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Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80
By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mo...
Aug 25, 2026 NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 19: Dolly Parton accepts the ACM Poet's Award onstage during the 19th ACM® Honors™ at The Pinnacle on August 19, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Mickey Bernal/Getty Images)
Federal judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's 'miscarriage of justice' claims and bid for prison release
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Ghislaine Maxwell's bid to overturn her sex trafficking conviction and be freed from prison was rejected by a federal judge Tu...
Aug 25, 2026 FILE - Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during a news conference in New York on July 2, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Putin decree lets Russia take control of infrastructure damaged in Ukrainian drone attacks
Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or r...
Aug 25, 2026 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - AUGUST 15: Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a statement during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Gun found on Durham high school campus; juvenile detentions sought
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) -- Juvenile petitions are being sought for two Southern High School students after a weapon was found on campus Tuesday (August 25). According to a release from the Durham County S...
Aug 25, 2026
Nothing changes yet with the Supreme Court's order on elections. But it could open door to 'chaos'
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The Supreme Court's decision giving preliminary approval for President Donald Trump's order restricting mail voting may not lead to a single election procedure ch...
Aug 25, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Wall Street points to gains as US raises pressure on Iran and trade war with Canada intensifies
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street was poised to open with gains early Tuesday and oil prices fell as the U.S. announced new sanctions against Iran, while trade talks be...
Aug 25, 2026 SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 05: A currency dealer looks at the work report in front of an electronic screen showing South Korea's benchmark stock index (KOSPI) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters on March 05, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Han Myung-Gu/Getty Images)
Judge sentences convicted drug dealer to almost 27 years in prison
WILMINGTON, N.C. (NCN News) -- A federal judge sentenced Alexander Trowbridge, also known as "Snow," 41, of Henderson, NC, to almost 27 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess...
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Two Lenoir County Women plead guilty in $180K Covid-era fraud case
WILMINGTON, N.C. (NCN News) -- Two Lenoir County women have pleaded guilty in connection with fraud involving Covid-19 era federal funding. According to a press release, Kendra Edmondson, 39, and Brit...
Aug 24, 2026
Billy Edwards Jr. set to start at QB for UNC after injury-shortened year at Wisconsin
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Billy Edwards Jr. figures his job is just to keep North Carolina's offense consistently moving forward, even if it's just one yard at a time. T...
Aug 24, 2026 FILE - Wisconsin quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. throws during the first half of an NCAA college football game against the Maryland, Sept. 20, 2025, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
THE CLOSING BELL: Wall Street drifts at the start of a week that could swing stocks and bonds
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish as the countdown ticks toward potentially market-moving events coming later in the week. The S&P 500 slipped 0...
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