The Associated Press

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Takeaways from the campaigning to win over rural voters in swing-state North Carolina

North Carolina is one of a handful of tightly contested states that could determine this year's presidential election

7:57AM ( 3 months ago )

Braves host the Rays on home winning streak

The Atlanta Braves, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Tampa Bay Rays

7:55AM ( 3 months ago )

Many voters in swing-state North Carolina are disengaged. Party activists hope to fire them up

Granville County is one of only six counties in North Carolina that voted for Barack Obama, and then pivoted to Donald Trump

7:47AM ( 3 months ago )

Stores are more subdued in observing Pride Month. Some LGBTQ+ people see a silver lining in that

With Pride Month in full gear, U.S. shoppers can find the usual merchandise many stores stock for the June celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights

7:35AM ( 3 months ago )

German police shot a man allegedly threatening them with an ax in a city hosting Euro 2024 match

German police say officers have shot and wounded a man who was threatening them with an axe and a firebomb in the northern city of Hamburg, hours before it hosts a match in the Euro 2024 soccer tournament

7:34AM ( 3 months ago )

German police shot a man allegedly threatening them with an axe in a city hosting Euro 2024 match

7:34AM ( 3 months ago )

German police shot a man allegedly threatening them with an ax in Euro 2024 host city Hamburg

German police say officers have shot and wounded a man who was threatening them with an ax and a firebomb in the northern city of Hamburg

7:34AM ( 3 months ago )

German police shot a man allegedly threatening them with a hammer in Euro 2024 host city Hamburg

German police say officers have shot and wounded a man who was threatening them with a hammer and a Molotov cocktail in the northern city of Hamburg

7:34AM ( 3 months ago )

The anti-abortion movement is making a big play to thwart citizen initiatives on reproductive rights

Anti-abortion groups and their Republican allies in state governments are using a range of strategies to counter proposed ballot initiatives that are intended to protect reproductive rights or prevent voters from having a say in the fall

7:26AM ( 3 months ago )

Nations discuss children, nuclear safety at talks on peace in Ukraine taking place without Russia

Countries have resumed talks on how to iron out issues of nuclear safety, prisoner exchanges and exports of food from Ukraine that have arisen due to Russia’s two-year war there, and ways to bring peace to Ukraine — even though Moscow is not represented

7:20AM ( 3 months ago )