Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament on Friday that she opposes changing the imperial family's male succession rules.

Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. begin in Chicago and stretch across the country to honor his long civil ...

A new study suggests that more frequent yawns in the womb are associated with a lower weight at birth.

The San Antonio Spurs rolled to an 11th straight NBA victory on Thursday, beating the Brooklyn Nets 126-110 to inch closer to ...

Cuba said it thwarted gunmen trying to infiltrate from the United States as its coastguard opened fire Wednesday at a Florida-registered speedboat near its shores, killing four people and wounding ...

Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has been forced to rein in an AI-powered customer service assistant after users reported it had been rambling about its mother.

It's hard to recognize Ethan Hawke in "Blue Moon": he's short, bald, slightly greasy-looking and uncomfortable in his own skin.

Girls on the Run of the High Country presents the No Man’s Land Film Festival at the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country in downtown Boone on Thursday, ...

The University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted on February 26 to increase resident undergraduate tuition for the first time in nine years. The increase was ...

The American Red Cross urges donors to help the national blood supply recover from a severe blood shortage and empower their health by making an appointment to ...

The North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) has released its finalized 2025 Fire Fatality Report, and the numbers are sobering: 159 North Carolinians lost their lives ...

Killings of civilians in Sudan's war more than doubled in 2025 compared with the previous year, the United Nations rights chief said Thursday, warning that thousands more dead are unidentified ...