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China signaled Sunday that it would not back down in the face of a 100% tariff threat from President Donald Trump, urging the U.S. to resolve differences through negotiations instead of threats.

A federal court ordered farmers to stop spraying one of the country's most widely used herbicides. But the Environmental Protection Agency says farmers can use chemicals that they've already bought.

North Carolina is particularly susceptible to energy interruptions because gasoline and natural gas supplies originate mainly from two pipeline systems, energy industry experts told a state Senate committee Tuesday.

Gasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That's assuming that peace holds and traffic flows resume through the Strait of Hormuz.

The announcement came one day after a New York judge ordered Trump and the Trump Organization to pay over $355 million as part of a civil fraud case.

At least two states are asking the federal government to prevent people on food stamps from buying soda and sugary candy.

Chrystia Freeland understands the U.S.-Canada relationship from her time at the negotiating table. Here's what she sees now.

The singsong rapper began as an oddity. His new "psych rock" album feels representative of his career arc.

In California, fines are being levied against winemakers who violate environmental laws, but activists say they are a drop in the bucket compared to the damage.

North Carolina remains one of the most strict states when it comes to marijuana. The Old North state is one of just 12 states that doesn’t allow either recreational or medical marijuana. But while state lawmakers are squabbling over medical marijuana, they are missing the (hemp) forest for the trees.

European nations are bracing for new tariffs and less security support from the incoming Trump administration.

The USS Washington is on its way to the Middle East to relieve the USS Lincoln amid concerns about conditions aboard. And, Jared Kushner is expected to meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu to move Gaza talks forward.

RALEIGH The North Carolina legislature, plowing into the wee hours and past the objections of Democrats, gave final approval early Friday to a measure…

Singer and musician Maysa soothed and electrified audiences in the '90s as a member of the British jazz band Incognito. Now the sultry singer explains why has lent her voice to a new record of R&B oldies.

Black. White. is a controversial new reality TV series where a black family and white family change races. Using extensive make-up, the family members go out and experience living in someone else's skin. Madeleine Brand talks to the show's executive producer and two of the show's participants about the show, which debuts Wednesday night on the F/X Network.

Baseball is sometimes called the "timeless game." Unlike football, basketball or soccer, there's no clock. Theoretically, the game could go on forever. Four decades ago, one game came close.

A lot happened in the local sports world over the last few days. The Carolina Panthers had their first preseason game, the Charlotte Hornets are still in their summer league schedule phase and two high schools have decided not to play varsity football this fall.

In Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity, Lester Brown says the world's food supply is tightening, and the reasons are many. People in developing countries are eating more meat, a grain-intensive food; farmers are overpumping, causing water tables to fall; and crop yields have plateaued, despite technological advances.

A list of reasons why generative AI may be overhyped.