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Local News

Manhunt: Deputies using K-9 units, drones to search for men responsible for shooting, carjacking in Knightdale
Mega Millions, Powerball offer half a billion dollars in jackpots this weekend
Granville County man triples his way to $150,000 Powerball prize
Rare cancer cases rising among ECU faculty
Durham officer punched in face while conducting investigation
'I haven't eaten': Durham senior public housing infested with maggots
Breast cancer survivor, Cary native killed in hit-and-run in Chicago
Man killed in motorcycle crash near Four Oaks
Police: Driver crashes into power pole in Raleigh after hitting a pedestrian

News

Afganistán, minuto a minuto: los talibanes aplastan a quienes se les oponen
OnlyFans dice que prohibirá el contenido sexualmente explícito
Una familia muerta es encontrada en una ruta de senderismo cerca de Yosemite. Las autoridades no saben qué ocurrió
Sonny Chiba, estrella de artes marciales de 'Kill Bill', muere por complicaciones de covid-19
Países de América Latina se ofrecen a ayudar a desplazados de Afganistán, especialmente mujeres y niñas
Los talibanes aplastan a la oposición en todo Afganistán, mientras se acumula el caos en el aeropuerto
"Nadie se fía de nada que salga de la boca de los talibanes". Tres mujeres hablan sobre cómo es Afganistán bajo el gobierno del grupo militante
Editorial: Pistol purchase permit repeal endangers lives, Cooper needs to veto it
China insiste en que su estrategia de covid cero es correcta. Desafiarle podría ser peligroso
Colombia comenzará a vacunar a jóvenes de entre 15 y 19 años contra el covid-19
7 formas de apoyar el sistema inmunológico de los niños a medida que regresan a la escuela y esperan la vacuna de covid-19
Investigan una disputa entre Britney Spears y un empleado
Diplomáticos estadounidenses enviaron un cable de advertencia sobre una posible catástrofe en Afganistán el mes pasado
"Esta gente estaba en mal, mal estado". Una mirada al interior de una biblioteca de Florida convertida en sitio de tratamiento de covid-19
Rafael Nadal anuncia que no competirá en lo que queda de 2021 por una lesión en el pie
1.000 millones de niños del mundo corren un "riesgo extremadamente alto" de sufrir los efectos de la crisis climática, advierte Unicef
Mientras la Casa Blanca se apresura sobre Afganistán, Joe Biden se enfrenta a algunos de los días más graves de su presidencia
A medida que aumentan las hospitalizaciones por covid-19, más estadounidenses deciden vacunarse
Europa queda expuesta mientras Biden aleja a Estados Unidos del escenario mundial
¿Cuán firme es la ciencia para justificar una dosis de refuerzo de vacunas contra el covid-19?
Quienes recibieron la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Johnson & Johnson deberán esperar más por la dosis de refuerzo
Afganistán bajo los talibanes: ¿otra vez un santuario para al Qaeda?
"No olviden a las mujeres de Afganistán": la excapitana del equipo de fútbol Khalida Popal habla sobre la caída de su país en manos de los talibanes
Pasos sencillos para convivir con el coronavirus, según el Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Todo lo que sabemos sobre la vacuna de refuerzo contra el covid-19
Parent launches petition for Wake County to expand last-minute access for Virtual Academy
UNC chancellor defends tradition of drinking out of Old Well during COVID-19, cites high vaccination rates
Se prevé que Henri toque tierra como un huracán inusual en Nueva York o en el sur de Nueva Inglaterra
¿Quién es Eduardo Arellano Félix, "El Doctor", líder del cartel de Tijuana que recuperó su libertad?
La aprobación total de la FDA de la vacuna Pfizer / BioNTech contra el covid-19 es "inminente", dice un alto funcionario federal
Angelina Jolie comparte una emotiva carta de una joven afgana en sus redes
Alcaldesa de Bogotá propone un comando policial para identificar migrantes y desata la polémica
Biden se enfoca en "hacer el trabajo" mientras la caótica evacuación de Afganistán se vuelve desesperante
Glosario de términos para entender al movimiento talibán
Clarissa Ward, la periodista de CNN que cubrió la toma de los talibanes en Afganistán

Weather

5 die from flooding in Haywood County; 1 still missing

State News

NC Capitol : UNC System pays $15,000 a month to 'strategic advisers'

World News

The latest on Afghanistan as the Taliban take charge
A billion children are at 'extremely high risk' of climate shocks, UNICEF says
Apes say hello and goodbye, just like people do, research shows
Infant bats babble, just like human babies, study finds
Must-watch videos of the week
A new clue emerges of what may lie beneath the Martian south pole

5 On Your Side

WRAL SmartShopper : Subway: 15% off any footlong ordered through Subway app or website
WRAL SmartShopper : Food Lion deals Aug. 18-24: Pizza dough balls, ice cream, split chicken breast, whole chickens, tomatoes
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WRAL SmartShopper : CVS sales Aug. 22-28: Colgate toothpaste, Scope, All laundry, Flipz, hair care
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Business

Vaccine mandates at work meet their toughest opponent: America's labor shortage
German broadcaster says the Taliban are carrying out 'organized searches' for journalists
The picture for Chinese tech stocks just keeps getting worse
Amazon helped crush department stores. Now it reportedly wants to be one
Mike Richards has stepped down as the host of 'Jeopardy!'
Fanatics scores big with baseball card deal and Leo Messi
Black former Kraft Heinz employees say coworkers threatened to kill them if they didn't quit
Want a new Tesla? You're gonna have to wait a while
GM recalling another 70,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric cars
Former Afghan central banker describes 'complete chaos' of fleeing the country, with one shoe and no bags
The Taliban face bleak economic times ahead, former Afghan central banker predicts
Downtown Raleigh business owner says he refuses to serve customers wearing face masks

Lifestyles

Go Ask Mom : A new era begins for Go Ask Mom: Meet the new editor

Entertainment

What's on Tap : Foodie news: French fry bar, doughnut shops announce grand openings
Aaliyah music hits streaming services
NC film productions already spent record $409M in 2021, created 25,000 jobs
Brett Butler of 'Grace Under Fire' explains why she's broke
BTS world tour canceled due to ongoing pandemic
Sean Penn and daughter Dylan Penn had some tough moments on set for their new film
'Gossip' charts how tabloid tattlers 'escaped from their cages' and rippled through the media
Ed Sheeran is dropping a new album in October
'The Protégé' casts Maggie Q as an assassin on a quest for revenge
Melissa Joan Hart, fully vaccinated and sick with Covid, warns others to 'stay vigilant'
Angelina Jolie joins Instagram to call attention to suffering in Afghanistan
What's on Tap : Hopscotch Music Festival attendees must be vaccinated or test negative
The ongoing pandemic has halted these concerts and festivals
Country Music Hall of Fame artist Tom T. Hall dies at age 85

Marketplace

Breaking down cloud lingo: the most important terms to know
Through training and support, EVOLVE boosts the impact of Wake County nonprofits
Realtors fielding offers as high as $1M above asking price in competitive Triangle housing market

Political News

Harris heads to Southeast Asia in search of a foreign policy win amid Afghanistan crisis
US extends non-essential travel restrictions with Canada and Mexico
Supreme Court puts brief hold on court order requiring revival of 'Remain in Mexico' policy
Biden focuses on 'getting this job done' as chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan grows desperate
Ron DeSantis leans into mask-mandate fights as Covid cases soar in Florida
Capitol bomb threat suspect charged with threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction
US announces new destinations for evacuees as Kabul airport confusion continues
Military evacuation flight shown in photo packed with Afghans carried a record number of people
A Tennessee sheriff's deputy allegedly assaulted police on January 6. Now he's behind bars and off the force
Landlords again ask Supreme Court to block Biden administration's eviction moratorium
Biden picks Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan and Nicholas Burns as top envoy to China
DOJ wants three months in jail for Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag
Fact check: Texas lieutenant governor falsely implies Black people to blame for Covid surge
The week in 16 headlines
US military helicopters evacuated Americans from hotel near Kabul airport
Inside the scramble to help Americans and Afghans escape Afghanistan
Fact check: Biden claims al Qaeda is 'gone' from Afghanistan. Then the Pentagon confirms it's still there
BLM protesters were targeted by federal government with stiffer punishments, an analysis shows
California judge rules gig worker initiative utilized by Uber and Lyft is unconstitutional

Health Team

As Covid-19 hospitalizations increase, a greater number of Americans are deciding to get vaccinated
End your day with stretches for a better night's sleep
Full FDA approval of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is 'imminent', senior federal official says
More than 150 NC long-term care facilities experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks
Push for Covid-19 boosters won't affect timelines for other vaccine decisions, health officials say
More than 430 coronavirus cases reported in Wake County schools ahead of first day of classes
Hospitals are seeing a rise in RSV cases affecting young children