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Early voting starts Thursday in Charlotte’s municipal elections. The only competitive race on the city council is in District 6, formerly represented by Tariq Bokhari, who stepped down. Now his wife, Krista, is running as a Republican against Democrat Kimberly Owens, who has been in Charlotte for more than 30 years, but this is her first time running for office. We sit down for a conversation about why she wants this job and more.

Two big surprises awaited Paul Bremer when he arrived in Iraq: that the country's chaos made it ripe for insurgency; and that the U.S. government would withhold additional troops. Bremer became the head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq in May of 2003.

Also: The Taliban open their spring military offensive against U.S.-led coalition troops; Arkansas executes another condemned inmate; and a luxury music festival in the Bahamas is a disastrous flop.

Also: The Senate is still at odds over unemployment benefits for out-of-work Americans; the interim president of Central African Republic quits; the Target data breach exposed additional personal information; and a Houston firefighter puts out a blaze with six packs of beer.

Also: A federal court ruling forces all but 7 Texas abortion clinics to close; powerful storms rake several southern states; and a senior Boko Haram leader says in a new video that he isn't dead.

Also: Militants storm a Libyan oilfield; the Powerball jackpot climbs above $317 million; and the first African-American to join the PGA, Charlie Sifford, dies.

Also: The latest on the Italian earthquake; a report alleges the Syrian government used chlorine gas against civilians; and an Australian prospector discovers a huge gold nugget.

Also: President Trump will discuss infrastructure in Cincinnati today; Amazon lowers membership rates for low-income customers; and Cincinnati Reds' Scooter Gennett hit four home runs last night.

Also: Australians use #IllRideWithYou to show solidarity with Australian Muslims; the Senate may approve some blocked judicial nominations; and 2 professors set a record by living underwater.

Several candidates who have repeatedly made baseless claims about the 2020 election are now seeking to become their state's top election official in the 2022 midterm elections.

A few weeks ago, Verizon placed an ad on Facebook to recruit applicants for a unit focused on financial planning and analysis. The ad showed a smiling,…

Early voting is underway in Charlotte’s municipal elections. The only competitive district race on Charlotte City Council is the one in District 6, formerly represented by Tariq Bokhari, who stepped down. Now his wife, Krista, is running as a Republican against Democrat Kimberly Owens. Last week we spent time with Owens. Today, a conversation with Bokhari about why she wants the job.

Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020Since the coronavirus emerged in North Carolina this March, the public health and economy of the state has seen unprecedented…

http://66.225.205.104/JR20080213.mp3 (2/13/08) Road congestion was the top concern among members of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce in 2007. Now the…

Irving Berlin's classic musical turns 85 this year, and a group of artists are paying tribute with a brand-new video version of one of its songs, "Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain)?"

More than 60,000 ballots were cast in our annual summer readers' poll. Here's a printable list of the top 100 winners.

In an all-time record, 14 of the 68 teams in the men's tournament all come from one conference — the SEC. In the women's, UCLA and South Carolina are top seeds. Games tip off this coming week.

Congressional leaders and top security officials say the U.S. Capitol will be well-prepared for a far-right rally expected for the area this Saturday.

This summer, at a gathering at the University of Michigan,assembled a Top Ten list of unsolved physics problems. NPR's DavidKestenbaum, with the help of two physicists, lays out these questions.

The lawsuit from three senior and lauded FBI agents at the bureau says the Trump administration demanded loyalty for those staying at the bureau.