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Six of the nine seats on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education are up for grabs this November. These elections are nonpartisan, and two of them will feature no incumbent, meaning guaranteed fresh faces on the board. To help you learn about the candidates and decide, WFAE asked each candidate to answer a questionnaire about their experience, priorities and position on important issues. Their answers have been edited for typos, but are otherwise presented in full.

House Speaker John Boehner is proposing a six-week debt ceiling increase to his Republican caucus. If adopted, it would take away the immediate threat to financial markets.

A former Mecklenburg County staffer found guilty of embezzling money meant to buy gifts for needy children will spend six months in prison. Cindy E. Brady…

The second presidential debate was a no-holds-barred affair. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton did not shake hands at the outset — and it quickly turned nasty.

The second Republican debate wrapped up with seven candidates attempting to break away from the front-runner, former President Donald Trump, who was in Michigan instead of attending.

Some of the nominations were expected — The Bear earned 23 nominations and Shogun received 25 nods. But the Television Academy still had a few surprises up its sleeve.

Russian forces continue to bombard Ukraine. The Jan. 6 House panel recommends two Trump White House officials be held in contempt of Congress. And a recap of the Academy Awards ceremony.

People in Lapeer, Michigan, called to report a car moving erratically. Callers said it looked like a six year old was driving. Police discovered that a six year old was driving. He'd taken the keys off the counter at home, and taught himself what to do.

Three NPR correspondents look at how the Israel-Hamas war is reshaping the region, and what might come next.

http://66.225.205.104/SG20111018.mp3One of the ways a bank's size gets measured is by the assets it holds. And in the year's third quarter, Bank of…

The committee turns its attention to former President Trump’s efforts to influence the Justice Department.

The last show of the pop icon's "Celebration" retrospective tour brought over a million and a half fans to Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana Beach on Saturday night.

The U.S. Geological Survey said it is the largest Croatian earthquake measured on modern seismic instruments.

Five new film productions have been cleared to start rolling throughout North Carolina, signaling a possible return of the state's film industry amid the…

Rates saw the biggest one-week drop in a year, spurring a spike in new purchase and refinance applications.

The federal government is planning a massive system of floodwalls, pumps and surge barriers for Miami. But it doesn't address the more frequently felt threat from rising sea levels.

Private rooms for pumping breast milk and expanded therapy coverage for children with autism are two of the less publicized mandates of the Affordable Care Act. Also, being able to choose your OB-GYN.

Police say six people, including two police officers, were shot during a nightclub brawl in Gastonia.

The website Just Security made a detailed timeline of events leading up to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. False claims, conspiracy theories and calls to violence go back almost a year.

They include one man who told a family member he wanted to attend an event where he could shoot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on live television.