VATICAN CITY — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a new ...

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — The funeral industry is just one of many that may see a price increase as some tariffs begin to take effect and trade deals continue to take shape. As this unfolds, a ...

Food bank and religious leaders joined farmers and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Monday in Rensselaer to warn about proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which ...

WASHINGTON — American employers added a better-than-expected 177,000 jobs in April as the job market showed resilience in the ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A North Carolina city is accelerating toward clean and affordable transportation. Charlotte’s newly launched Carolina Carshare offers electric vehicle rentals at a low cost to people ...

DALLAS — The Dallas Stars keep responding in these NHL playoffs, like they have all season. Now they go into Game 4 at home with a chance for a 3-1 series lead against the top-seeded Winnipeg Jets in ...

Front-line officers with the Charlotte-Meckleburg Police Department have a question before them: whether or not they think Chief Johnny Jennings is the right leader for the job. That's the question ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Two men accused of forcing their way into a Garner house and kidnapping a woman and her young daughter in late April appeared Monday in federal court in Raleigh. Family members of the ...

The Rochester City School District Board of Education has formally approved the 2025-26 budget. The budget includes no tax increase. Interim Superintendent Demario Strickland says the budget totaling ...

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio will be home to the largest arboretum in the South Texas region and the second largest in the state. Planners unveiled the final design plan for the 200-acre project, ...

A 16-year-old was shot and killed outside of high school in the Bronx on Monday, according to police. Around 5 p.m., police say a fight broke out near the courtyard of Bronx Latin School, which is ...