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A new paper argues that the value of various welfare benefits add up to well over $30,000 a year, far more than a minimum-wage job would pay. Some people on welfare disagree.

Kipruto, an Olympic bronze medalist, narrowly beat fellow Kenyan Alexander Mutiso in the Pro Men's race, as both men finished with a time of 2:08:09.

A dozen federal agencies and the National Guard began their operation in Memphis Tuesday, and some residents say they welcome the support.

The attack Tuesday killed two people aboard the vessel, Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from the Trump administration's campaign in South American waters up to at least 66 people.

The Senate failed to advance two partisan bills that would have paid some federal workers during the shutdown. Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked as the shutdown drags on.

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson reports on a handful of newcomers to the pop charts.

Senators from both parties are regrouping to challenge President Trump's authority to strike targets in the Caribbean, questioning the legal basis for his actions.

Cooper says one provision in the wide-ranging agriculture bill would weaken protections for wetlands and allow more pollution.

Cooper calls the measures a "triple threat of political culture wars using government to invade the rights and responsibilities of parents and doctors."

Republicans state lawmakers have overridden Democratic Governor Roy Cooper's veto of the 'Parents Bill of Rights.' The bill would bar instruction on gender identity, sexuality or sexuality in elementary schools and would require schools to notify a parent if their child changes their name or pronouns.

A House bill that would have allowed people to carry concealed handguns without a permit passed two committees in the past week. But it was later removed from the House’s floor calendar without a vote.

North Carolina lawmakers advanced a proposal to prevent state and local governments from firing or retaliating against employees who decide not to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

The Charlotte Regional Business Alliance has hired Republican political consultant Paul Shumaker and Democratic consultant Morgan Jackson to help win legislative approval for a sales tax increase to pay for tansit.

The state Senate has voted for a bill that would give bonuses to North Carolina’s unemployment benefit recipients who get a job soon — but Congress would have to sign off, too.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education released a statement Monday evening amid growing concerns over potential immigration enforcement actions.

According to the Gaston County website, “Gaston County is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners (BOC) representing six townships. Commissioners are elected on a countywide or "at-large" partisan basis to four-year staggered terms but must reside in their respective Township.” As for duties and responsibilities, “The Board has established its Priorities as job creation and economic development, education, healthy communities, public safety, and quality of life, and strives to incorporate these priorities as guidelines for future policy decisions. The major duties of the Board of Commissioners include assessing and assigning priorities to the needs of the County, adopting an annual balanced budget, establishing the annual property tax rate, maintaining a responsible fiscal policy, and enacting local ordinances. Commissioners are also responsible for appointing volunteers to serve on various advisory boards and commissions.”

The North Carolina Department of Transportation says one of the first permanent traffic systems in the state is officially up and running on Interstate 85 in Mecklenburg and Gaston counties.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department released images of the car and suspect involved in the shooting death of CATS bus driver Ethan Rivera. During a news conference Tuesday, Rivera’s mother urged anyone with information to come forward.

A grand jury has indicted nurse Michelle Heughins on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the 2019 death of John Neville at the Forsyth County jail in Winston-Salem, but declined to indict five former detention officers involved in the incident.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will hold a normal in-person school day Monday, as U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents conducted operations across Charlotte over the weekend.