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Iran launches barrage of missiles after Israel kills 2 of its top officials
By JON GAMBRELL, JULIE WATSON and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Israel killed two senior Iranian security officials in a major blow to the Islamic Republic's leadershi...
Mar 17, 2026 Emergency workers respond to a ballistic missile attack in which a couple in their 70s were killed, according to published reports, on March 18, 2026 in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan, Israel. Iran has continued firing waves of drones and missiles at Israel after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran early on February 28th. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
Gunman killed and employee hospitalized after a shooting at a Georgia VA clinic, police say
JASPER, Ga. (AP) - There was a shooting Tuesday at a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in a small town at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains in Georgia, and the gunman was shot and killed, polic...
Mar 17, 2026 Emergency vehicles are seen outside a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Jasper, Ga., Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilie Megnien)
One dead in tanker rollover crash
CLAYTON, N.C. (WPTF) - The driver of a cargo tanker is dead after a rollover crash in Johnston County Monday afternoon (March 16). Around 2 p.m. troopers were dispatched to a fatal collision involving...
Mar 17, 2026
Senate leader Phil Berger asks for recount in race against Sam Page
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - State Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger is asking for a recount in a razor-thin losing margin to Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page in the District 26. Republican Primary...
Mar 17, 2026 FILE - North Carolina President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, R- Guliford, Rockingham, speaks after he was re-elected to the position at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)
Siemens announces Carolinas investments
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - German owned Siemens is investing more than $165 million in both Carolinas, including in Wake County, to support America's rapidly accelerating AI and data center markets. The n...
Mar 17, 2026 Futuristic designed data center interior. (3d render)
Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely viol...
Mar 16, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 04: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. appears before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee met to hear testimony on President Trump's 2026 health care agenda. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as island struggles with deepening energy crisis
HAVANA (AP) - Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble. The Mi...
Mar 16, 2026 A man finishes putting fuel in his car's tank, located in the back of the car, during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Financial services company marks major Charlotte expansion
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (NCN News) - State and local leaders took part in the official ribbon cutting for financial giant Citigroup offices in the Ballantyne community in south Charlotte Monday (March 16). Th...
Mar 16, 2026 Aerial drone shot of Charlotte North Carolina center cityscape during a sunny spring day.
Signal work planned near I-540 Wednesday
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Traffic signal work will impact a key intersection near the Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday (March 18). Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation will...
Mar 16, 2026 Traffic lights at red
Update: Durham Police name shooting victims
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) -- Durham authorities have released the names of two people who were shot and killed on North Roxboro Street in Durham just before Midnight Saturday (March 14). In a release, polic...
Mar 16, 2026