8 h. ago Severe weather in tropical storm's wake triggers North Carolina state of emergency

North Carolina has declared a state of emergency after Tropical Storm Chantal caused severe flooding and at least six deaths

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52 h. ago Enraged father reveals the horror he uncovered when probing his daughter's merciless execution in her sleep at frat house

Logan Federico, of Waxhaw, North Carolina , was visiting friends in Columbia, South Carolina, for a last hurrah before they graduated and went their separate ways.

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57 h. ago System over Florida has potential to develop into tropical depression, weather service says

A weather system moving across Florida wasn’t even a tropical something but it has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves across the Gulf later in the week

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7 d. ago Huge 12ft great white shark spotted lurking off coast of holiday hotspot

A 12ft great white shark has been spotted lurking just off the coast of North Carolina, near the busy resort town of Nags Head as another beast is also in the area

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9 d. ago Democratic senators introduce bill to prohibit Ice agents from wearing masks

Immigration officers would be prevented from wearing masks and be required to display badge numbersUS politics live – latest updatesDemocratic senators introduced a bill on Tuesday to ban immigration officers from concealing their identities while engaged in immigration enforcement activities.The “visible act”, introduced by senators Alex Padilla of California and Cory Booker of New Jersey, comes in the wake of scenes of masked immigration agents in unmarked vehicles snatching people off the street without meaningfully identifying their agency or presenting a warrant, prompting observers to liken Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice) arrests to kidnappings. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Intense downpours like those in Texas are more frequent, but there's no telling where they'll happen

Intense rainstorms are becoming more frequent in most of the U.S. — though experts say where they occur and whether they cause catastrophic flooding is largely a matter of chance

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1 week ago How the future supply of smart phones rests on a single mine in North Carolina...and why this crater in Devon could one day power Britain's war machine

Take the road north from Plympton in Devon and after a couple of miles driving past fields and solar panels, you will see what looks like a big, artificial hill rearing up to your right.

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1 week ago Flooding from Chantal's remnants forces dozens to flee homes in North Carolina

Officials in North Carolina say heavy rain and flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal forced dozens of people to flee their homes

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1 week ago Tropical Storm Chantal strengthens slightly as it nears landfall in South Carolina

Tropical Storm Chantal has grown slightly in strength as it nears the southeast U.S. coast

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1 week ago Tropical Storm Chantal forecast to bring heavy rain to the Carolinas

Tropical Storm Chantal has formed off the southeastern U.S. coast

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1 week ago Trump’s Medicaid cuts are coming for rural Americans: ‘It’s going to have to hit them first’

Experts worry the tax-and-spending bill will gut healthcare and hospitals, especially in states like North CarolinaWhen Hurricane Helene drowned western North Carolina in muck and floodwater last year, it caught folks off-guard.Now, local leaders in places like Asheville expect the Republican-led reconciliation bill – called the “big, beautiful bill” by Donald Trump – to bear down on rural America. And they wonder whether people are missing the warning signs. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Inmate fatally shoots North Carolina officer before being caught in stolen vehicle, sheriff says

Authorities in North Carolina say an escaped inmate fatally shot a detention officer with his own gun, then fled in a stolen vehicle before being captured in another county

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2 w. ago Inter Milan vs Fluminense LIVE: Latest updates as Fluminense see second ruled out in last

The two continental giants meet in North Carolina for a place in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup

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2 w. ago Inter Milan vs Fluminense LIVE: Latest updates as Fluminense make dream start in last

The two continental giants meet in North Carolina for a place in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup

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2 w. ago Republican Thom Tillis won’t ‘bow to anybody’ after Trump falling out over Senate megabill

GOP senator’s announcement that he will not seek re-election after Trump criticism puts crucial swing Senate race in play

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2 w. ago Republican Thom Tillis slams DC ‘hypocrisy’ as he reveals he won’t run again amid public falling out with Trump

The decision puts a crucial swing Senate race in play

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2 w. ago Republican Thom Thillis slams DC ‘hypocrisy’ as he reveals he won’t run again amid public falling out with Trump

The decision puts a crucial swing Senate race in play

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2 w. ago Trump hits out at Republican senator for refusing to back ‘big, beautiful bill’

Trump threatened to back primary challenge against Senator Thom Tillis for opposing his domestic billDonald Trump has hit out at Senator Thom Tillis over the North Carolina Republican’s refusal to back his “big, beautiful bill”, even as the president’s signature piece of domestic legislative action narrowly passed a procedural vote in the Senate late Saturday.In a post on Truth Social, Trump threatened Tillis, who is up for re-election in 2026 in the battleground state, by saying he would meet with potential candidates to challenge him in a Republican primary. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars

Child safety advocates are warning about the dangers of heatstroke from leaving kids in hot cars

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2 w. ago Benfica vs Chelsea Club World Cup prediction, betting preview, odds and tips

The Blues will be looking to book their place in the quarter-finals when they face Benfica in North Carolina this weekend

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