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Trump threatens retaliatory 200% tariff on European wine after EU proposes American whiskey tax
By AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward...
Mar 13, 2025
North Carolina's new governor seeks more Helene aid, help for families in legislative address
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - New North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein gave his first address to a joint General Assembly session Wednesday night, hitting on familiar...
Mar 12, 2025
Tens of billions in Hurricane Helene aid to start by March 21
By JEFF AMY and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Tens of billions in aid for victims of Hurricane Helene should start flowing later this month, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pled...
Mar 12, 2025
North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Helene relief funds
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina state Senate Republicans advanced a disaster recovery measure Tuesday to direct $533 million in additional spending to meet st...
Mar 04, 2025
To her, Hurricane Helene debris isn't trash. It is full of memories - and she's returning them
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) - The tops of dried, bent cornstalks crunch underfoot. Jill Holtz's gaze is fixed on the ground ahead. She wanders into the nearby woods and we...
Feb 28, 2025
Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump's bird flu plan unveiled
By JOSH FUNK and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Agriculture Department predicts the current record prices for eggs could soar more than 40% in 2025, as the Trump administration offer...
Feb 26, 2025
Another $500M for Hurricane Helene relief in North Carolina passes key hurdle
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Another $500 million would be spent toward Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in western North Carolina in legislation the state House unanimo...
Feb 25, 2025
Snowy roads lead to hundreds of Virginia and North Carolina crashes as Arctic air brings record cold
By BEN FINLEY, MAKIYA SEMINERA and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Officials in Virginia and North Carolina asked drivers to avoid travel Thursday as unusually heavy snow led to h...
Feb 20, 2025
Trump signs a plan for reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, ushering in economic uncertainty
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday rolled out his plan to increase U.S. tariffs to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports, possibly ...
Feb 13, 2025
Brooke Rollins confirmed as Trump's agriculture secretary as tariff fights loom
WASHINGTON (AP) - Brooke Rollins has been confirmed as secretary of agriculture. The Senate confirmed Rollins in a vote Thursday, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet posi...
Feb 13, 2025