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In an oral Muslim tradition called hifz, a 12-year-old Charlotte boy recently completed the memorization of all 6,200 verses and 77,000 words in the Quran. Only one or two people from Charlotte’s population of about 25,000 Muslims accomplish this challenge each year.

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump — and its swift conclusion — of course led the news this past week. Here are other big stories you might have missed.

In a recent tweet, candidate and former 6th District Congressman Mark Walker slammed one of his opponents, current 13th District Congressman Ted Budd. Walker wrote that Budd voted against a 2018 bill that "helped farmers, invest in rural broadband and added work requirements for able-bodied adults." Did he?

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a 91-year-old precedent that has prevented presidents from removing members of independent agencies meant to be a check on his power.

The musicians on the latest shortlist for admission to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tell us a lot about the priorities of the recently revamped nominating committee.

In The Harder They Fall, a new collection of stories of celebrity addiction and recovery, writers Gary Stromberg and Jane Merrill take readers through the spinning, drug-induced decades of the '60s and '70s.

http://76.12.72.97/wfae/audio/SO20071018.mp3On November 6th, Mecklenburg County voters will decide on a $516-million bond package that…

http://66.225.205.104/LM20080206.mp3 (2/6/08) The County Commission appointed Chipp Bailey Mecklenburg County Sheriff last night, apparently ending a…

http://66.225.205.104/CT20080605.mp3 Average Joes We continue our series today, hearing from regular WFAE listeners. We probe their opinions on the latest…

http://66.225.205.104/CT20080521.mp3Open Phones You, our listener, choose the topic. What's on your mind? The economy? The presidential race? The price of…

"I Feel for You" was a smash for Chaka Khan in 1984. Five years earlier, it existed only as a solo demo by a 20-year-old Prince.

The former headmaster of Southlake Christian School in Huntersville was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday after admitting to stealing millions…

UNC Charlotte has appointed Mike Hill, the Executive Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs at the University of Florida, as the school’s next…

Six months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico struggles on. What’s it going to take to fix it? Who will do it?

A tricky word challenge awaits your answers this week.

Neil Young has released a video that shows him recording his take on Scottish folk singer Bert Jansch's "Needle Of Death." The solo acoustic cut appears on Young's new covers album, A Letter Home.

Bank of America shares jumped almost 2 percent overnight, up to over $17 a share, as the company announced better-than-expected profits in its fourth…

Each year PNC Wealth Management adds up all 364 items in the carol — the swans, the geese, the golden rings — and comes up with a price tag. This year they'd cost more than $107,000, up more than 6 percent from last year.

Back in 1995, about 4.5 percent of adults in the U.S. had been diagnosed with diabetes. By 2010, the prevalence had zoomed to 8.2 percent. An interactive map shows how much worse diabetes has become in less than a generation.

"After six days of camping outside in sweltering temperatures because Hurricane Isaac knocked out power a week ago, there are many angry folks in the city and surrounding parishes."