The Latest: Standoff intensifies in Strait of Hormuz after Trump issues ‘shoot and kill’ order

Tensions in the standoff between the U.S. and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz intensified Friday after U.S. President Donald ...

Japan’s Haruki Murakami to publish first new novel in 3 years with ‘The Tale of KAHO’ in July

A new book by Haruki Murakami will mark the first time a full-length novel by the Japanese author features a female main ...

Warming continues in central NC with eyes on Saturday’s rain potential

Temperatures are once again climbing well above average, with highs reaching the mid to upper 80s. That trend continues into ...

Millionaire for Life ticket sold at Wake County Food Lion wins $7,500

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In Baltic skies, NATO and Russian pilots size each other up warily but without a tilt into war

When NATO’s call came, the French fighter pilots scrambled with practiced urgency, already suited up to shorten their ...

Schlittler says heckling `not too bad’ as he pitches at Fenway Park for first time against Red Sox

Pitching at Fenway Park for the New York Yankees, Cam Schlittler didn’t face the type of abuse he was subjected to online. Schlittler limited the team he rooted for growing up ...

Q&A: Apollo astronaut Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universe

It was 1972 and Apollo astronauts Harrison “Jack” Schmitt and Eugene Cernan had just stepped onto the moon’s surface to begin collecting rock and soil samples. The ...

Avalanche get a pair of lucky goals and hold off Kings 4-2, taking a 3-0 series lead

Cale Makar scored the tiebreaking goal, Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche moved to the brink of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs ...

Timberwolves take a 2-1 lead on the Nuggets with a dominant defensive effort in a 113-96 Game 3 win

Jaden McDaniels and the Minnesota Timberwolves flexed even more of their defensive muscle against the flagging Denver Nuggets ...

Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the East

Often considered more a problem for Western North America, wildfires are becoming more intense, frequent and damaging in the ...

McCollum ruins Knicks’ night again, leading the Hawks to a 109-108 victory and a 2-1 lead

CJ McCollum hit a fadeaway jumper with 12.5 seconds left to ruin New York’s night again, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a ...

The Latest: Trump orders military to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” Iranian small boats choking the Strait of ...