RALEIGH — On Friday, Gov. Roy Cooper issued his second executive order of the week related to COVID-19. That order, E.O. 117, instituted school closures across the state through March 30, 2020. The order also […]
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve took emergency action Sunday and slashed its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point to nearly zero and announced it would purchase more Treasury securities to encourage lending to […]
JERUSALEM — Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz will be given the first opportunity to form a new government, the country’s president said Sunday, raising questions about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future following an inconclusive […]
RALEIGH – All North Carolina public schools will close beginning Monday, March 16th for a minimum of two weeks. The Department of Public Instruction is recommending using Monday as an optional teacher workday to allow […]
North Carolina now has 23 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) according to NCDHHS today. On a daily case count tracker, NCDHHS has identified new cases in Brunswick, Cabarrus, Craven, Harnett, Mecklenburg, and Wayne Counties. The […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is declaring the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington works to provide Americans with relief and officials race to slow the spread of the […]
NASCAR and IndyCar both pulled the plug on racing this weekend, with IndyCar also suspending its season through the end of April due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. NASCAR called off Sunday’s race at […]
Airlines and travelers are still sorting out the new travel ban that President Donald Trump announced late Wednesday that bars most foreign visitors coming to the U.S. from continental Europe for 30 days, starting at […]
BOSTON — A biotech meeting at a hotel in downtown Boston appears to be the source of a cluster of the coronavirus in the U.S. — and a warning for employers who are still holding […]
RALEIGH — The High Point Market Authority announced Thursday that it is postponing the spring furniture market due to ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. This year’s Spring Market, scheduled for April 25-29, will be held at […]
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