Microsoft reports 10% quarterly profit growth as it works to show AI investments paying off
Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday that its profit for the October-December quarter grew 10% from the same time last year as it ...
South Carolina treasurer calls questions of his role in $1.8 billion accounting error a witch hunt
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis said Wednesday that calls for him to resign over an accounting error that left the ...
Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country’s interim president
The Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar Assad last month named an Islamist former rebel leader as the country‘s ...
Palestinians’ return to northern Gaza complicates Netanyahu’s war aims
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed 15 months ago that Israel would achieve “total victory” in the war in Gaza — by ...
Graham man charged with multiple sexual assaults after year-long investigation, sheriff’s office say
A man has been arrested for multiple sexual assaults after a year-long investigation, according to the Alamance County ...
Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that the Trump administration has revoked a decision that would have protected roughly 600,000 people from Venezuela from ...
Fed hold rates steady, says job market is ‘solid’ while inflation ‘remains somewhat elevated’
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a ...
Trump orders preparation of Guantanamo Bay facility to house migrants
President Trump said he is signing an executive order on Wednesday to prepare a massive facility at Guantanamo Bay to be used ...
Trump signs Laken Riley Act, marking first legislative win of second term
President Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, marking his first legislative victory since he returned to ...
Trump’s orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses
President Donald Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as “critical race theory” and other material ...
Evacuations ordered for ‘out of control’ wildfire in western North Carolina
An emergency shelter is reportedly opening at First Baptist Church in Old Fort on East Main Street. The North Carolina Forest Service said the fire is 50 acres in size and 0% contained as of 1:30 p.m.
Enjoy the taste of spring, because we’re ending the week with rain
Wow! A taste of spring today. Highs reached the upper 60s to near 70 in the Piedmont. Not close to a record though. That was ...