Asian shares and US futures are higher after Wall St losses wipe out S&P 500's post-election gains
Asian shares and US futures were mostly higher Wednesday after a retreat on Wall Street wiped out all of the S&P 500’s post-U ...
China will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China said Wednesday it will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year. The budget was announced at ...
'Marshburn Road' picked over 'Lizard Lick' for new Wake elementary school name
An upcoming elementary school in Wendell will be named "Marshburn Road Elementary School," the Wake County Board of Education ...
China keeps its economic growth target at 'around 5%' for 2025
China is keeping its economic growth target at “around 5%” for 2025 despite a looming trade war with the United States and ...
The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say
The IRS is drafting plans to cut its workforce by as much as half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized ...
Invest the NC pension plan in Bitcoin? State lawmakers have their doubts, despite bill's powerful backer
Some North Carolina lawmakers want to allow billions of dollars in state funds to be invested in cryptocurrency funds. But ...
Two Oscar-winning films shed light on the thousands of disappeared people in Latin America
If there is a still open wound in Latin America, it is that of the tens of thousands of disappeared people and decades-long ...
Demonstrators across 50 states look to unify a disparate opposition to Trump and his sweeping agenda
As Donald Trump prepared Tuesday to address a joint session of Congress, protest groups gathered at parks, statehouses and ...
Local school districts weigh decision to close for Wednesday's severe storms
Carrboro, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash and Wake school districts to ask how they're preparing ...
Rare cyclone threatens millions on Australia’s east coast
Millions of residents along Australia’s eastern coast are preparing for the impact of the most southerly cyclone to threaten the region in more than five decades.
North Korea appears close to completing its first airborne early warning aircraft
North Korea appears close to completing its first airborne early warning aircraft, satellite imagery showed, an asset that experts say will sharply bolster the country’s air force power when it’s ...
Democrats seek to probe Musk conflicts and DOGE firings with resolutions of inquiry in the House
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are introducing a pair of resolutions demanding the Trump administration turn over ...