Jesse Steinmetz

Laws are being proposed and passed nationwide and in North Carolina to loosen gun restrictions. All of this is happening even though nearly 47,000 people died in the U.S. in 2023 from gun-related injuries.

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis recently released recordings of death threats he’s received. Both candidates for the N.C. Supreme Court say they have received threats. And the U.S. Marshals Service reports this is happening around the country to many other officials, including judges. Where do political dissension and free speech rights end?

We break down the rising influence of cryptocurrency and moves by federal and state governments to embrace it, including in North Carolina.

Alexander Vindman joins Charlotte Talks to talk about the importance of Ukraine to our safety and how mistakes the West made after the fall of the Soviet Union have led us to where we are today.

A conversation with the man who took Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant’s careers to legendary heights. From the biggest deals in the history of sports marketing to a campaign against the NCAA, we sit down with Sonny Vaccaro and his co-author, Armen Keteyian, to discuss his new book "Legends and Soles."

Artificial intelligence is weaving itself into many aspects of our lives, including medicine. We look at the promise and peril of that intersection.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have stopped funding, ended programs and fired thousands of federal workers. Some of that funding comes to North Carolina. Last year, the state got more than 40% of its revenue from federal funding. Some of those workers work in North Carolina, not Washington, D.C. A look at the possible economic hit.

Some of President Trump’s early executive orders have targeted transgender people. It’s both a rights issue and one that raises safety concerns. We look at the impact of what’s been done and what is likely to come for this community.

Last year was the warmest on record — again. One study has found that, within 50 years, the planet could experience a greater temperature increase than in the last 6,000 years. In places, going outside for a few hours would result in death even for the fittest humans. Meanwhile, we are experiencing stronger storms, longer droughts, floods and fires. What does all this portend for our state?

On the next Charlotte Talks, cell phones in classrooms. Designed to be addictive, they’re also distracting students and teachers. Should they be in classrooms? You decide, Thursday morning at 9.