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A new report by the World Health Organization shows the Top 10 leading causes of death globally. Heart disease remains at the top of that list.

A film directed by and starring George Clooney, The Midnight Sky, tells the story of an Arctic scientist trying to warn returning astronauts of a global catastrophe that struck while they were away.

Two teachers in York County, South Carolina, face having their licenses suspended after deciding not to finish out the school year because of concerns about the coronavirus.

With the first COVID-19 vaccine doses expected to be shipped out within days, health care providers are scrambling to prepare for an unprecedentedly high-stakes vaccine rollout.

One of the wonders of recorded sound is indeed that it is recorded, and one can access it whenever one wants. In part two of the story of Thomas Alva Edison, we explore the first ever recorded sounds to diamond discs cut in 1927.

Claire Hannan, head of the Association of Immunization Managers, says the officials planning vaccine distribution face plenty of challenges. One is not knowing how many doses are coming their way.

Mecklenburg County’s Board of Elections completed its hand-to-eye recount in the North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice race Wednesday. Teams of elections staff and bipartisan observers reviewed about 2,100 ballots as part of a random sampling of 3% of the county’s voting precincts.

The suit, viewed by election experts as a baseless Hail Mary attempt to get the justices to invalidate Joe Biden's victory, has little to no chance of success.

Days after Democratic Rep. Cynthia Johnson was harassed for her criticism of Rudolph Giuliani, Michigan Republicans removed her from her committee posts for sharing a 'threatening' video on Facebook.

Opposition to the death penalty is "a teaching that deserves our respect," says Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley. "I don't think it can be simply disregarded."

When the coronavirus hit, thousands of unsheltered people in the state were moved into hotels under a plan known as "Project Roomkey." Now many are ending up back on the street.

The Pulitzer winner has released his first memoir, Silences So Deep: Music, Solitude, Alaska. It's a personal account of Adams' formative decades making art in the Artic.

The FDA will vote on whether to clear Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. Two lawsuits question how Facebook got so big. Plus, lawmakers on Capitol Hill debate a COVID-19 relief package.

Singer-songwriter Richard Buckner has a debut book of non-fiction poetry. It's called: Cuttings from the Tangle.

On Dec. 21, Jupiter and Saturn will appear on top of each other in the night sky to form a bright "Christmas star" — something that hasn't happened in nearly 800 years.

California says it wants to consider "historic and contemporary injustices" as a factor in who gets priority after health care workers for a COVID-19 vaccine. Experts warn of legal problems.

The 2020 holiday office party is going to look different this year, with big in-person events a no-go and most people working remotely. So some employers are finding ways to party on.

Thomas Alva Edison founded recorded sound. He invented the repeating telegraph and the phonograph, among others. He was known as "The Wizard of Menlo Park," his hometown in New Jersey.

Charlotte-area dry ice companies and hospitals are preparing to help distribute a COVID-19 vaccine that needs to be kept at minus-94 degrees.

House lawmakers passed a one-week spending measure to thwart a government shutdown before a Friday deadline. It now heads to the Senate, with hopes lawmakers reach a bigger deal this month.