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We asked four candidates for NC's Senate seat what they'd do if they win
The Nov. 3, 2026, election for U.S. Senate features candidates Shannon Bray, Roy Cooper, Michael Dublin and Michael Whatley. Thom Tillis, the incumbent, chose not to seek reelection. The News & Observer and The Charlotte ...Read more
Russia suffered 50,000 casualties last month, NATO official says
Russia had more than 50,000 casualties in Ukraine last month, with as many as 28,000 personnel killed — vastly more than losses by Ukrainian forces, according to a senior NATO military official.
The Russian military has...Read more
Two NC adults die after contracting West Nile virus, state health department says
Two adults from central North Carolina have died after contracting West Nile virus, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.
The department announced the deaths on social media Friday. The deaths ...Read more
Should Coloradans have a constitutional right to cook with gas stoves? Voters will decide
If Colorado voters approve Amendment 82 next month, cooking with a gas stove will become a state constitutional right alongside voting, owning guns and protesting in the streets.
Supporters of the ballot measure argue ...Read more
Walz said he considered leaving public office after Hortman assassination
Gov. Tim Walz considered leaving public office after the assassination of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, according to a New York Times investigation into rising threats of political ...Read more
NATO commander says Ukraine aid will deter Putin's Europe threat
Europeans should increase support to Ukraine in response to Russian hybrid attacks, the head of NATO’s military operations told Bloomberg Television in Poland on Sunday.
“They’re trying to break our collective will...Read more
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia raise risk of wider war
This weekend’s deadly attacks on Riyadh’s main airport have demonstrated the ability of Yemen’s Houthis to strike at the heart of Saudi power, raising the risk of a dangerous escalation that could draw in the U.S.
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Hurricane center tracks new Atlantic system while Isaias brings flood threat to Appalachians
The National Hurricane Center on Sunday began tracking a system in the distant Atlantic with a chance to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the ...Read more
Pope Leo will have surgery to remove a nodule in his lung. A Villanova medal ceremony remains unclear
Pope Leo XIV said he would undergo surgery in the coming days so doctors can remove a small growth discovered in his lung. The procedure marks his first major medical issue since becoming the first U.S.-born pontiff last ...Read more
Dual tropical storms hit both US coasts with floods and outages
More than 440,000 homes and businesses from Pennsylvania to Florida are without power and flood threats are rising at both ends of the country as the U.S. deals with a rare double tropical threat from the remnants of ...Read more
White House demands immediate fix after Anthropic's AI agents gave a false Philly homicide tip and applied for visas
The White House said it expected “full transparency” and “immediate remediation” after the artificial intelligence company Anthropic disclosed that its agents supplied false information to the Philadelphia police ...Read more
Man who plotted an attack on Poland Prime Minister Tusk is detained
A man who allegedly planned an attack on Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been detained by police, said Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said in a post on X, without giving more detail.
The detention came ...Read more
10 deaths at LA's Twin Towers jail: One man's family alleges staff failed to provide care
LOS ANGELES — Relatives of a man who died after being found unconscious in a downtown Los Angeles jail cell are demanding answers about his death, while questioning whether authorities missed signs that he was having a ...Read more
Ron Schutz tries to keep Trump at arm's length in Minnesota attorney general's race
MINNEAPOLIS — Ron Schutz was a young lawyer when he took a case to trial on behalf of the inventor of the MRI, claiming General Electric had infringed on his client’s patent.
His opposing counsel urged him to settle: ...Read more
Supreme Court recusals in spotlight as Alito drops from oil case
Justice Samuel Alito’s decision not to take part in a major climate change case because of his wife’s stock holdings is putting renewed focus on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recusal practices as it kicks off its new nine...Read more
Saudi Arabia says 12 dead, 309 hurt in Riyadh airport attack
Saudi Arabia said 12 people were killed and 309 were injured Saturday in an attack on the Riyadh airport, the deadliest incident in an intensifying conflict with Yemen’s Houthis.
Saudi civil aviation authorities said ...Read more
Officer killed, another injured in West Philly shooting; suspect ID'ed as water department employee
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia police officer was killed and another was critically wounded after authorities said a man ambushed them with a shotgun early Saturday outside his West Philadelphia home. The suspect, who ...Read more
Anthropic AI model went rogue, submitted fake tip to police
Anthropic PBC said its Claude AI model carried out additional unintended actions on the digital systems of outside organizations, including submitting a false tip in a police homicide case, prompting a warning from the ...Read more
Turkey bans social media accounts for children under 15
Turkey has barred social media platforms from providing services to children under the age of 15, according to a regulation published in the Official Gazette.
Social media companies will be required to verify users’ ...Read more
Tropical Storm Rachel's surf drives out Long Beach residents, briefly shuts Newport Beach beaches
LOS ANGELES — A coastal flood warning covered beaches from Malibu to San Diego on Saturday as Tropical Storm Rachel moved toward Southern California, while Long Beach kept some oceanfront residents under an evacuation ...Read more
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