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BEFORE THE BELL: Wall Street inches higher as markets absorb war, tariffs, high energy costs and AI anxiety
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers U.S. markets ticked modestly higher in premarket trading and oil prices retreated for the first time in a week, even as heavy fighting in the Midd...
Jul 24, 2026 SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 05: Currency dealers work 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.
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Drones target northern Iraqi city where US forces are based as US-Iran fighting escalates
By JULIA FRANKEL and STELLA MARTANY Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) - Drones carrying explosives targeted a city in northern Iraq where U.S. forces are stationed and sirens rang out in Bahrain on Fr...
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THE CLOSING BELL: Brent oil tops $100 per barrel, as tumbles for Tesla and Alphabet yank Wall Street lower
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Brent oil shot to its highest price since May after increased fighting in the Middle East on Thursday threatened to slow the global flow of crude. At th...
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DROUGHT UPDATE: Rains are helping, but more still needed
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- Even as rain has fallen over much of North Carolina, the majority of the state is still facing drought conditions according to the latest report from the state's drought mo...
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Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors
NEW YORK (AP) - Criticized by a federal judge for sloppy legal work, the government on Thursday withdrew subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sourc...
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Panthers OLB Nic Scourton carted off the field with right knee injury on Day 1 of training camp
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers second-year outside linebacker Nic Scourton was carted off the practice field with a right knee injury during the first day of t...
Jul 23, 2026 Carolina Panthers linebacker Nic Scourton (11) walks to the NFL football team's training camp Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Scott Kinser)
A Super Bowl in Charlotte? David Tepper's $1.3B stadium renovation project could help pave the way
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper is investing an additional $500 million into ongoing stadium renovations to improve overall fan experience wi...
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Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday will have governors and electricity companies join a voluntary pledge to shield U.S. consumers from higher utility bi...
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Juvenile charged in Glenwood South teen takeover
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Another teenager has been charged and is in custody in connection with the "Teen Takeover" in Raleigh's Glenwood South area on Independence Day weekend. On Tuesday (July 22), Ra...
Jul 23, 2026
Sullivan named to lead NC Community Colleges
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - A Louisiana higher education executive has been named to lead the North Carolina Community College system. The State Board of Community Colleges selected Dr. Monty Sullivan ...
Jul 23, 2026 Monty Sullivan been named to lead the North Carolina Community College system. (photo courtesy NCCCS)