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Biden will publish 'Promise Me, America' memoir after the November midterm elections
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Joe Biden will publish a memoir, "Promise Me, America," which he says will touch upon everything from the economy to his decision t...
Jul 15, 2026
Hurricanes to open the NHL season against the Panthers, raise their Stanley Cup banner on Sept. 29
NEW YORK (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes will raise their second Stanley Cup championship banner on Sept. 29 before hosting the Florida Panthers to kick off the NHL season. The opener pits the most rec...
Jul 15, 2026 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 14: The Carolina Hurricanes celebrate victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Six of the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Inflation cools more than expected in June as gas costs fall, underlying prices ease
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. inflation cooled last month as the cost of gas, clothes, and used cars fell, providing some relief to consumers, while underlying price pressu...
Jul 14, 2026 Gas and diesel prices are displayed at a Love's Travel Stop on March 17, 2026 in Kermit, Texas. Diesel prices have surged past $5 per gallon as attacks on energy infrastructure and fuel exports intensify amid the ongoing conflict involving Iran, Israeli forces, and the United States. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6 million in Trump sex abuse and defamation case
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Tr...
Jul 14, 2026 NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 21: E. Jean Carroll attends "Ask E. Jean" New York screening at IFC Center on May 21, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
Trump will speak on elections in primetime address, could revisit prior claims
By COLLIN BINKLEY and BILL BARROW Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a focus on elections, suggesting he cou...
Jul 14, 2026 President Donald Trump speaks at Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after 2 deadly shootings
By PATRICK WHITTLE, JACK BROOK, REBECCA SANTANA and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) - Trump administration officials told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspen...
Jul 14, 2026 A man yells at a woman working security near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Scarborough, Maine, one day after the shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
DURHAM: Man charged with assault
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - A Durham man has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon following a shooting on Burgundy Road Tuesday (July 14). According to the Durham County Sheriff's Office, just bef...
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Supreme Court justices detail security risks and weigh in on ethics in rare congressional testimony
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In rare congressional testimony, Supreme Court justices shared chilling stories Tuesday about the threats they increasingly face in public life...
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THE CLOSING BELL: US stocks rise after data shows slowing inflation, even as IBM plunges
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rose Tuesday after a report showed U.S. inflation was not as bad last month as economists expected. That was even though oil prices continued to climb on worries that the United...
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NC UPDATE: Hundreds in state sickened by food borne illness
RALEIGH. N.C. (NCN News) -- State health monitors have reported 307 cases of cyclosporiasis and 13 hospitalizations have been reported in North Carolina since May 1. North Carolina has experienced a c...
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