50+ min ago (303+ words) Utility crews worked to restore power Sunday to thousands of people in Wisconsin, the consequence of a weekend storm in the Great Lakes region that brought down power lines, while a wintry mix of rain and snow developed in the Northeast. The airport in Des Moines, Iowa, remained closed Sunday morning, a major travel day at the end of the Thanksgiving holiday. A Delta Connection flight from Detroit slid off an icy runway Saturday night. Authorities said no injuries were reported, and passengers were transported to the terminal by bus. Hundreds of churches in western Michigan told worshippers to stay home or watch services online. Up to 12 inches (about 30 centimeters) of snow has fallen since Saturday in areas close to Lake Michigan. In Wisconsin, We Energies reported more than 6,000 power outages, with more than half in Milwaukee and South Milwaukee....

9+ hour, 18+ min ago (339+ words) Law officers from across the state honored a WakeMed police officer on Sunday. Roger Smith was an officer at the WakeMed Garner Healthplex when he was shot and killed on duty. Dozens of people gathered outside the Garner Performing Arts Center for the event. It was organized by Operation Fly Our Flag, a North Carolina organization full of active and retired military, Veterans, Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, EMTs/Paramedics, and Dispatchers." In addition to Sunday's ride, Operation Fly Our Flag also sold stickers to raise money for the Smith family. "It gives us a bit of closure," said Officer Shea Cook, Captain of WakeMed police. "We had to shift gears from the work aspect of it now to be able to touch our emotions, have that closure and having so many people who that support." Cook said she worked with…...

10+ hour, 45+ min ago (339+ words) The floods, which hit Indonesia nearly a week ago, have killed 303 people " with the number expected to rise as more bodies are recovered " and displaced thousands. The deluges triggered landslides, damaged roads, cut off parts of the island, and downed communication lines. The challenging weather conditons and the lack of heavy equipment also hampered rescue efforts. Aid has been slow to reach the hardest-hit city of Sibolga and Central Tapanuli district in North Sumatra. Videos on social media showed people scrambling past crumbling barricades, flooded roads and broken glass to get their hands on food, medicine and gas. Some even waded through waist-deep floodwaters to reach damaged convenience stores. North Sumatra Police first reported incidents on Saturday evening, said police spokesperson, Ferry Walintukan, adding that regional police had been deployed to restore order. "The looting happened before logistical aid arrived,…...

12+ hour, 2+ min ago (786+ words) RALEIGH " Bill Belichick's first collegiate season ended the way it began: with a blowout loss on a big stage. Belichick, one of the greatest NFL coaches of all-time, finished his first season at North Carolina at 4-8 after rival NC State pummeled the Tar Heels 42-19 at Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday night. "You can see we've got a lot of work to do," Belichick said. That work will start immediately. Recruits can begin signing on Wednesday and, with UNC not headed to a bowl game for the first time since 2018, the remaking of the roster is the top priority for Belichick and general manager Michael Lombardi. UNC has more than 35 incoming commitments. Belichick didn't want to get into a season recap or discuss the future Saturday night with NC State fans still celebrating in the stadium. "The season just ended like a…...

12+ hour, 55+ min ago (133+ words) JERUSALEM (AP) " Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the the president to grant him a pardon during his long-running corruption trial that's bitterly divided the country. In a statement Sunday the prime minister's office said that Netanyahu had submitted a request for a pardon to the legal department of the Office of the President. The Office of the President called it an "extraordinary request," carrying with it "significant implications." Netanyahu is the only sitting prime minister in Israeli history to stand trial, after being charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases accusing him of exchanging favors with wealthy political supporters. He has not yet been convicted of anything. The request comes weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Israel to pardon Netanyahu....

14+ hour ago (713+ words) The Hong Kong police Disaster Victim Identification Unit has been going through the buildings meticulously and has found bodies both in apartment units and on the roofs, said the officer in charge, Cheng Ka-chun. The buildings remain structurally sound, but the search has been slow, he told reporters, still wearing his white coveralls with his hard hat and respiratory mask at his side. "It is so dark inside, and because of the low light, it is very difficult to do the work, especially in places away from the windows." So far the team has examined four of the seven blocks, Cheng said. Another 100 people are unaccounted for and 79 have been injured, said Tsang Shuk-yin, the head of the Hong Kong police casualty unit. At the scene, well-wishers bowed and said short prayers, or left handwritten notes among the flowers. "This…...

17+ hour, 41+ min ago (488+ words) Gatherings dubbed "United against fascism" were organized in four major cities, including the capital, Zagreb. The crowd chanted "we are all antifascists!" as they pledged to counter what they described as a bid by right-wing groups to spread fear and silence opponents. Protesters demanded also that the authorities curb hard right groups and their frequent use of pro-fascist symbols relating to Croatia's World War II pro-Nazi puppet state, which ran concentration camps where tens of thousands of ethnic Serbs, Jews, Roma and antifascist Croats were executed. "All that has been happening around us is very dangerous," journalist Maja Sever told participants at the Zagreb rally. "You have shown you will not be quiet but that we will fight for a democratic society." Extremist incidents in November targeted ethnic Serb cultural events in the capital Zagreb and in the coastal town…...

20+ hour, 7+ min ago (213+ words) Wake County residents gathered for a rally on Saturday in Wendell to protest the detainment of a woman by immigration agents while she was working in Cary a week earlier. Video captured Border Patrol agents seizing Fatima Velasquz-Antonio on Nov. 18 at a construction site, where organizers say she worked. Protesters called for her immediate release. Immigration agents with Customs and Border Protection began operating in Wake and Durham counties early in November, with the majority of them in Durham. In Charlotte, more than 200 immigrants were arrested. Organizers at Saturday's rally in the Wendell Town Square said Velasquez-Antonio is not the person immigration agents should be targeting and called for her immediate release. "This is someone who has done nothing wrong," said Wesley Knott, chair of the Wake County Democratic Party. "She's gotten two traffic tickets'came here because her mom died…...

21+ hour, 9+ min ago (294+ words) As of Sunday, November 30, the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close. Although the total number of storms is considered slightly below average (as was forecast by WRAL), there were some takeaways from the season. The season produced 13 named storms. Five of those became hurricanes. Three were major hurricanes, and all of those became Category 5 storms. These Category 5 storms were Erin, Humberto and Melissa." The record for number of Category 5 storms in a season is 4. This was back in 2005, a season that featured storms like Katrina and Wilma. Although Chantal did make landfall, it was not a hurricane at the time. That means that the 2025 season is the first in a decade without a U.S. landfalling hurricane." That said, we remember Chantal for the flooding and damage it did in places like Durham, Orange and Person Counties. A sobering reminder of…...

22+ hour, 44+ min ago (118+ words) Two people are in the hospital after a crash caused an interstate sign fell on another car while the person was driving in Charlotte. According to the Charlotte Fire Department, firefighters responded to a crash on I-77 south on Friday night." When they arrived, they found that an overhead interstate sign had collapsed onto a car and trapped a driver underneath it. According to the Charlotte Fire Department, the North Carolina Department of Transportation said the sign collapsed after a suspected drunk driver hit one of the structures the sign was on. First responders said two people, including the driver of the car that was crushed by the sign, are in the hospital with serious injuries....