The United States is concerned by Russia's growing relationship with North Korea and by what technology the two countries may be exchanging, the top U.S. arms control official said on Wednesday.

North Korean troops have begun engaging in combat operations alongside Russian forces, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, expressing concern that Russia had turned to North Korea for soldiers to fight in its war with Ukraine.

The NWS says, "Rapid water level rises will be possible for the soundside Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands as winds shift to the north Friday." "Up to 2 to 4 feet of inundation above ground level is possible in some areas near shorelines and tidal waterways ...

On Wednesday at 2:31 p.m. the NWS Wilmington NC issued a coastal flood advisory valid for Thursday between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. The advisory is for Coastal Pender, Coastal New Hanover and Coastal Brunswick. Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level ...

A coastal flood advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 5:18 p.m. valid from Thursday 4 a.m. until Friday noon for Cumberland County.

Striking teachers in Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead, Massachusetts were back on the picket line Tuesday as schools remained closed.

Educators are pushing for better pay and other benefits, but their school committees argue these strikes are illegal in Massachusetts.