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By KEVIN MCGILL, CHEVEL JOHNSON and MELINDA DESLATTENEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana residents still reeling from flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Ida scrambled for food, gas, water and relief from the sweltering heat as thousands of line workers toiled […]

By BRYAN ANDERSON RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A bill cracking down on violent protests that critics argue could stifle free speech is heading to North Carolina’s governor. The proposal from Republican House Speaker Tim Moore that was fueled by rioting […]

A teen has been charged after a student was shot during a fight at a North Carolina high school on Monday, the sheriff’s office said.  Several students were fighting around 11 a.m. at New Hanover High School when a 15-year-old […]

By KEVIN MCGILL and JAY REEVES NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Ida rapidly grew in strength early Sunday, becoming a dangerous Category 4 hurricane just hours before hitting the Louisiana coast while emergency officials in the region grappled with opening […]

By ROBERT BURNS, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is vowing to complete the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan despite the deadly suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport. He promised to […]

By ZIARMAL HASHIMI, JILL LAWLESS and JON GAMBRELL KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Western nations warned Thursday of a possible attack on Kabul’s airport, where thousands have flocked as they try to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the waning days of a […]

By GARY D. ROBERTSON The use of physical restraints like handcuffs and shackles on pregnant women and new mothers in North Carolina prisons and jails would be largely barred in a measure nearing final legislative approval.  The Senate voted unanimously […]

By AHMAD SEIR, RAHIM FAIEZ and JOSEPH KRAUSS A firefight just outside Kabul’s international airport killed at least one Afghan soldier early Monday, German officials said, the latest chaos to engulf Western efforts to evacuate those fleeing the Taliban takeover […]

At least 22 people were killed and rescue crews searched desperately Sunday amid shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of people still missing after record-breaking rain sent floodwaters surging through Middle Tennessee. Saturday’s flooding in rural areas took out […]

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a famed civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, and his wife, Jacqueline, have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a statement Saturday. Jesse Jackson, 79, is vaccinated against the virus and received […]