Two people shot at sports bar on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh

Two people were shot Sunday morning at a sports bar on New Bern Avenue. Around 5 a.m., officers with the Raleigh Police Department responded to a shooting at the Touchdown Sports Bar, located at 3601 ...

Should people with autism and very high needs have a separate diagnosis? Takeaways from AP's report

As the definition of autism has widened, there’s been a growing push to create a new diagnosis, called profound autism, for those who need constant and lifelong care.

Israel resumes contentious West Bank land registration in new step to deepen control

Israel will begin a contentious land regulation process in a large part of the occupied West Bank, which could result in Israel gaining control over wide swaths of the area for future development, ...

‘Adopt a Statue’ program for Milan’s iconic Duomo restores centuries-old marbles

A restored 15th-century Duomo statue is now on public display in Milan through a donor-backed loan program. The Bearded Saint with Book was put on display last Thursday at Piazzale Cadorna. It sits ...

Whether it's a mini-sabbatical or an adult gap year, more people are taking extended work breaks

If you daydream about getting a break from work, you might picture two weeks of vacation or a long weekend getaway. But some people dare to imagine something bigger and find ways to get a substantial ...

Photos show masked revelers celebrating Shrovetide in Lithuania

People wearing traditional masks and folk costumes gathered in the Lithuanian village of Rumsiskes, north of Vilnius, for the ...

Lindsey Vonn is preparing to fly back to the US with more surgeries to come, team official tells AP

Lindsey Vonn was preparing to fly back to her home country on Sunday after her terrifying head-over-heels crash in the Olympic downhill, the U.S. Ski Team's chief told The Associated Press.

Gaza's Nasser Hospital condemns MSF decision to suspend most services

One of Gaza ’s last functioning large hospitals condemned the decision by Doctors Without Borders to pull out of operations over concerns about armed men, claiming on Sunday that the facility had ...

Love, Verona: From literature to modern Olympics, Italian city welcomes fans to feel

Valentine's Day was a bit drizzly and gray but that didn't dampen the spirit surrounding Juliet's House in Verona.

Europeans push back at US over claim they face 'civilizational erasure'

A top European Union official on Sunday rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration.

Car hits tree on Trinity Road in Cary

Police are investigating a crash on Trinity Road in Cary early Sunday morning. Police are investigating a crash on Trinity Road in Cary early Sunday morning. The WRAL Breaking News Tracker arrived at ...

Ukrainian drone strike sparks fires at Russian Black Sea port ahead of US-brokered peace talks

A Ukrainian drone strike ignited fires at one of Russia’s Black Sea ports, officials said Sunday, ahead of fresh talks aimed at ending the nearly 4-year-old war.