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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ nets second best North American opening ever with $355 million

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" made box office history in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony-released superhero movie became the second-biggest North American opening ever with an astonishing $355 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was just a few million shy of "Avengers: Endgame," which debuted to $357 million in 2019.

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Ariana Grande withdraws from London musical and will take a break from the public eye

Ariana Grande has pulled out of an upcoming stage musical in London, producers said, and plans to withdraw from the public eye for a break from the intense scrutiny she faces.

3 days ago in Arts & Culture, Community, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local

New Tropical Storm Helene documentary now streaming

"Scars on the Mountain," a documentary about the impact of Tropical Storm Helene on Burnsville, N.C., made its streaming debut earlier this week. The film is available to watch for free.

3 days ago in Entertainment

Actor Storm Reid hopes music reveals another side, introducing listeners to the real her

Storm Reid knows how the world sees her: an accomplished, polished actor who always seems to have it all together. Through new music, the Emmy-winner hopes listeners discover another side of her.

3 days ago in Entertainment, Native Advertising

August concert calendar: Live music in Asheville and WNC this month

Portrait of a woman with dark hair and magenta highlights, resting her arms and looking at the camera against a blue backdrop, wearing a floral-sleeve top.

From Rhiannon Giddens and Dominic Fike to Gregory Alan Isakov, The Wood Brothers, and local artists across Western North Carolina, August brings live music to stages throughout the region.

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Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to Asheville for 2 nights with MountainTrue

The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour will make its Western North Carolina stop in Asheville this year. Ticket proceeds from the downtown Asheville screenings will go directly to MountainTrue.

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New York sues prediction market platform Kalshi alleging ‘illegal gambling operation’

New York officials sued prediction market platform Kalshi on Friday, calling it an "illegal, unlicensed gambling operation" as the state seeks to halt its operations and force the company to forfeit its profits.

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Father who gave his son the gun used in a Georgia high school shooting to be sentenced

A sentencing hearing was underway Thursday for a man who gave his son the gun used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia after he was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.

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Savannah Guthrie makes an emotional plea to her mother’s kidnappers

"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie says in a new video that her family is living an unending nightmare nearly six months after her mother's disappearance and pleads with her kidnappers: "Tell us where to look for her."

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Traffic to start flowing Monday across new bridge between Canada and US

Traffic is set to start flowing Monday across a new bridge over the Detroit River that will serve as a critical route for trade, jobs and tourism between Canada and the U.S.

1 week ago in National

Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite linked to 4 more states

Federal health officials on Friday expanded the scope of their investigation into an outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite to four additional states, broadening the size of the largest U.S. outbreak of cyclospora.

1 week ago in National

There are already more US measles cases this year than in all of 2025

The number of measles cases in the U.S. has surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025, with five more months of 2026 still to come.

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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan but no tsunami detected

An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon, causing damage and injuries, officials said.

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France says monster fire that forced 220,000 people to flee has stopped growing

Fire crews and planes wrestled Monday to bring a monster wildfire under control in southwest France before a forecast jump in temperatures complicates the massive firefighting effort against a blaze that has burned an area four times the size of Paris.

2 weeks ago in Trending, World

Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery after a brazen heist, but no jewels are on display

The Louvre's Apollo gallery on Wednesday reopened to the public for the first time since 88 million euros ($102 million) worth of crown jewels were stolen in a dramatic daytime heist.

2 weeks ago in World

Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 1,000 people

At least 999 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to official data published overnight into Wednesday, a grim toll in what's already been declared the fastest Ebola outbreak in history.

2 weeks ago in World

Andy Burnham becomes the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade after Starmer resigns

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said politicians "need to be better" as he delivered his first speech Monday as Britain's new leader. Burnham spoke for several minutes outside 10 Downing St., where he promised to end street sleeping by homeless people and deliver a "circuit breaker" for a system he says has taken wrong turns since the 1980s.

2 weeks ago in World

Andy Burnham is declared leader of UK’s Labour Party, pledges to restore hope

Andy Burnham was officially declared leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, promising to bring hope to the British people and...

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August skywatching: Solar eclipse, Perseid meteor shower and lunar eclipse

A map showing viewing areas of the August 2026 total solar eclipse.

From a partial solar eclipse visible in North Carolina to the Perseids and a deep partial lunar eclipse, August offers plenty of reasons to look up

3 hours ago in Community, Local, Outdoors

MountainTrue crew removes 4 totaled vehicles from Hungry River

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Nearly two years after Tropical Storm Helene, MountainTrue crews are still hard at work clearing debris from Western North Carolina rivers. Today, that meant excavating and extracting several battered vehicles from the Hungry River in Flat Rock, N.C.

4 hours ago in Crime & Safety, Local

Biltmore Avenue shooting: What police are and aren’t saying

Asheville police officers and forensic investigators process the scene of a deadly shooting along Biltmore Avenue and Short Coxe Avenue early Sunday morning.

Asheville police say suspects have been identified and a vehicle recovered, but questions remain about who was targeted, the motive and links to other shootings

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Rain, storms expected across Asheville all week

National Weather Service says showers and thunderstorms could bring locally heavy rain and isolated flooding

1 day ago in Health & Wellness, Local

Asheville VA joins national trial studying Ozempic-type drug for alcohol addiction

VA sign for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs with Charles George VA Medical Center, Asheville, visible beside a fence and greenery.

Researchers will study whether the popular GLP-1 medication can reduce alcohol use and improve quality of life for veterans

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I-26 Connector: Westgate flyover ramp closes Sunday

The closure will allow crews to build new roadway and a bridge over Patton Avenue as part of the massive Asheville interstate project

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Leave it: Dog trainers help pets avoid venomous snakes

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says as many as 150,000 dogs are bitten by venomous snakes each year in the United States. In the rattlesnake hot spot of Arizona, emergency veterinarian Dr. Sarah Carotenuto says the Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson treats four to six dogs daily for rattlesnake bites, along with an occasional cat.

3 days ago in Arts & Culture, Community, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local

New Tropical Storm Helene documentary now streaming

"Scars on the Mountain," a documentary about the impact of Tropical Storm Helene on Burnsville, N.C., made its streaming debut earlier this week. The film is available to watch for free.

4 days ago in Arts & Culture, Community, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, On The Town, Outdoors

Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to Asheville for 2 nights with MountainTrue

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Tanning is getting hot again. Here’s what it really does to your skin

Experts are concerned about a resurgence in the popularity of tanning among young adults as social media has helped tanning in general make a comeback. A video of a girl sharing her "tanning secrets" and showing off a bikini tan line has racked up more than 11 million views, while people in the comments joke, "The earth probably won't last long anyway, I'd rather go out tan than pale."

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