Have you noticed an unusual smell or flavor in your tap water over the past few days?

What's wrong with Raleigh tap water? Algae bloom at Falls Lake behind the smell, color

'Earthy and musty:' Here's why your tap water may taste strange this weekend in Raleigh

Athens Drive Magnet High School and Conn Magnet Elementary School won national awards Saturday at the Magnet Schools of America's annual conference.

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

Athens Drive High School

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The U.S. carried out dozens of strikes over the weekend in response to a deadly attack on a U.S. base in Jordan. The secretary of state is now in the region and said the U.S. is not finished.

This morning, Secretary Lincoln traveling to Saudi Arabia, the US battling on multiple fronts for a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza and against Iran. We intend to take additional strikes and additional action to continue to send a clear message of American strikes against Iranian backed militia went all weekend including on Friday night in Syria and Iraq hitting munition stores and drone factories. A response to the killing of three US service members, their bodies arriving home as B one bombers took off from the US on Saturday. A second operation, multinational and separate the US said launched from the USS Dwight Eisenhower, 36 strikes in Yemen against 13 Houthi targets, disrupting shipping in the Red Sea yesterday, angry Iraqi leaders held funerals the number of dead in double figures. But despite the Pentagon saying it targeted Iran's Revolutionary Guard. The strikes heavily signaled in advance did not kill high value Iranian operatives not so far. Have you ruled out strikes inside Iran? I'm not going to get into what we've ruled in and ruled out. And now Iran releasing a highly produced video in English warning the US not to sink an Iranian ship. The BES accused of helping the houthis those engaging in terrorist activities against bears or similar vessels jeopardize international maritime roads security and for potential future international risks. Tracking data reviewed by NBC. News shows the ship, some experts believe to be an Iranian spy vessel close by when commercial shipping is targeted in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden as America prepared its response. Last week NBC news watched the BES AD move away.

Blinken heads to Saudi Arabia as volatile situation in the Middle East continues

WASHINGTON — Antony J. Blinken, a defender of global alliances and President-elect Joe Biden’s closest foreign policy adviser, is expected to be nominated for secretary of state, a job in which he will try to coalesce skeptical international partners into a new competition with China, according to people close to the process.

Biden Chooses Antony Blinken, Defender of Global Alliances, as Secretary of State

Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 -- When President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo don't like the questions reporters ask, they attack, belittle and even question the patriotism and loyalty of news organizations. It is a repetitious ploy to avoid telling the truth. President Trump has well-documented that he cannot be trusted to tell the truth. Pompeo is following in line. With dignity and determination, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly wouldn't be intimidated and stood her ground.

Editorial: Determined NPR reporter won't let Trump officials bury the truth

Pompeo Emerges as a Major Trump Enabler in Ukraine Affair

State authorities have seized more than $1 million in knockoff goods from stores across central North Carolina in recent weeks.

NC investigators seize counterfeit clothes, gaming consoles from area stores

Knockoff merchandise

The percentage of donations to North Carolina charities rose to a record level last year, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Secretary of State's office.

Report: Charitable giving in NC down, but charities using more for programs

Report outlines charitable giving over past year

An annual report details the level of charitable giving by North Carolina residents.

Tendrils of a long-running battle between opposing bail bonds groups reach toward the highest corridors of North Carolina politics.