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RALEIGH: Rains lead to lifting of water restrictions
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The significant rain falls in July are leading the city of Raleigh to lift water restrictions in early August. In a release, the city reported the Falls Lake water supply pool h...
Jul 29, 2026 Recent rains have led to the city of Raleigh to lift water restrictions effective Monday, Aug. 3 (photo of Falls Lake courtesy of the city of Raleigh).
Anthony Fauci again faces questions from Senate Republicans about pandemic origins
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and ALI SWENSON Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. scientist who helped lead the nation's COVID-19 pandemic response, is set to face off - again - with a Republican senat...
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Ukraine says it hits 2 major Russian oil refineries hours after Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump
By HANNA ARHIROVA and BARRY HATTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian forces hit two of Russia's biggest oil refineries overnight in its latest long-range strikes, officials said Wednesda...
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BEFORE THE BELL: US markets mixed ahead of Fed decision and oil prices jump as Middle East violence flares
By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street is mixed before the opening bell Wednesday and oil prices jumped more than 4% after Jordan and the U.S. knocked down another Iranian missi...
Jul 29, 2026 Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 20, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Cyclosporiasis cases in NC surpass 700
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - State health authorities are out with an updated count on stomach churning cyclosporiasis cases. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Tuesday (July 28)...
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Teen gets life without parole for killing 4 at Georgia's Apalachee High School
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press A judge on Tuesday sentenced a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia to serve life in prison without the...
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Miami picked as preseason ACC football favorite ahead of SMU, Louisville, Clemson
Miami is picked to do something it's never done before: win the Atlantic Coast Conference title. The Hurricanes are the favorites to win the ACC, which released its preseason picks Tuesday. The Hurric...
Jul 28, 2026 Malachi Toney #10 of the Miami Hurricanes carries the ball after a reception for a touchdown against the Ole Miss Rebels in the fourth quarter during the 2025 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the VRBO Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium on January 08, 2026 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Minnesota's first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets is halted in federal court
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota's first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets just days before it was to take effect, the ...
Jul 28, 2026 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - FEBRUARY 25: In this photo illustration, Predictions market sites are shown on electronic devices on February 25, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Online prediction market platforms, such as Polymarket and Kalshi, allow people to place bets on wide-ranging subjects such as sports, finance, politics and currents events. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
THE CLOSING BELL: Wall Street's flip from AI to less-loved stocks accelerates, while oil prices keep easing
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Most of Wall Street rose Tuesday, even as stocks of computer chipmakers continued to tumble worldwide. Oil prices, meanwhile, eased further from the two...
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Lindsey Graham eulogized as an 'American original' at services drawing world leaders in Washington
By LISA MASCARO, MEG KINNARD and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation's more influential U.S...
Jul 28, 2026 FILE - U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. answers questions from the media near an exhibition of damaged Russian vehicles in central Kyiv, on July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)