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The recall was announced over faulty accelerator concerns, where the accelerator could sometimes become stuck to the floor.

Cybertrucks recalled: Tesla recalls nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks, faulty accelerators 'stuck to the floor'

Tesla recalls around 4,000 Cybertrucks due to faulty accelorators.

War, hostages, antisemitism: A somber backdrop to this year's Passover observances

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A Nigerian chess champion plays the royal game for 60 hours — a new global chess record

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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

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81-year-old charged with murder of Uber driver he mistakenly believed was a scammer, police say

Uber driver shot

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A Johnston County mother says a teacher at Archer Lodge Middle School used a racial slur against her daughter and threatened their family following a minor classroom disagreement.

Johnston County teacher accused of racial slur and threatening family

Archer Lodge middle school teacher filmed threatening students 

WRAL parent company inducted to NC Media & Journalism Hall of Fame 

Local news

Siemens will get more than $18 million in tax credits for expanding transformer manufacturing in Charlotte, as one of the 35 projects announced in the first wave of investments from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Clean energy investments bring jobs, economic growth to NC

Raleigh activists call for increased tree plantings amid development

A group called the Oak Folk Collective is urging Raleigh to increase its tree plantings.

Rocky Mount Events Center brings sports tourism boom

The Rocky Mount Event Center is located at 285 Northeast Main St.

Franklin County World War II veteran approaches his most emotional mission at 103

103-year-old Joe Balogh excited for Blue Ridge Honor Flight

Snorkeler hospitalized after incident in pool at Cary Lifetime Fitness

Cary location of near-drowining

Donald Trump will use his weekend reprieve from the courtroom to campaign in North Carolina

State news

Video of 2 bear cubs pulled from trees prompts North Carolina wildlife investigation but no charges

North Carolina sees slight surplus this year, $1B more next year

Voter ID took hold in the North Carolina primary. But challenges remain for the fall election

Moscow says 50 Ukrainian drones shot down as attacks spark fires at Russian power stations

World news

‘Ghostly’ city: How Russia’s war in Ukraine is taking a toll on its own Belgorod region

Mexican police investigate a man as a possible serial killer after finding bones and a saw

Haiti's former capital seeks to revive its hey-day as gang violence consumes Port-au-Prince

Capitol Broadcasting Company, the parent company of WRAL News, is part of the 2024 class inducted into the North Carolina Media & Journalism Hall of Fame at the University of North Carolina.

More than 21% of North Carolina's four-year-olds enrolled in the state's pre-kindergarten programs during the 2022-2023 school year, up from the prior year but still below the state's pre-pandemic highs, according to the National Institute for Early Education Research.

North Carolina ranks 29th in public pre-K enrollment, new report shows

Durham County budget increases funding for pre-K students

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