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Zero ships from China are bound for California’s top ports. Officials haven’t seen that since the pandemic
Not a single cargo vessel had left China with goods for the two major West Coast ports in the past 12 hours. That hasn’t happened since the pandemic.
In Depth with Dan: DMV Hacks Fact or Fiction
DMV lines are long, the appointments are booked, and no one can seem to figure out the best way to get your Real ID quickly. WRAL asked viewers for any "tricks" or "tips to getting those quick ...
In-Depth with Dan Haggerty: DMV hacks fact or fiction
The deadline for obtaining a Real ID has been extended, allowing travelers to fly without one for now, but securing a Real ID in North Carolina remains a challenge due to overwhelming demand and ...
Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, released after arrest at immigration detention center
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was released after spending several hours in custody following his arrest at a new federal ...
How US-China tariffs reached sky-high levels in 3 months
Talks planned this weekend between U.S. and Chinese officials in Switzerland are a culmination of more than three months of dizzying rounds of retaliatory tariffs between the two countries that have ...
US and Chinese officials meet in Geneva to discuss tariffs as the world looks for signs of hope
The U.S. treasury secretary and America’s top trade negotiator will meet with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland this weekend to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade ...
In coffee-producing Uganda, an emerging sisterhood wants more women involved
Meridah Nandudu envisioned a coffee sisterhood in Uganda, and the strategy for expanding it was simple: Pay a higher price ...
Is the Southern accent fixin' to disappear in parts of the US South?
Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine's visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged 25 ...
'Leo will follow Francis.' Amazon Catholics hope the new pope will protect the rain forest
The bishop sat quietly near the front row, hands folded, listening as Indigenous leaders and church workers spoke about the threats to Peru’s northern forests, a part of the Amazon rain forest. It was ...
Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America
The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in the Big Easy.
South Korean conservative party moves to switch presidential candidates as election turmoil deepens
South Korea’s embattled conservative party has taken the unprecedented step of nullifying its primary and replacing ...
UNC: Bill Belichick's girlfriend welcomed at football facilities
The University of North Carolina's athletic department said reports that Coach Bilichick's girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, isn't allowed in UNC sports facilities is not true. WRAL spoke with students and ...