By HALELUYA HADERO and BARBARA ORTUTAY NEW YORK (AP) — More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, saying that the popular short-form video app is designed…

By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Voters in western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene’s devastation may see several changes to how they can cast their ballots in the coming weeks after…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — With many western North Carolina residents still lacking power and running water from Hurricane Helene, a hearing began Monday on the insurance industry’s request to raise…

By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press VILAS, N.C. (AP) — Brad Farrington pulls over to grab a case of water bottles being passed out in Vilas, a small rural community tucked away in the Blue Ridge…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — With shaking hands, Daniel Delgado kissed a photo of his wife, Monica Hernandez, before lighting a candle in a supermarket parking lot. Family members hugged pictures…

By SALLY HO Associated Press A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the Southeastern U.S., homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with how they could possibly pay for the flood damage from one of the deadliest…