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Before the U.S. Open, the Nike and Gatorade sponsorships and the fame, Venus and Serena Williams were taking their first swings on tennis courts in Compton, Calif. It's a source of pride in the city.

If The Angriest Man In Brooklynactually kept Williams in his dark and angry persona, it would be one thing. But regrettably, it takes him in the direction of his less interesting, uplifting side.

Beloved to DJs and crate diggers, the Nigerian musician died Monday following a brief illness.

If you haven't listened to his music in a while, you might have forgotten: The country pioneer had swing. Here are five jazz artists out of many who have put their own spins on his music.

The Hornets waived former No. 2 overall pick Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and 15-year NBA veteran Marvin Williams on Saturday.The 6-foot-6 Kidd-Gilchrist was…

The $90,000 in cash allegedly found in his freezer; the FBI raid of his office; and the conviction of a top aide on bribery charges are just the latest in a long string of stories, scandals and allegations surrounding Rep. William Jefferson.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN about this week's sports news.

On Saturday, Serena Williams could make tennis history — again, but her mark on the sport is already assured. NPR's Audie Cornish discusses Williams' impact with The Undefeated writer Clinton Yates.

ESPN is parting ways with Hank Williams Jr. The network will no longer use his signature song "All My Rowdy Friends," to introduce Monday Night Football.

Paul Williams started the first American rock magazine as a college student in 1966, and pioneered a style of intelligent music writing from a fan's perspective.

There’s one primary U.S. agency tasked with managing our wildlife and its survival.

Mecklenburg County commissioners have voted to terminate a contract with the City of Charlotte for police coverage in the county's unincorporated areas.…

Charlotte’s mayoral primaries are a little less than a week away. Four Democrats and two Republicans will vie on the ballot to replace former mayor…

As news spread early yesterday morning that Evangelist preacher Billy Graham died at his home in Montreat, both the faithful and followers of Graham…

The momentous life of Pulitzer Prize winner William Styron is now chronicled in more than 1,000 of his letters compiled by his widow, Rose Styron. The collection is called, Selected Letters of William Styron.

His said "racism has no place in our society" as he sought to prevent the backlash over his godmother's treatment of a Black advocate for survivors of domestic abuse from overshadowing his U.S. trip.

Are potential catastrophic future threats more worrying than current ones?

Front Porch is not only a return home to Joy Williams' stripped-down, acoustic palette, but also an inquiry into the very meaning of home.

When NASCAR's top racers start their engines Sunday for the season-opening Daytona 500 in Florida, young Charlotte-born racer William Byron will be in the pole position.

The master of cyberpunk returns to form with a new novel set in his old stomping grounds — the near future. Reviewer Jason Sheehan says it sings with controlled, dark energy and effortless grace.