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Authorities do not know where the object came from or the intent behind it.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board unanimously granted Superintendent Earnest Winston authority Tuesday to shift schools into remote learning based on COVID-19 conditions or staff shortages.

The U.S. added more than 1 million cases in the past week. More than 85,000 people are hospitalized. Some states may have no choice but to lock down again. Others are tryihng a "surgical approach."

Fox News settles with parents of a slain Democratic staffer over a retracted 2017 story reporting he had shared party emails with Wikileaks. Fox also suggested Democrats were linked to his death.

President Trump has not conceded the election, but now that the transition is underway, President-elect Joe Biden can access the same brief about national security threats that Trump receives.

Health workers and hospitals already strained by the pandemic are increasingly making direct appeals to the public with open letters, asking people to mask up and stay at home this holiday season.

Black Friday traditionally marks one of the busiest shopping days of the year, and this year is no exception. The retailers are predicting a record-breaking holiday shopping season.

This Thanksgiving weekend, NPR shares the story of a car sale in California with a hopeful twist.

The story of African American religious music as a moral weapon, to galvanize individuals for worship and for action in the civil rights struggles of the century.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actor Mary Steenburgen about her new holiday movie, Happiest Season.

Pennsylvania's Democratic lieutenant governor, John Fetterman, rose to national fame in the post-election battle with Trump.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant about how college and pro football the COVID-19 surge. And, the complicated legacy soccer's Diego Maradona, who passed away this week at the age of 60.

For those who can't adopt a furry friend for a pet — perhaps due to space, allergies or schedules — might we recommend an alternative: Snails. No, really. Hear us out.

A fish market employee in Montauk, Long Island, finds a rare treasure while preparing the day's pot of clam chowder: A giant pearl.

We look at the possible pandemic fallout resulting from holiday travel in the U.S., how communities are responding to the latest round of restrictions, as well as the latest vaccine news.

Even as coronavirus cases surge in the United States, some shoppers can't seem to stay away from shops and malls on Black Friday.

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed by machine gun fire and explosives close to Tehran, according to Iranian state media. No one has yet claimed responsibility.

Businesses around the Charlotte region are entering the holiday shopping season as North Carolina’s new mask mandate went into effect on Wednesday.

A district inside a national park in western North Carolina has approved a project which will help sustain and expand its trail system. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the Pisgah National Forest's Grandfather Ranger District approved the Mortimer Trails Project this week.

The officers were unaware they were being filmed by a surveillance camera in Paris as they beat the man. The incident comes as the government tries to pass controversial limits on images of police.