Triangle/Local
Black-Eyed Susan: A Cheerful Bloom From North Carolina to Norway
MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener Melissa and I just returned from a trip to Norway where we traveled as far north as Myrdal, which is 3,000 feet above sea level and about 350 miles south of the Arctic Circle. It was like a North Carolina…
North Carolina’s first standalone children’s hospital set to bring 8,000 jobs to Apex
APEX, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s first standalone children’s hospital will be built in a bedroom community near the state capital, the project’s health systems announced Thursday, creating a campus estimated to bring 8,000 jobs to the area. UNC Health and Duke Health announced in January an…
3 potential storm deaths in North Carolina after Chantal, officials say
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — There were three potential storm-related deaths in North Carolina amid flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal, a state official said Tuesday. The state’s Department of Health and Human Services was working on confirmation of the deaths in Chatham, Orange and…
Family of 4, including 2 children, killed in North Carolina plane crash
SANFORD, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina family of four, including two school-age children, died when their small plane crashed as they flew back from Florida. The National Transportation Safety Board said an agency investigator was expected Tuesday at the site of the wreckage of…
State/Regional
Prodded by lawsuits, North Carolina seeks to tighten voter ID records for roughly 200,000 people
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina election officials on Thursday launched an online database of voter registration records for 103,000 people who need to add their driver’s license numbers or partial Social Security numbers to the state’s records, a…
Severe weather in tropical storm’s wake triggers North Carolina state of emergency
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina can seek federal funding to help its overloaded response efforts to Tropical Storm Chantal, which killed at least six people and left damage from flooding in its wake, as Gov. Josh Stein announced a state…
North Carolina governor doesn’t appeal ruling on who gets say over highway patrol commander
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Democratic Gov. Josh Stein decided Wednesday against appealing a trial court ruling that did not go in his favor last month, securing a small victory for Republican lawmakers whom the governor was challenging. The…
20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Twenty Democratic-led states filed suit Wednesday against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, challenging the elimination of a long-running grant program that helps communities guard against damage from natural disasters. The lawsuit contends President Donald Trump’s administration acted illegally when it…
World/National
Wall Street hangs near its record as PepsiCo and United Airlines fly and health care stocks sink
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rose to records on Thursday following better-than-expected updates on the economy and a mixed set of profit reports from big U.S. companies. The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% to top its all-time high set…
An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
By MARK THIESSEN and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Communities along a 700-mile (1,127-km) stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful offshore earthquake Wednesday, but officials quickly downgraded and then canceled a tsunami warning for the…
Trump says he’s ‘highly unlikely’ to fire Fed’s Powell after floating that idea in private
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was “highly unlikely” to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a public statement made less than 24 hours after suggesting in a private meeting that he was leaning in favor…
Trump slams his own supporters as ‘weaklings’ for falling for what he now calls the Epstein ‘hoax’
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is lashing out at his own supporters, accusing them of being duped by Democrats, as he tries to clamp down on criticism over his administration’s handling of much-hyped records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, which Trump…
Entertainment
Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ canceled by CBS, ends May 2026
By ALICIA RANCILIO and ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writers CBS is axing “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May 2026, the host told an audience at a taping Thursday. The announcement came three days after Colbert spoke out against Paramount Global, parent company of CBS, settling with…
Someone stole unreleased Beyoncé music from a car in Atlanta. What to know about the investigation
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A choreographer and a dancer traveling with Beyoncé for her concerts in Atlanta left their rental car in a parking garage for an hour while grabbing a bite, then returned to find a broken window and both of their suitcases stolen. They…
Elmo’s hacked X account posted racist messages. Sesame Workshop is trying to regain control
Sesame Workshop was trying to regain full control over its Elmo account on the X platform Monday after a hacker gained access and posted a string of racist and antisemitic messages. “Elmo’s X account was compromised by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including antisemitic…
Trump says he’s considering ‘taking away’ Rosie O’Donnell’s US citizenship
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is considering “taking away” the U.S. citizenship of a longtime rival, actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell, despite a decades-old Supreme Court ruling that expressly prohibits such an action by the government. “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not…
Sports
Fights over charters loom over NASCAR as teams, series await key court rulings
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It’s the summer to sue in NASCAR, the sport where the on-track bumping and banging is in danger of being overshadowed by the action in the courtroom. Two teams — one owned by retired NBA…
Charlotte to host MLS All-Star game in 2026 for first time, AP source says
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte will host the Major League Soccer All-Star game for the first time in 2026, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement has not…
Scottie Scheffler is chasing the claret jug at the British Open and searching for what it all means
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Scottie Scheffler has won more tournaments and majors than anyone over the last three years. He is No. 1 in the world and no one is close to him. Nothing would mean more to…
NASCAR teams 23XI and Front Row seek urgent court order to retain charters
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The two race teams suing NASCAR over antitrust allegations filed for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction Monday to be recognized as chartered organizations for the remainder of 2025. 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are locked…