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CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — A top U.S. Treasury official is set to visit Turkey next week for talks on American sanctions against Russian entities and the illicit activities of Palestinian militant group Hamas, according to people familiar with the discussions. Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and…

(Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will attend a meeting of NATO foreign ministers next week to highlight the alliance’s commitment to Ukraine in its war against Russia, the State Department said on Saturday. NATO is actively supporting Ukraine and Kyiv hopes one day to join t…

(Reuters) — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd, was attacked in a prison in Arizona, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison confirmed on Saturday. The Associated Press earlier reported Chauvin had been stabbed and seriously injured on Frida…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — Jessana Malaue spends a lot of time worrying about food. She worries whether her family members in Venezuela are getting enough to eat in the impoverished country she fled from. She worries about the appetite of her 4-year-old daughter, Jessmar, who has stopped eating the cor…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — A Harlem youth mentor was one of two men killed by a fire that tore through a Manhattan brownstone Friday night, officials and family members said Saturday. The raging blaze broke out on the second floor of a four-story home on West 132nd Street near Malcolm X Boulevard aroun…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — Jamie Lynn Spears is speaking about her estrangement from big sister Britney on the heels of the pop star’s memoir release last month. The “Zoey 101” alum, 32, was asked about the “Stronger” singer, 42, on this weekend’s episode of the U.K. reality show, “I’m a Celebrity…Get …

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — Black Friday shoppers spent a record $9.8 billion online in the U.S., Adobe Analytics reported, offering a positive sign for retailers facing lackluster sales forecasts for the holiday season. Demand for electronics, smartwatches, TVs and audio equipment helped boost the day’…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — Long after hijacked airliners piloted by terrorists took down the World Trade Center towers in New York more than 22 years ago, fires burned below the fallen buildings’ rubble, emitting lethal toxins that posed long-term health problems for thousands of people. Despite the cr…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — Illinois residents who owned guns covered by the state’s sweeping firearms ban before it took effect last January have a little more than one month to register those weapons with the Illinois State Police before facing the possibility of criminal penalties. Registration began…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — A Florida man’s social media posts threatening a mass shooting on the New York City subway landed him in jail, authorities said Friday. Pinellas Park resident Robert Trout III, 19, posted a video of himself brandishing guns, and wrote: “If you’re from New York City do not tak…