CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Mooresville Commissioners called on Mayor Chris Carney to resign Monday night following more than a year of questions regarding his late-night trip to town hall with a woman in October 2024. Commissioners voted 4-2 on Monday, April 6, adopting a resolution that formally requests the mayor to resign and expresses a

President Donald Trump’s threat to blow up Iranian power plants and bridges — in his own words, to send the country “back to the Stone Ages” — is facing stiff pushback from Democrats, who are warning the commander-in-chief is on the precipice of committing war crimes.  Republicans, by contrast, hardly see a problem at all. The president’s

Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › Celebrity activists band together to airlift dozens of at-risk shelter animals to safety, highlighting the ongoing struggle to address pet overpopulation.Los Angeles Today A group of celebrity activists and influencers, including David Chokachi, Giuliana Rancic, Ross McCall, Denise Richards, and others, organized an emergency flight to rescue

A U.S. federal court in Northern California ruled on Tuesday, March 31 that the original diaries and private correspondence of Li Rui, Mao Zedong’s former secretary, will be preserved at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution Library & Archives and made available for public access. Li Rui, a late liberal figure in the Chinese Communist Party, had

Saadet Gokce April 07, 2026•Update: April 07, 2026 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for accelerating the planning and construction of a new energy system as the Middle East war disrupts global energy supplies. Xi emphasized the importance of hydropower development and ecological protection, as well as the safe and orderly expansion of nuclear

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI (L) and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla. Reuters OpenAI on Monday sent a letter to the California and Delaware attorneys general, urging them to investigate “improper and anti-competitive behavior” by Elon Musk and his associates, as a high-profile trial nears between the two sides. In the letter, OpenAI strategy chief

Last year, in response to Elon Musk’s paranoia about supposed threats on his life, the U.S. Marshals Service deputized members of his security detail despite a lack of qualifications, according to a new NBC News report. Citing 2025 emails recently obtained from the Marshals Service by progressive advocacy group Democracy Forward, NBC News reports that

President Donald Trump said at the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday that Americans against the war with Iran are “foolish,” saying the conflict is “about one thing: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.” “We are obliterating their country. And I hate to do it, but we’re obliterating,” he said. Trump said if he

Big ideas tend to sound smooth until someone asks what gets lost along the way. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is doing exactly that, shifting the spotlight from rockets and AI to something less flashy but just as consequential — culture. Speaking at the WELT Economic Summit last August, Musk made it clear this wasn’t about

US President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, March 23, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump has not backed an idea for a 45-day ceasefire that would take effect before his upcoming deadline for Iran to either reopen the Strait of

Starlink has reportedly concerned some Democratic Party lawmakers about its intention to meet broadband commitments under a major US government program. Several House Democrats have reportedly said that the Trump administration may need to withdraw more than $700 million in broadband subsidies allocated to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, after its satellite internet service, Starlink, hinted that

United States President Donald Trump says Washington had armed Iranian opposition groups and protesters during mass antigovernment demonstrations in December and January, in which thousands of people were killed during crackdowns by government forces. Speaking with Trey Yingst on Fox News in a Sunday morning phone interview, the president said the US had been directly

Unmoved By The Market’s Drop Since the Iran war began in late February, Wall Street has stumbled. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has plunged 5.05%, the S&P 500 dropped 4.31%, and the Nasdaq Composite has fallen 3.48% between Feb. 27 and April 2. Yet, the legendary investor is not rushing to buy the dip. Waiting

(Image credit: Getty Images) Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) CEO Greg Abel doesn’t sound like he intends to mess with the success that Warren Buffett and the late Charlie Munger built over more than six decades. That said, the holding company’s new chief likely won’t have the same kind of leeway with the market that his predecessor

More Funds Required When asked for an exact dollar amount, Anthony Williams, who serves as a board member on the California High Speed Rail Project, said that the project would need over $126 billion in additional funding. Omishakin also shared that while the initial phase of the project wouldn’t require help from President Donald Trump,

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and the United States carried out a wave of attacks Monday that killed more than 25 people in Iran. Tehran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors as U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz loomed. Explosions rang out into

US President Donald Trump during a prime-time address to the nation in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Alex Brandon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investors are caught between positioning for a swift deal that ends the war and a significant escalation that could send