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In an uneasy climate, diverse pride groups converge on DC with differing interests but common goals
Frankie Miranda, the first openly gay president and CEO of the Hispanic Federation, says immigrants and the LGBTQ+ community have been “in triage mode for months” as they defend “a multiapproach ...
AP PHOTOS: Russia hits Ukraine with the largest drone-and-missile attack of the 3-year war
The Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other regions came under a massive Russian drone-and-missile attack Sunday that killed at least 12 people and injured dozens.
Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners, hours after Moscow's largest missile-and-drone attack
Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners on Sunday, the third and last part of a major exchange that reflected a ...
Raleigh firefighters rescue 14 kittens from Method Road house fire
Firefighters in Raleigh rescued 14 kittens from a burning home on Method Road Saturday night. As the cause of the fire is still under investigation, the Raleigh Fire Department is working with animal ...
The Digital Equity Act tried to close the digital divide. Trump calls it racist and acts to end it
One program distributes laptops in rural Iowa. Another helped people get back online after Hurricane Helene washed away computers and phones in western North Carolina. Programs in Oregon and rural ...
Pope prays for Chinese Catholics to be in communion with Rome in first comments on thorny issues
Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public remarks about one of the thorniest foreign policy issues facing his new ...
So what happens to America’s 114 billion pennies once the US stops making them?
The US Treasury Department announced Thursday that it plans to start winding down production of the one-cent coin it has been minting for more than 230 years. But the penny will still remain legal ...
The US military spent $6 billion in the past 3 years to recruit and retain troops
The U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what has been a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls.
Police officers hit during fight at Rocky Mount home
Two Rocky Mount Police Department officers were hit Saturday night while responding to a fight. According to police, officers responded to a physical fight between a man, Herman Dickens, and a woman ...
Police officers hit by gunfire during fight at Rocky Mount home
Two Rocky Mount Police Department officers were hit by gunfire Saturday night while responding to a fight. According to police, officers responded to a physical fight between a man, Herman Dickens, ...
Can Pope Leo remain a U.S. citizen now that he's a foreign head of state?
Pope Leo XIV's election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally thorny, position of being an American citizen who now is also a foreign ...
Cover band gig axed over Springsteen's Trump comments
The war of words between President Trump and Bruce Springsteen led one venue to cancel a Springsteen cover band's concert.