Shoppers are enlisting tailors and seamstresses to give off-the-rack purchases a custom fit or personal flair, to revive secondhand finds or to extend the lives of their wardrobes.
- Associated Press
Across the U.S., the number of tailors, dressmakers and custom sewing specialists is declining, even as demand for their work is growing.
- DEE-ANN DURBIN and MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press
The Iran war has pushed up the average U.S. price for a gallon of regular gas by $1.
- WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press
The last time U.S. drivers were collectively paying this much at the pump was nearly four years ago, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The spike in U.S. gas prices is having a big impact on workers who drive their personal cars for a living. Prices are up $1 per gallon since the Iran war began. Many California drivers are paying more than $6 per gallon. (AP Video/Terry Chea)
- ALEXANDRA OLSON, CLAIRE SAVAGE and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press
A new AP-NORC poll finds that men and women have different views on who has the advantage when it comes to earning competitive wages.
- AMANDA WATFORD Stateline.org
Gas prices are climbing again across the United States, spurring proposals for state gas tax holidays in the hopes of offering drivers some relief.
Most Americans believe recent U.S. military action against Iran has gone too far, and many are worried about affording gasoline, according to a new AP-NORC poll.
The jump in gas prices stemming from the war in Iran has had another impact that may also affect many Americans' finances: higher interest rates.
A new Gallup survey finds that Americans' outlook on the job market is increasingly pessimistic, a sharp reversal from just a few years ago.
Spiking gas prices in the U.S. are on track to eat up tax refunds this year, leaving most Americans with little extra to spend.
Workers are discovering that a new overtime tax break is proving less generous — and more complicated — than expected.
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Trump also lifted sanctions on some Iranian oil, relieving some of the pressure that Washington traditionally used as leverage against Tehran.
Norfolk Southern’s rail line from Old Fort to Black Mountain saw major damage due to Hurricane Helene in late September 2024.
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“I’m not mad at nobody, I’m just hurt,” his mother said. “I’m hurt because that was my baby. Me and him been through so much. That was my baby.”
A historic yarn manufacturer based in Gastonia is shutting down another facility, this time in Davidson County, leaving more than 65 people without a job.
Four N.C. State Wolfpack men’s basketball players entering the portal at once could reshape the roster heading into a critical offseason under new head coach Justin Gainey. NC State men’s basketball faces a potential roster overhaul. Paul McNeil, Matt Able, Cole Cloer and Terrance Arceneaux have all entered or are expected to enter the transfer portal. The departures come as the program ...
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The request would erase the convictions for the extremist groups' leaders in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Most Americans still think their taxes are too high, according to recent polls, even after last year's tax law fulfilled several of President Donald Trump's tax-related campaign promises.
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During booking, detention officers found narcotics which led to charges of felony possession of methamphetamine and felony possession of a controlled substance on jail premises.
A subsequent search of the vehicle, with the assistance of Marion Police Department, turned up a suspected amount of fentanyl and drug paraphernalia.
He was charged and arrested on March 30.
He was arrested and charged with felony breaking and entering. He was issued a secured bond of $500,000.
“The worst day in our homeland must be our best day at work,” Baird said. "Our people depend on us and we will not fail them.”
A roof leak was found in the building that city officials believe was caused by Winter Storm Fern.
The board will hear about the effort to bring back passenger trains to western North Carolina and the park and trail at the Universal Center.
The council approved a concept for a park for children ages 1 to 3.