The Trump administration is urging Congress to deprioritize bicycle lanes and mass transit, cut funding for electric vehicle charging stations and speed adoption of self-driving cars as part of legislation needed to renew federal transportation programs.
As Americans struggle financially, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has pledged to bring inflation back to its 2% target, but it remains unclear exactly how he plans to get there.
President Trump said he plans to discuss artificial intelligence with Chinese President Xi Jinping during Xi's visit to the United States on September 24. Trump described AI as one of the most significant technological developments in history and said the global race for AI leadership is cri…
The U.S. House of Representatives backed a resolution Thursday directing the president to halt U.S. military action against Iran, but the Senate voted later to block the measure.
The Pentagon is on track to pass its first-ever financial audit in 2028, a breakthrough for an agency that has never been able to fully account for its spending.
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives backed legislation directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran, the latest symbolic rebuke of the Republican president from Congress.
A trilateral free trade zone defined North America's economy for 32 years. Now, the U.S. could force concessions on Canada that Mexico agrees to in its more advanced talks.
The fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes an unprecedented $1.15 trillion in spending for the military, passed 216 to 212.
It would allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium and reprocess nuclear waste, potential pathways to making a nuclear weapon.
* Houthis have said they will blockade Saudi ports * US military, if called on, would need to extend resources across two fronts * Houthi fighters have survived previous attacks by Saudi and US By
U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly set to announce a landmark 30-year civilian nuclear co-operation agreement with Saudi Arabia, which may allow the country to start enriching uranium.
The Trump administration is preparing a new round of tariffs on dozens of trading partners as temporary import duties introduced earlier this year are due to expire this week
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Senate committee that the Pentagon needs nearly 70 billion dollars in additional funding for the war in Iran. The hearing turned combative as Senators demanded explanations as to the military's strategy to win or otherwise end the war. Story by Bryan Quinn.
With most Canadian provinces vowing to keep U.S. alcohol off store shelves in response to President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats, CBC’s Eli Glasner asks: are the booze bans an effective pressure tactic or merely political symbolism — and an inconvenience for consumers.
The Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation announced Morton's death on its website.
Here is a list of what is happening at the McDowell County Public Library in August.
The position was identified as a priority during the organization's strategic planning process.
Old landfills and dumps that could contain dangerous materials are going uninspected across North Carolina, a new audit found.
Errors in the system can happen for a multitude of reasons, but the DMV says the individual is responsible for catching and correcting them.
A complex money laundering operation was uncovered in North Carolina when bank employees noticed a customer had used a different ID the day before.
North Carolina’s community college system has a new leader: Monty Sullivan, who ran Louisiana’s community college system for more than a decade.
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NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope observations over 16 years helped reveal this rare binary system, demonstrating how close massive stars live and die together in cosmic pairs.
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“As a reminder to the public: This is NOT how we operate," the sheriff's office said.
“The No. 1 rule is, in any of our frauds across any sector that we work in law enforcement, is if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”
The victim had multiple stab wounds and cuts across his body.
“Operations like this allow us to hold offenders accountable while reminding the community that their safety remains our top priority."
Since April 2024, the McDowell Department of Social Services has screened 21 reports involving teen suicide attempts.
Rep. Chuck Edwards hired a Washington-based attorney to represent him on allegations that he sexually harassed female staffers.
The commissioners congratulated Sheriff Ricky Buchanan on his retirement and thanked him for his decades of service to McDowell County.
The potential safety measures for motorists included more street lighting, all-way stops, roundabouts, wider shoulders, traffic signal improvements and access management.
