Randolph County student arrested after allegedly bringing gun to school
A student in Randolph County was taken into custody Thursday evening after allegedly bringing a gun to school.
Poland moves to reopen embassy in North Korea closed during COVID-19 pandemic
Poland is reactivating its embassy in the capital of North Korea, becoming the second Western nation after Sweden to resume operations that were suspended due to the COVID-19 ...
General Motors lays off about 1,000 workers, cutting costs to compete in a crowded automobile market
General Motors is laying off about 1,000 workers worldwide, shedding costs as it tries to compete in a crowded global ...
TV funnyman Conan O’Brien is tapped to host next Oscars
A year after turning to comedian Jimmy Kimmel to host their big show, The Academy Awards will pivot to another familiar TV ...
Trump won more young voters, but many don’t agree with him on issues: AP VoteCast
Americans ages 18 to 29 swung toward President-elect Donald Trump in this year’s election, but they came to his coalition with sharply different views and interests than older ...
A lion cub evacuated from Lebanon to a South African sanctuary escapes airstrikes and abuse
When Sara first arrived at her rescuers’ home, she was sick, tired, and was covered in ringworms and signs of abuse all over ...
Hundreds of hotel workers go on strike at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip
Hundreds of hotel workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip went on strike just before dawn Friday after a long and highly publicized fight for a new contract. The strike at ...
A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris
A French student detained for weeks in Tunisia returned to Paris on Friday after weeks of top-level diplomatic discussions. Victor Dupont, a 27-year-old completing a Ph.D. at ...
Transgender-rights advocates say the election of Trump and his allies marks a major setback
Election victories for Donald Trump and other candidates whose campaigns demeaned transgender people reinforced a widespread ...
Whistleblower sounds alarm about destruction of tribal sites in North Carolina
Spear points, hammer stones and picks lost to history under layers of leaves, roots and rocks — it was the evidence Scott ...
U.S. protectionism could undermine modest growth forecast for eurozone, says EU Commission
Europe’s economy has left stagnation behind but is headed for only modest growth in coming months as consumers regain some of ...
Police and protesters clash in Georgia’s separatist Abkhazia region
Police and hundreds of demonstrators clashed Friday in Georgia’s separatist region of Abkhazia as tensions flared over a proposed measure that would allow Russians to ...