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Madeleine Albright honored by Biden, other world leaders

By Matthew Lee and Aamer Madhani Associated Press WASHINGTON — A veritable who’s who of Washington’s political and foreign policy elite gathered Wednesday to pay ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, April 27, 2022 11:55 pm

News

Audit: NC charter school falsified enrollment for more money

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Staff at a now-closed North Carolina charter school falsified enrollment numbers to obtain more than $400,000 in ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, April 27, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Twitter abuse victims fear Musk’s plans, but may not quit

By Josh Funk Associated Press Perhaps no group of people is more alarmed about Elon Musk’s apparent plan to make Twitter a free speech free-for-all ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, April 27, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Russia releases US Marine vet in surprise prisoner exchange

By Eric Tucker and Matthew Lee Associated Press WASHINGTON — Russia and the United States have carried out an unexpected prisoner exchange in a time ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, April 27, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

US urges more arms for Ukraine amid fears of expanding war

By Yesica Fisch and Jon Gambrell Associated Press TORETSK, Ukraine — The U.S. pressed its allies Tuesday to move “heaven and earth” to keep Kyiv ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, April 26, 2022 11:56 pm

Nation/World

Oklahoma governor signs ban on nonbinary birth certificates

By Sean Murphy Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday explicitly prohibiting the use of nonbinary gender markers ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, April 26, 2022 11:55 pm

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TSA: Airport security finds loaded gun in Cawthorn’s bag

By Sarah Brumfield Associated Press A loaded gun was found in North Carolina U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s carry-on bag at an airport security checkpoint Tuesday ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, April 26, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Russia hits faraway targets; diplomat warns of risk of WWIII

By David Keyton Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a string of attacks Monday against rail and fuel installations deep inside Ukraine, far ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, April 25, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Judge finds Donald Trump in contempt in New York legal fight

By Larry Neumeister Associated Press NEW YORK — A New York judge found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court and set in motion ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, April 25, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44B and take it private

By Tom Krisher and Matt O’Brien Associated Press Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a more ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, April 25, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Long-serving Utah US Senator Orrin Hatch dies at age 88

By Lindsay Whitehurst Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Orrin G. Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history who was a fixture in Utah politics ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, April 23, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Sanctions hit Russian economy, although Putin says otherwise

By Ken Sweet and Fatima Hussein Associated Press NEW YORK — Nearly two months into the Russian-Ukraine war, the Kremlin has taken extraordinary steps to ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, April 23, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Justice Department to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate

By Michael Balsamo and Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, April 20, 2022 11:56 pm

Nation/World

Relentless attacks pound last defenders holed up in Mariupol

By Adam Schreck Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Relentless Russian attacks pounded the last Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged city of Mariupol as a fighter ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, April 20, 2022 11:55 pm

Local

4 dead, including 2 children, in Cooleemee house fire

COOLEEMEE (AP) — Four people, including two children, died in a fire that erupted in a Cooleemee home on Monday, authorities said. Davie County Sheriff ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 5:53 pm

Nation/World

Cheers, fear as judge strikes down U.S. transit mask mandate

By Curt Anderson Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A federal judge’s decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, April 18, 2022 11:55 pm

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Russia launches fight for industrial heartland, Ukraine says

By Yuras Karmanau Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine — After days of regrouping and reinforcing, the Russian military began a new and potentially climactic phase of ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, April 18, 2022 11:55 pm

Crime

Sheriff: 19-year-old Mooresville woman dies in Statesville detention center

STATESVILLE (AP) — A 19-year-old woman who was facing a murder charge was found dead inside the Iredell County Detention Center in Statesville, according to ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, April 15, 2022 5:33 pm

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Person shot, wounded outside Troutman home of rapper DaBaby

TROUTMAN (AP) — A person was shot and wounded outside the North Carolina home of rapper DaBaby, authorities said Thursday, but it was unclear if ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, April 14, 2022 11:10 pm

Nation/World

Biden approves $800M in new military assistance for Ukraine

By Zeke Miller and Robert Burns Associated Press WASHINGTON — In anticipation of a new Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine, President Joe Biden on Wednesday ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Texas keeping most truck inspections despite border gridlock

By Paul J. Weber and Acacia Coronado Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday defied intensifying pressure over his new border ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 11:55 pm

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North Carolina Senate race tests Trump’s endorsement power

By Gary D. Robertson and Jill Colvin Associated Press RALEIGH — When Ted Budd won a surprise endorsement from former President Donald Trump last year, ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, April 9, 2022 11:56 pm

Nation/World

Jackson’s speech highlights US race struggles, progress

By Aaron Morrison Associated Press “In my family, it took just one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court of the United States.” ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, April 9, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

More flee as Ukraine warns of stepped-up Russian attacks

By Adam Schreck and Cara Anna Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Civilian evacuations moved forward in patches of battle-scarred eastern Ukraine on Saturday, a day ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, April 9, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

‘A moment like this’: Senate history in Supreme Court vote to confirm Jackson

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON — Moments before the Senate began Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation vote to become the first ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, April 7, 2022 5:19 pm

Nation/World

Senate poised to confirm Jackson to Supreme Court today

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate is expected to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson today, securing ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, April 7, 2022 12:01 am

Nation/World

Mariupol’s dead put at 5,000 as Ukraine braces in the east

By Adam Schreck and Andrea Rosa Associated Press ANDRIIVKA, Ukraine — The mayor of the besieged port city of Mariupol put the number of civilians ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, April 6, 2022 11:12 pm

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Ukrainian forces retake areas near Kyiv amid fear of traps

By Nebi Qena and Yuras Karmanau Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops moved cautiously to retake territory north of the country’s capital on Saturday, ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, April 2, 2022 11:35 pm

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