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Federal officials charge US soldier with using classified intel to win over $400K bet on Maduro raid
A U.S. soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win mo...

Trump says Lebanon and Israel agree to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by 3 weeks
President Donald Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talk at the White House. Trump said the meet...

North Carolina woman held on $10M bond in alleged plot to attack Houston synagogue members
A North Carolina woman has been charged with participating in a conspiracy to attack members of a Texas synagogue designed to "kill as many Jews as possible by driving th...
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Tiny town in North Carolina honors towering Andre The Giant with roadside marker
ELLERBE, N.C.. (AP) - Wrestler and actor Andre The Giant is being honored with a roadside marker in a small town in North Carolina that was once his home. Officials plan to un...

US stocks edge back from their records as oil prices swing higher
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks pulled back from their record heights on a shaky Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Thursday to halt its weekslong rally. The Dow Jones Industr...

Authorities say they arrested a Chapel Hill man planning a mass shooting at a large New Orleans festival
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Florida county sheriff's office says they arrested a former law enforcement officer whom federal authorities say planned a mass shooting targeting Black p...

New details: Sheriff's office identifies shooting victim, suspect still sought
The investigation continues into a Wednesday night (April 22) as a suspect is being sought in connection with shooting near Zebulon that left one person dead and several injur...

Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount's $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giant
NEW YORK (AP) - An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders' stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider m...
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The beauty of the fringe tree in North Carolina landscapes
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - I can vividly recall the first time I ever laid eyes on a "Fringe Tree" (Chionanthus virginicus), also known as "Grandfather's Beard.&quo...








