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Local News

Goal of new Veterans Life Center in Butner to help those in need
Durham rally calls for action against white supremacy, mass murder after El Paso
2 suspects arrested in Tarboro after woman was pistol whipped, officials say
Lightning ignites Raleigh house fire
Engaged for 4 years, Halifax County couple to get married after groom wins lottery
On the run for 23 years, NC inmate arrested in SC
Fuquay-Varina woman is first to win Pay Me! lottery prize
Durham woman kicked off flight after complaining of vomit on seat sues Frontier Airlines
Authorities find drugs, guns, dog on meth in search of Sampson home
Raleigh man charged with robbing Wilson bank, aborted robbery in Bailey
Shots fired outside busy Raleigh shopping center
Dunn man possessed 10 to 50 pounds of marijuana, court documents say
Police searching for missing Fayetteville man
Man found dead outside Bahama home
Carrboro police's K9s get life-saving equipment
Knightdale teen charged in December shooting death
Fayetteville police chief responds to police brutality claims made by man on Facebook
NC police check out device that could reduce use of deadly force
Cumberland County Courthouse suffers electrical outage, to remain closed Friday
Being alone with female deputy violated religious beliefs, fired Lee deputy says in lawsuit
Raleigh man gets 32 years in prison for making child porn
Teen who drowned at Falls Lake described as 'selfless'
Fort Bragg worker charged with stealing government property
Durham County deputies investigating after Hispanic workers said man pointed gun at them
Person County officials participate in active shooter drill
Davidson County deputy's car rear-ended on I-40 in Raleigh
Man fatally shot while driving in Fayetteville

News

Video muestra a niña suplicando a agente de Inmigración que le permita ver a su mamá detenida en operación contra indocumentados
Tres turistas estadounidenses se ahogan durante sus vacaciones en una isla
Un hombre mató a 4 personas en un violento ataque y robo en el sur de California que duró horas
Comer menos carne y dejar de abusar de la tierra, recomienda un importante informe climático de la ONU
Guerra comercial: China tiene un arma de US$ 1 billón bajo la manga, ¿la utilizará?
5 cosas que debes saber este 8 de agosto: armas en EE.UU., temor entre latinos tras tiroteo y Wanda Vázquez jura como gobernadora de Puerto Rico
México: pobladores linchan a 5 presuntos delincuentes en Puebla
México pide a EE.UU. información sobre el riesgo de los inmigrantes mexicanos por grupos de “supremacismo blanco”
Outside the Box : Opinion Roundup: Former governors speak on gerrymandering; campaign fact-checking; Democrats mostly united and more
Los científicos han hecho un vodka de la zona de exclusión de Chernobyl, y dicen que es seguro beberlo
Puerto Rico: tres gobernadores en menos de una semana
El tiroteo en El Paso es exactamente lo que advertían los descendientes de una masacre de 1915 en la frontera entre EE.UU. y México
Con 680 trabajadores indocumentados arrestados en Mississippi: ¿qué pasará con los niños?
Estos tiburones brillan en la oscuridad con un resplandeciente color verde
Una leona se comió a sus cachorros recién nacidos tres días después de dar a luz en un zoológico alemán
Localizan 19 cadáveres, algunos desmembrados, en Michoacán, México
Wake resource officers train to respond to school shooter, other emergencies
Los gatos entienden sus nombres y tal vez eligen ignorarlo, sugiere un estudio
El FBI quiere monitorear Facebook e Instagram para detectar amenazas locales en tiempo real
La FDA investiga 127 informes de convulsiones relacionadas con vapeo
Arrestos fronterizos entre México y Estados Unidos caen 24% de junio a julio, según datos de CBP
Al menos 377 migrantes siguen bajo custodia después de las redadas de ICE en Mississippi
“Condorito” celebra sus 70 años con una muestra en la Biblioteca Nacional
Grupos organizan marcha antiinmigrante en Chile
Encuentran túnel en donde se escondían integrantes de MS-13 en Honduras
Empresarios denuncian violación a la libertad de expresión y el derecho de empresa en Nicaragua
Las sanciones de Estados Unidos podrían “exacerbar significativamente” la crisis de Venezuela, advierte la ONU
Trump añade a Bolivia y Venezuela a lista de países de tránsito o producción de droga, y advierte a México
La singular decisión de Olivia Newton-John
Ikea y la reina de Suecia están diseñando hogares para personas con demencia
Gobierno federal anuncia nuevas pautas para animales de servicio y apoyo emocional en aviones

Weather

Rain returns Friday, but a dry weekend is on tap
WRAL WeatherCenter Blog : Perseids may disappoint, but the planets dazzle
NOAA now predicts 'above-normal' Atlantic hurricane season

State News

NC Capitol : Proposal offers new absentee ballot security, tweaks early voting hours
Bid to cut State Health Plan costs fails

World News

London police officer in critical condition after being attacked with machete
Change food production and stop abusing land, major climate report warns
A lioness ate her newborn cubs three days after giving birth at a German zoo
Newspaper devotes entire issue to 'wake-up call' for the country
Police in South Africa arrest 560 'undocumented' foreigners in raid
These sharks glow bright green in the dark
Russia has released footage of its new 'Hunter' stealth attack drone
A Darth Vader hot air balloon has floated over the English city of Bristol
Jupiter's new portrait snapped by Hubble
Radiation levels rose briefly after deadly incident in northern Russia, official tells state media
Humans survived off rodents in the mountains during the last ice age, study says
Vladimir Putin has dominated Russia for 20 years. Will he ever step down?
Italian Prime Minister responds to call for new elections

5 On Your Side

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WRAL SmartShopper : Top grocery buys & links to deal lists through 8/13

Business

Ryanair's UK pilots will strike for five days this summer
Market relief; Lyft and Uber; Oil boost
Ikea and the Queen of Sweden are designing homes for people with dementia
China is trying to weaken its currency without freaking markets
Impossible Burgers are coming to 1,500 cafeterias this fall
Dow ends more than 350 points higher. S&P and Nasdaq erase Monday losses
CBS and AT&T reach new deal to end 20-day blackout
Kraft Heinz's nightmare is far from over
Rocket Lab could follow SpaceX into the history books with reusable rocket technology
Time magazine's striking cover lists the 253 US cities that experienced a mass shooting this year
Meet the hedge fund manager rooting for Elizabeth Warren in 2020
Who is the billionaire Equinox owner taking heat for backing Trump?
Fox Corporation board members stay silent amid Tucker Carlson controversy
Ronan Farrow's 'Catch and Kill' book slated for October release
Chinese tech companies sink as trade tensions rise again

Lifestyles

Go Ask Mom : Cary's Booth Amphitheatre gears up for fifth year hosting Chinese Lantern Festival
Go Ask Mom : Take the Kids: Enjoy some top-rated ice cream at Two Roosters' newish downtown location

Entertainment

How 'BH90210' paid tribute to Luke Perry
'Home Alone' star Macaulay Culkin shows us what Kevin McCallister would look like in 2019
Willie Nelson cancels some performances, but Raleigh stop might be safe
What's on Tap : Weekend best bets: Rebelution, Sip and Shop, NCMA movie party
Taylor Swift to perform at the MTV VMAs
Willie Nelson will resume tour in September, including stop in Raleigh
Hannah Brown has 'beef' with Tyler Cameron over Gigi Hadid dating speculation
Taylor Swift opens up about those rifts with Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry
'GLOW' shines a less flattering light on life during the 1980s
'The Kitchen' cooks up a half-baked mob drama

Political News

Democrats and the FBI say white extremism is a huge problem. Trump disagrees.
Democratic candidates unite in rage at Trump following latest mass shootings
Spy chief debacle sends Trump back to the drawing board
Kamala Harris buys first TV ad slots with 6-figure purchase in Iowa
Ranking the 2020 Democrats after the CNN debate
Trump again raises possibility of commuting Blagojevich's sentence
Trump reflects on late brother's struggle with alcoholism: 'I do regret having put pressure on him'
China trade war gives Trump a new excuse to bully the Fed
Dayton mayor 'at a loss' for why Trump aired grievances following hospital visit
Elizabeth Warren: Trump is a white supremacist
Washington Post: NRA warned Trump about support for background checks
McConnell campaign suspended from Twitter for sharing video containing threat against the GOP leader
Air Force grounds 100 C-130 aircraft due to "atypical cracks"
Andrew Yang qualifies for September debates with new Iowa poll
From a former disbeliever: Why Texas could go blue in 2020
Washington Post: Some El Paso victims didn't want to meet Trump during his visit
Trump brags about crowd size during hospital visit in El Paso
Democrats descend on Des Moines for this campaign tradition: the Iowa State Fair
Clinton's advice for impeachment inquiry: Don't pursue for 'trivial partisan political purposes'
US fighter jets intercept Russian bombers near Alaska
Bill Clinton urges lawmakers to reinstate ban on assault weapons
Iowa Cubs baseball team to rebrand as 'Iowa Caucuses' for one game
US-Mexico border arrests drop 24% from June to July, CBP data shows
Nadler presses ahead with impeachment probe as Pelosi keeps door open
Andrew McCabe blames Trump for firing, sues Justice Department and FBI
Acting Homeland Security chief McAleenan was prepared to resign in June, felt undermined by subordinates
Trump laments coverage as aides concede visits to mourning cities didn't go as planned
Iraqi national who'd lived whole life in US dies shortly after being deported to Iraq
Feds announce new guidelines for service and emotional support animals on planes
Elizabeth Warren is rising. But Joe Biden keeps leading on electability.
McConnell won't bring Senate back early but says background checks and red flag laws up for discussion
Trump announces new intel chief pick; No. 2 intelligence official is leaving administration
Joe Biden stops short of calling Trump a white supremacist: 'You just want me to say the words so I sound like everybody else'
State Department foreign service officer resigns in blistering criticism of Trump
Wife of American 'languishing' in Iranian prison calls for Trump to do more
Trump says he looks forward to seeing Kim Jong Un 'in the not too distant future'
Trump mulls legislative and executive options in the wake of 2 mass shootings
Is this heaven? No, it's the Iowa State Fair
Early FBI interviews of DOJ contact with author of Trump dossier released
Pete Buttigieg: 'Systemic racism is a white problem'

Health Team

Cats understand their names and are probably just choosing to ignore you, a study suggests
FDA warns companies to stop illegally marketing vape products
Eat healthier, and you'll help save the planet, report says