economic pain on Iran....
Apr 15, 2026
Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Pr...
Apr 14, 2026