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'No serious dispute' that Comey's seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is defending its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, saying "there is no serious dispute" that a social media post ...
Aug 19, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 19: Author James Comey, former FBI Director, speaks at the Barnes & Noble Upper West Side on May 19, 2025 in New York City. Comey sat with Esposito to discuss his career and new book "FDR DRIVE," the third of a series of fictional crime novels featuring attorney Nora Carleton. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
BEFORE THE BELL: US futures nearly unchanged as AI-related stocks hit by heavy selling, oil prices rise
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers U.S. futures are flat as artificial intelligence-related stocks continue to sell off, while oil prices jetted higher again. AI-related sto...
Aug 19, 2026 Options trader Justin Kanda works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Hayden Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend was at apartment where she died, police report says
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Hayden Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the South Carolina apartment where the actor died over the weekend, according to...
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Food bank receives eggs as part of legal settlement
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined North Carolina food bank leaders to receive the first in a series of egg deliveries totaling nearly three million eggs. Food banks in N...
Aug 18, 2026 Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined North Carolina food bank leaders to receive the first in a series of egg deliveries totaling nearly three million eggs. (photo courtesy North Carolina Attorney General's office).
Nash County career offender draws 15‑Year federal prison sentence
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- A federal judge sentenced Trimaine Rshad Williams, 35, to 15 and half years in federal prison for Interference with Commerce by Robbery. On February 20, 2026, Williams plea...
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Trump says US has no talks planned with Iran and other news from the Middle East
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. has no talks planned with Iran but insisted the Strait of Hormuz remains "open and operating," despite limited traffic and a reported strike on a ship...
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Georgia man charged with burglarizing NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's home after plane crash
STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A Georgia man burglarized former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's home after learning Biffle and his family died in a plane crash, a North Carolina sheriff said Tuesday. Terrell Wi...
Aug 18, 2026 Greg Biffle, driver of the #51 Toyota Toyota, stands on the grid during US Concrete Qualifying Day for the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 07, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
THE CLOSING BELL: Sinking AI stocks pull Wall Street further from its record
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street pulled further from its all-time high on Tuesday as AI stocks got back to sinking. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% for a third straight modest los...
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CDC's new director is pressed to do something about its zombie programs
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still has an Alzheimer's disease program. Congress appropriated $41 million to it this year. There's jus...
Aug 18, 2026
Opening arguments set to begin in Meta's federal trial over child safety
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Oakland, Calif. (AP) - Opening arguments are set to kick off Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court. Attorneys general from...
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