NC-based Advance Auto Parts to close hundreds of stores
North Carolina-based Advance Auto said Thursday that it would reduce its U.S. footprint as part of a “strategic plan to ...
UK economic growth slows down sharply in the third quarter
LONDON — (AP) — U.K. economic growth slowed down sharply in the third quarter of the year, official figures showed Friday. The Office for National Statistics said growth during the July to September ...
Seniors commit to college marching band
Livingstone College president, staff, and alumni came to the Queen City from Salisbury to recruit students from West ...
Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Houston spew most greenhouse gas of world cities
Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, and Shanghai is the most ...
South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law
A South Korean court has handed opposition leader Lee Jae-myung a suspended prison sentence after finding him guilty of ...
Iredell County woman wins first $150,000 top prize in new game
RALEIGH — Debra Ray, of Mooresville, bought a $5 scratch-off and won the first $150,000 top prize in a new scratch-off game, ...
Hornets’ players, staff deliver Thanksgiving meals to 1,000 families
CHARLOTTE — An additional 1,000 families will have the ingredients to make a Thanksgiving meal this year as part of the ...
Trump's pick of Rubio as America's top diplomat jolts Latin America, long accustomed to US neglect
President-elect Donald Trump's pick of Sen. Marco Rubio to become U.S. secretary of state is likely to jolt Latin America ...
Trump wants to end 'wokeness' in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage
President-elect Donald Trump has a vision for education that revolves around a single goal: to rid America’s schools of ...
As airlines avoid Israel, UAE's FlyDubai and Etihad keep up flights for both diplomacy and dollars
Since the Mideast wars began with Hamas’ initial Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, many international airlines have halted, ...
As Trump picks Florida men for top jobs, new political possibilities open up in the Sunshine State
As President-elect Donald Trump names his picks for his new administration from his private club in Palm Beach and prepares ...
Stock market today: Asian stocks climb after Wall Street's post-election boom slows
Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks slipped as the market’s rally following Trump’s election victory continued ...