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Fight between Pistons and Hornets results in four players being ejected

Savannah Guthrie makes new video plea as missing mother’s ransom deadline nears

Catherine O’Hara died from a pulmonary embolism. Cancer was the underlying cause

GOP lawmakers both critical and cordial with Charlotte leaders after high-profile crime

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Olympic town warms up as climate change puts Winter Games on thin ice

Arguments to begin in landmark social media addiction trial set in Los Angeles

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Seahawks ride their ‘Dark Side’ defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13

US Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash — including from Trump

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Venezuela frees several opposition members after lengthy politically motivated detentions

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‘Melania’ falls steeply and ‘Send Help’ holds steady at No. 1 on a quiet weekend in theaters

FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show

‘Take the vaccine, please,’ a top US health official says in an appeal as measles cases rise

Wall Street bounces back as tech stocks recover and bitcoin stops plunging

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Oman mediates indirect US-Iran talks over Tehran’s nuclear program

Anthropic, OpenAI rivalry spills into new Super Bowl ads as both fight to win over AI users

Slotkin rejects Justice Department request for interview on Democrats’ video about ‘illegal orders’

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US wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies to counter China

Hornets bringing Coby White back home to North Carolina in trade with Bulls, AP source says

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Washington Post cuts a third of its staff in a blow to a legendary news brand

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An angel resembling Italy’s Meloni is painted over after an outcry from church and state

The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show took place over the weekend in New York and a dog with a Cape Fear connection is returning as a winner, (Photo: Eastwood Grooming).

Penny the Doberman pinscher wins the 150th Westminster dog show

Disney

Disney parks chief Josh D’Amaro will take over for Bob Iger as CEO

Trump says he won’t tear down the Kennedy Center arts venue but it needs to be closed for repairs

17 former NC State athletes join lawsuit alleging abuse by ex-head trainer, bringing total to 31

Govt Shutdown

The Latest: Partial government shutdown drags as debate over ICE deepens

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Bad Bunny wins album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, a first for a Spanish-language album

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More winter weather leads to heavy snow, canceled flights and, in Florida, falling iguanas

Catherine O’Hara, Emmy-winning comedian of ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘SCTV’ fame, dies at 71

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NASA delays the first Artemis moonshot with astronauts because of extreme cold at the launch site

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Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service

Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico

Melania Trump’s documentary premieres at the Kennedy Center ahead of global release

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US stocks drift as gold’s price keeps ripping higher

Russia and Ukraine’s combined war casualties could reach 2 million soon, report estimates

Partial shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand ICE changes

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Bill Belichick snubbed by Pro Football Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility, report says

Wall Street sets a record while the US dollar’s value slides again

UPS retires fleet of MD-11 aircraft involved in deadly Kentucky crash

Bill Belichick snubbed by Pro Football Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility, report says

South Carolina measles outbreak surpasses Texas’ 2025 total, with little sign of slowing

Duke

Duke and QB Darian Mensah reach settlement to resolve legal fight over his transfer

Immigration Enforcement Minnesota

Judge orders ICE chief to appear in court to explain why detainees have been denied due process

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Northeast sees more snow from the tail end of a colossal winter storm, at least 13 deaths reported

Iran

Iran unveils mural warning of retaliation if US conducts a military strike

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Republican calls are growing for a deeper investigation into the fatal Minneapolis shooting

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More than 10,800 flights canceled Sunday as massive winter storm sweeps across US

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A man is under arrest for assaulting U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost at the Sundance Film Festival

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US security agreement for Ukraine is ‘100% ready’ to be signed, Zelenskyy says

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Videos of deadly Minneapolis shooting contradict government statements

Ice from winter storm leaves hundreds of thousands of customers without power across the South

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