Triangle/Local
Wake County activates cooling centers as heat index soars past 100
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) — With summer heat already pushing into triple digits, Wake County officials are opening their doors—literally—to help residents find relief. Temporary cooling centers are now available across the county, part of a broader effort to protect the public as the heat index…
Goats on the Go: Raleigh taps four-legged crew to tackle invasive plants at Dorothea Dix Park
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) — Raleigh’s most unconventional landscaping crew is back at work—this time with hooves on the ground and greenery in their sights. Goats on the Go has partnered with the Triangle area and City of Raleigh Parks Department to tackle invasive plants at…
JetZero plans to build $4.7B plant in North Carolina, aims to create 14,500 jobs
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — JetZero Inc. announced plans Thursday to build its first manufacturing plant for a next-generation passenger jet in central North Carolina, a project that if successful would create more than 14,500 jobs there in a decade. The California-based startup intends to build the factory…
Trump says he will ‘liberate’ Los Angeles in speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the Army
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump called protesters in Los Angeles “animals” and “a foreign enemy” in a speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday as he defended deploying the military on demonstrators opposed to his immigration…
Poll shows broad support for vaccines, rising concern over decline in childhood immunizations
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) — A new national poll is revealing a rare point of agreement among American voters across the political spectrum: strong support for keeping FDA-approved vaccines accessible. The survey, conducted by the Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease, also highlights growing alarm over declining…
State/Regional
North Carolina judges side with GOP lawmakers for who gets say on highway patrol commander
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A panel of North Carolina judges dismissed one of Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s cases against Republican legislative leaders Monday, upholding part of a power-shifting law that prevents Stein from selecting the State Highway Patrol commander. Three Superior Court judges made the…
North Carolina redistricting trial begins, with racial gerrymandering allegations the focus
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina congressional and legislative districts drawn by Republicans that helped them retain majorities in Raleigh and Washington are in court, as federal lawsuits accuse mapmakers of illegally eroding Black voting power in the process. A three-judge panel convened Monday in…
Justice Department’s early moves on voting and elections signal a shift from its traditional role
ATLANTA (AP) — In North Carolina, it was a lawsuit over the state’s voter registration records. In Arizona and Wisconsin, it was a letter to state election officials warning of potential administrative violations. And in Colorado, it was a demand for election records going back to 2020. Those…
Permitless concealed carry in North Carolina faces uphill battle after some GOP pushback
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A bill to let adults carry concealed handguns without a permit cleared the North Carolina legislature on Wednesday, however the path to joining the majority of U.S. states with similar laws remains uncertain. The GOP-backed legislation faces a…
North Carolina GOP sending immigration crackdown bills to Democratic Gov. Stein
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republicans at the North Carolina legislature gave final approval Tuesday two pieces of legislation that would compel state agencies to participate in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and would toughen a recent law that required sheriffs to help federal…
World/National
NYC mayoral candidate is arrested at immigration court after linking arms with man being detained
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents at an immigration court Tuesday after he linked arms with a person authorities were attempting to detain. A reporter with The…
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
By BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump family is licensing its name to a new mobile phone service, the latest in a string of ventures announced while Donald Trump is in the White House despite ethical concerns that the U.S.…
The Latest: Trump attends G7 summit amid his trade war with US allies
By The Associated Press President Donald Trump has arrived for the G7, or Group of Seven, summit in Canada, a country he’s suggested should be annexed, as he wages a trade war with America’s longstanding allies. If there’s a shared mission at this year’s G7 summit, which begins Monday…
Israel strikes state-run Iranian TV during live broadcast after Iranian missiles kill 8 in Israel
By AMI BENTOV and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel struck Iran’s state-run television station Monday during a live broadcast, forcing a reporter to run off camera following an explosion, after Iran fired a new wave of missiles at Israel that…
Military parade rolls through DC as ‘No Kings’ protesters across US decry Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barreled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute, playing out against a counterpoint of protests around the country by those who decried the U.S. leader as…
Entertainment
Trump will sign an order extending deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell app
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will sign an executive order this week to extend a deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest the popular video sharing app, the White House announced Tuesday. Trump had signed an order in early April to keep TikTok running for an…
Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, briefly shows up to support Sean “Diddy” Combs at trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, briefly showed up to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday to support the hip-hop mogul, a longtime friend.…
Jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in the retrial of his landmark #MeToo sex crimes case
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted Wednesday of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial but acquitted of another, and jurors were as yet unable to reach a verdict on a third…
Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists, has died at…
Disney to pay almost $439 million to take full control of streaming service Hulu
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Disney will pay Comcast’s NBCUniversal nearly $439 million for its stake in Hulu, taking full control of the streaming service. The move closes out an appraisal process that’s dragged on for a few years. Disney said in November 2023 that it…
Sports
Federal judge calls on NASCAR, teams to settle bitter antitrust battle
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge urged NASCAR and two of its teams, including one owned by retired NBA great Michael Jordan, to settle their increasingly acrimonious legal fight that spilled over into tense arguments during a hearing on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Kenneth…
Louisiana is poised to hike its sports betting tax to help colleges pay their athletes
Louisiana is poised to hike taxes on sports betting to pump more than $24 million into athletic departments at the state’s most prominent public universities. Legislation pending before Gov. Jeff Landry would make Louisiana the first state to raise taxes to fund college sports since a…
Could you eat this much ice cream after walking 1,100 miles? Some Appalachian Trail hikers try
GARDNERS, Pa. (AP) — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles (11 kilometers) through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take on its ice cream challenge. Nearly 40 minutes and 2,500 calories…
J.J. Spaun overcomes five early bogeys to win the U.S. Open at rain-soaked Oakmont
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — J.J. Spaun turned a miserable day into an unforgettable finish in the U.S. Open. It was wet and nasty at Oakmont. Five players were tied for the lead with an hour to go. Spaun delivered two shots now part of U.S…
Nationals’ bat-retrieving dog Bruce laps up pregame attention, makes MLB debut
WASHINGTON (AP) — The dog days of summer arrived Saturday at Nationals Park. Bruce, a 21-month-old Golden Retriever, fetched a bat during a ceremony before the Washington Nationals’ game against the Miami Marlins as part of a Pups in the Park promotion. He retrieved bats…