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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has drawn fire from two top Republicans, Senate leader Phil Berger and Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, over the superintendent's decision to pay anti-racism author Ibram X. Kendi to speak to district leaders. It's the lastest flare-up in a national battle over critical race theory and how to talk about racism.

President Trump has issued pardons for 77 people, including his former attorney Rudy Giuliani and former chief of staff Mark Meadows, who backed his effort to subvert the 2020 election.

Signed by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty eliminated an entire class of nuclear weapons. President Trump says he intends to withdraw.

The killing sparked violent protests in Jerusalem and Arab Israeli towns throughout Israel — raising fears of another Palestinian uprising. Officials say the autopsy shows the boy was burned alive.

NPR's Scott Simon highlights the case of the missing chickpeas. A restaurant in Washington, D.C., says its latest shipment is missing.

The Senate held its first hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to try and understand how it happened and why law enforcement was not prepared to respond.

This week on the SouthBound podcast, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Tripp Mickle, who covers Apple for The New York Times. His new book, called "After Steve," is about the battle for the soul of the company and the Alabama native named Tim Cook who came out on top.

It wasn't in prime time this time, but the Jan. 6 committee held an eyebrow-raising hearing Monday. Here are six takeaways from what we learned during this second of seven hearings.

For 187 minutes, pressure mounted for the president to call off the mob and tell rioters to stop. Witnesses say Trump escalated the violence with a tweet and watched the violence unfold on TV.

President Donald Trump’s former attorney and close ally was central to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and was a key figure in the president’s first impeachment trial.

We all know what's most often excavated: Nirvana's roar, Biggie's cool murmur, the futuristic sigh of Aaliyah. But there's more to the decade than those obvious landmarks.

Fashion Night at the Mint + Wednesday Night Live
5-9 PM | Free, cash bar
Join for a night of fashion and design programming that celebrates the exhibition Fashion Reimagined: Themes and Variations, 1760-NOW. All museum galleries will be open from 5-9 PM

6 PM: Curator-led tour: 18th-century Fashion
Join Senior Curator of Craft, Design, and Fashion Annie Carlano for a tour of 18th-century fashion in the Fashion Reimagined exhibition. Limited capacity. Registration required.
Level 3, Gorelick Gallery
6-6:30 PM | Free

6:30 PM: Wednesday Night Live: Fashion House Ball + Vogue Performance
Five houses from the regional and local Ballroom scene will perform and give a breakdown on the five categories of Vogue: Catwalk, Hands, Spins and Dips, Duckwalk and Floor Performance. The performances will serve looks inspired by designs currently on display in Fashion Reimagined. Presented by Bank of America.
Robert Haywood Morrison Atrium
6:30 PM | Free

6-9 PM: Graphic GarMINT Opening Reception
Graphic GarMINT installation honors and highlights the creativity and work of locally based Black designers. MacFly Fresh Printing Co. will be screen-printing live on site, plus live DJ and cash bar.
Level 5, Mint5pace
6-9 PM | Free

Wednesday Night Live, presented by Bank of America, includes free admission to the museums (Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, and the Mint Museum) from 5 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday, as well as live entertainment or programming at one of the five participating institutions each week. For more information about Wednesday Night Live and to view the current schedule, please visit www.wednesdaynightliveclt.com or follow them @WedNightLiveCLT on Facebook and Instagram.

In a race that could decide the fate of the Senate, Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan is facing retired Army Brig. Gen. Don Bolduc, a Republican who falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen.

Nearly 260,000 new cases of coronavirus infection have been reported over the past day, according to data from the World Health Organization. More than a quarter were in the U.S.

Medical debt is a fact of life for millions of people in the U.S., and when patients receive a medical bill that they can’t or don’t pay, some hospitals will take them to court. A new study outlines the extent of this practice in North Carolina.

The CDC estimates there could be up to 200,000 deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 by Labor Day. As schools begin to reopen, there are renewed calls for vigilance in social distancing and masking.

Richard Glossip has had nine execution dates set over the years. He's eaten his last meal three times. He was tried twice and has had multiple appeals, including one at the Supreme Court.

NPR's Scott Simon shares his thoughts on watching the first public hearings of the House committee investigating the January 6th insurrection.

The College Football Playoff committee announced that Ohio State took the final spot along with Alabama, Oregon and Florida State. Holly Anderson of Grantland.com joins Robert Siegel to talk about the aftermath.

Even if your health insurance is provided by an employer, your plan may be changing quite a bit in 2015. Here's a guide to the questions you should keep in mind when looking over your options.