Category Archives: World/National
Iran strikes near Israeli nuclear research center as Trump threatens attacks on Iranian power plants
By SAMY MAGDY, MELANIE LIDMAN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press CAIRO (AP) - Iranian missiles struck two communities in southern Israel late Saturday, leaving buildings shattered and dozens injured in...
Mar 21, 2026
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11...
Mar 21, 2026
High oil prices knock down stocks and erase Wall Street's hopes for a cut to interest rates
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Another climb for oil prices shook stock markets on Friday, as hopes collapsed for a possible cut to interest rates this year by the Federal Reserve. Th...
Mar 20, 2026
Iran is defiant nearly 3 weeks into the war, hitting oil facilities around the Gulf
By JON GAMBRELL and DAVID RISING Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran defiantly insisted Friday that it would deny its enemies their security and that it was still building missile...
Mar 20, 2026
Brent crude briefly tops $119 per barrel before pulling back, and stocks sink worldwide
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices climbed again Thursday because of the war with Iran, tightening their grip on the global economy and sending stock markets lower around the world. Brent crude, the internati...
Mar 19, 2026
Iran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy sites after Israel struck its key gas field
By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, MIKE CORDER and NATALIE MELZER Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf on Thur...
Mar 19, 2026
Democrats storm out of Justice Department leaders' briefing on the Epstein files
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday stormed out of a closed-door briefing on the Jeffrey Epstein files by Justice Department...
Mar 18, 2026
French Bulldogs lead top dog list, but Raleigh is different
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - While French Bulldogs may be the most popular breed in the U.S., other breeds are more popular in some parts of North Carolina. That from a new report by the American Kennel...
Mar 18, 2026
Battle continues over stinky trees
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - While once thought as a way to dress up yards and neighborhoods, the war on the stinky Bradford Pear tree continues in North Carolina. North Carolina residents can remove an...
Mar 18, 2026
US stocks slump on worries about higher oil prices, inflation and interest rates
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday after a report said inflation was primed to worsen even before the war with Iran caused oil prices to spike. That a...
Mar 18, 2026