With the second week of the school year underway, parents and students are still adjusting to new schedules and classrooms. Doctors say another important back-to-school priority is making sure children are up to date on their vaccinations.
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More than four decades after Babcock & Wilcox closed its Wilmington facility, former employees gathered to reminisce about their time at one of the Port City’s major manufacturers.
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Nearly a week after the death of Dolly Parton, fans in the Cape Fear region gathered Sunday to celebrate the country music icon’s life and legacy.
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A murder suspect will be in court on Thursday for a probable cause hearing, after allegedly killing his uncle.
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NASA’s newest space telescope launched Sunday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, beginning a mission to study some of the universe’s biggest mysteries.
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The death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse west of Kyiv, the war's deadliest attack this year, rose to 38 with four people still missing, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday.
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Niger’s capital of Niamey on Sunday appeared calm with normalcy restored after a day of unrest as aggrieved soldiers staged a mutiny that threatened the ruling military junta before being repelled by loyalist forces aided by Russian troops.
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Besides a social media post from President Donald Trump, the White House has said little about what he is calling “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY” in Venezuela.
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NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before.
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Iceland's voters rejected restarting negotiations to join the European Union in a referendum that pitted concerns about geopolitical stability against keeping national control of Iceland’s prized fisheries, officials said Sunday.
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Third-ranked Jessica Pegula shook off nerves that contributed to a slow start against Elena-Gabriela Ruse, winning her opening match at the U.S. Open on Sunday in straight sets.
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With screams and giggles, whipping ponytails and white-knuckle grips, Minnesota fairgoers are taking delight in the magic of the Tilt-A-Whirl ride as it turns 100 years old.
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