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10+ min ago   (567+ words) CLEVELAND — About one in eight cancer cases worldwide is linked to an infection that can be prevented or treated, according to new research published in The Lancet Oncology. The two most common infections behind these cancers are H. pylori and…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago   (108+ words) WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Toll House is releasing its first-ever advent calendar. The brand describes the 12-day Nestlé Toll House Advent Calendar as a festive countdown out of any baker's dreams. It will be available at tollhouse.com/adventcalendar for $29.99 on October…...

8+ min ago   (627+ words) BROOKFORD, N.C. — The chief of a small North Carolina town is suing state and county leaders for alleged retaliatory actions after he pursued an investigation into the 1992 death of 13-year-old Isis Denise "Dee Dee" Dawkins. Willie Armstrong, the chief of the…...

58+ min ago   (273+ words) US Attorney Russ Ferguson confirmed to WCNC Charlotte that the FBI and the US Attorney's Office are investigating the district. No further details were released on the investigation, and Ferguson's office said it can not comment any further. The investigation…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (145+ words) WASHINGTON — Nearly 750,000 eye drop bottles, including some sold at Walgreens, are being recalled because the products may not be sterile. Sterling Pharmaceuticals Services LLC first initiated the recall on Aug. 20, 2026, but it was upgraded to a Class II recall by…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (865+ words) North Carolina lawmakers are expected to return to Raleigh this week for a special session aimed at providing relief from high gasoline and diesel prices, following an announcement over the weekend from the General Assembly’s top Republican leaders. House Speaker…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago   (201+ words) On Sept. 30, North Carolina Revenue Secretary McKinley Wooten Jr. received a letter from Stein requesting that the department provide penalty relief for highway use of dyed diesel fuel for farming and agricultural purposes through Dec. 31. Stein issued the directive after…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago   (832+ words) The dispute centers on the role lawmakers assigned the North Carolina Collaboratory in the 2023 budget establishing NCInnovation’s endowment. The legislation required NCI to consult with the Collaboratory on the terms and amounts of distributions from investment income and to use…...

13+ hour, 42+ min ago   (250+ words) The N.C. State Ports Authority has suspended its proposed Wilmington Harbor deepening project in response to concerns over environmental impacts. The project called for deepening 26 miles of the Cape Fear River shipping channel from its current 42 feet to 47 feet. The six-year…...

3+ hour, 32+ min ago   (753+ words) More than half of North Carolina public school units don’t have enough money to replace the laptops they bought with federal COVID funds, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) told the State Board of Education Oct. 1. To solve the ongoing…...