After her husband’s death, Kouri Richins self-published a children’s book about grief to help her sons and other kids cope with the loss of a parent.
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A Utah woman was convicted Monday of aggravated murder after poisoning her husband with fentanyl and then self-publishing a children’s book about coping with grief.
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He admitted to molesting a boy. And now he's been indicted again — this time, for alleged child sexual abuse that happened during church services.
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The ruling offers some clarity about the tariff refund process, something the Supreme Court did not mention in its Feb. 20 decision.
- COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press
The 37-year-old mother of three was shot and killed Jan. 7 as immigration agents surged into the Minneapolis area, sparking protests.
- DAVID BAUDER Associated Press
Professional journalists sifting through the trove of documents released in the Epstein files have some help — a cadre of citizen journalists who have become obsessed with the material.
- SYLVIA HUI Associated Press
Despite being stripped of his status as prince in October, King Charles III's younger brother Andrew remains eighth in line to become monarch. That might change.
After 9 months detained at an Arizona ICE detention facility, a Cuban grandmother and asylum seeker with dementia is free, pending the outcome of her deportation case.
Two American cardinals and the Vatican’s ambassador to the U.S. denounced the mass deportations happening in Minnesota under the federal government's ongoing immigration crackdown but urged everyone repair strained relations and work toward humane solutions.
Overturning years of precedent, immigration authorities have arrested or questioned dozens of refugees in Minnesota, attorneys and advocates say, with more detentions likely to come nationwide.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he had a “productive” meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, focusing on housing affordability and immigration enforcement.
Residents in a Southern California city want local police to stop letting federal immigration agents train at a publicly owned firing range.
Agents are accused of dropping off Nurul Amin Shah Alam, who was mostly blind and unable to communicate in English, at a restaurant.
With the Epstein case unfolding around the world, the couple is once again ensnared in a scandal.
The Chamber, Leading Business in Cabarrus, hosted its annual meeting on Friday, Feb. 13, at Great Wolf Lodge, with 360 members in attendance. Its annual awards were presented, and members took a look back on accomplishments from 2025.
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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College recently welcomed legislators, state leaders and community partners for the college’s annual Legislative Luncheon, along with a Community Celebration to mark Site Selection magazine’s designation of North Carolina’s No. 1 national ranking in workforce development.
The Boys & Girls Club of Cabarrus County welcomes the community back for the 69th Annual Pancake Day, presented by SHOE SHOW, INC. on Thursday, March 19, from 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. for a day full of pancakes, sausage, and fun with friends and neighbors.
Traffic camera footage shows moment two vehicles fall into Pacific Street sinkhole in Omaha. Video provided by Omaha Police Department.
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Within the past two years, 69 public schools in Wisconsin shut down. More will close in coming years.
Fed policymakers left short-term interest rates unchanged at about 3.6% for the second straight meeting Wednesday.
Trump called the moment a "great test" for NATO and said the alliance made "a very foolish mistake" by rejecting him.
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According to motor club AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped to $3.79 Tuesday, up from $2.98 before the war.
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The Kannapolis Fire Department is offering free, non-certified CPR classes in 2026 — and you’re invited to attend.
Huntersville police are offering a reward of up to $14,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the 2014 killing of Peter Jordan. Jordan was 19 when someone shot and killed him in The Landings at Northcross Apartments on Feb. 19 of that year, police said. The apartments are on Landings Drive, off Sam Furr Road (N.C. 73) and Interstate 77 exit 25 in the Birkdale area. ...
Illinois jails continue to struggle with the mental health needs of their inmate population, particularly when detainees are unfit to stand trial.
Defense lawyers have asked for a short prison term, if any time in custody is required at all, for the first Drug Enforcement Administration agent in Western New York convicted of protecting drug traffickers.
The city of Concord is introducing a new way for residents to easily report non-emergency issues like potholes, street sign damage, streetlights that are out and more. The new Concord Click-2-Fix is a free online reporting tool that replaces the former Concord Mobile Care application.
Cabarrus County Commissioners will hold their monthly regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the Cabarrus County Government Center in downtown Concord.
Citing "unspeakable acts of violence" committed by federal immigration officers, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday proposed a state law to ban local police across New York from working with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on immigration raids.