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1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (421+ words) MATTHEWS, N.C. " For many children, the first hours in foster care unfold not in a welcoming home but in a fluorescent-lit government office, waiting, uncertain and afraid. A national nonprofit is working to change that in Mecklenburg County. Isaiah 117 House, an…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (709+ words) Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab states, and Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran as the war expanded on Monday with statements of defiance and increasing casualties. As the American and Israeli airstrikes…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago  (652+ words) The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran rattled world markets on Monday, with U.S. futures initially falling more than 1% and oil prices soaring, though both moderated as trading picked up. The futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (92+ words) Police have closed the 300 block of Ridgewood Road while they investigate a traffic crash; drivers should avoid the area. Search location by ZIP code Ridgewood Road closed in Winston-Salem for crash investigation Part of Ridgewood Road in Winston-Salem is closed…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago  (909+ words) Trump administration officials told congressional staff in private briefings Sunday that U.S. intelligence did not suggest Iran was preparing to launch a preemptive strike against the U.S., three people familiar with the briefings said. The administration officials instead acknowledged there was a…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago  (468+ words) Sean Penn won best supporting male actor for his performance in "One Battle After Another" and Catherine O'Hara won a posthumous award at the 32nd Actor Awards. Video above: Beloved star of 'Home Alone,' 'Schitt's Creek' Catherine O'Hara dies at 71 Seth…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago  (777+ words) Fayetteville's newly selected welcome muralist says the city's next downtown landmark will honor what residents loved about the old wall while presenting a fresh vision for where the city is headed " even as some locals questioned replacing the original mural....

6+ hour, 16+ min ago  (539+ words) This time it was Hilary Knight's turn to provide a big laugh " with an assist from the "Saturday Night Live" writers " in the wake of a weeklong dust-up involving the United States women and men's Olympic gold medal-winning hockey teams....

6+ hour, 59+ min ago  (242+ words) In the aftermath of the United States and Israel launching strikes on Iran--which has since struck back--experts are weighing in on how potential conflict in the region could shape our midterm elections. "It was both surprising and not…...

7+ hour, 40+ min ago  (194+ words) Iran carried out a number of retaliatory strikes in parts of the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates, after major attacks by United States and Israel forces killed Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Flights across the region were…...