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1,500 beagles will get new lives, warm laps after release from research facility
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The first beagles removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research facility that was the site of recent protests seemed to know right a...
May 03, 2026 File photo of beagles Ksuksann / Depositphotos.com
Agent hit by buckshot from the gun of man charged in correspondents' dinner attack, prosecutor says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Authorities have determined that buckshot from the gun of the man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in an attempt to kill President Dona...
May 03, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel and Acting Assistant Director for the Criminal Investigative Division at the FBI Darren Cox listen at a press conference at the Department of Justice on April 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. The officials took questions from the press and gave updates about the case against Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Murder-suicide under investigation in Wake County town
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WPTF) - Police in Morrisville are investigating what is thought to be a murder-suicide Saturday (May 2). The Police Department were dispatched to a call of shots fired on Saturday, ...
May 03, 2026 runawayphill / Depositphotos.com
Trump says the US will 'guide' stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz, starting on Monday
By ADAM SCHRECK, MELANIE LIDMAN and CARA ANNA Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United States will launch an effort on Monday to "guide" stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Stra...
May 03, 2026 QESHM ISLAND, IRAN - APRIL 28: The Ateela 2 Oil Tanker boat navigates the sea on April 28, 2026 on Qeshm Island, Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Asghar Besharati/Getty Images)
Hurricane season is around the corner, what you need to know now
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - With the start of Atlantic Hurricane Season less than a month after, state officials and emergency managers are saying now is the time to get ready. During Hurricane Prepare...
May 03, 2026 ATLANTIC BEACH, NC Waves crash around the Oceanana Pier as the outer edges of Hurricane Florence being to affect the coast September 13, 2018 in Atlantic Beach.
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
How a weaker dollar is quietly making life more expensive
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A hidden force is quietly pushing up costs for everything from your summer vacation to your weekly grocery bills: a weaker U.S. dollar. The dollar h...
May 03, 2026 FILE- This Wednesday, June 6, 2018, file photo shows U.S. currently in New York. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
Stankoven, Andersen lead Hurricanes past Flyers 3-0 in Game 1 of 2nd-round series
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Logan Stankoven scored twice to continue his postseason tear and the Carolina Hurricanes smothered the Philadelphia Flyers in a 3-0 victory Saturda...
May 02, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) is congratulated by Jaccob Slavin, left, following Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Burn ban lifted in most NC counties, here's what we know
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- Citing recent rainfall over much of the state, The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning for 81 counties effective 8 a.m. Sunday, (May 3). The statewide ...
May 02, 2026
President Trump says he is reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war
By AAMER MADHANI, SARAH EL DEEB and CARA ANNA Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war but also...
May 02, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump used the prime-time address to update the nation on the war in Iran. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)
Golden Tempo takes the Kentucky Derby as Cherie DeVaux becomes the 1st woman to train its winner
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Golden Tempo won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, making Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train the winner of the opening leg of the Triple Crow...
May 02, 2026 Kentucky Derby entrant Golden Tempo works out at Churchill Downs Friday, May 1, 2026, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)