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Mecklenburg County commissioners voted 6-2 on Wednesday in support of County Manager Dena Diorio's plan to withhold $56 million from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools until it presents a detailed plan on how to close achievement gaps among students.

More than 6,000 people attended a town hall meeting Thursday evening with Congressman Robert Pittenger, though attend may not be the right word.The…

Typhoon Noru blew out of the northern Philippines on Monday, leaving five rescuers dead, causing floods and power outages and forcing officials to suspend classes and government work.

A sixth person has died following a shooting earlier this week at the hands of a former NFL player who also killed four members of a South Carolina family, local officials said Saturday.

Demonstrators plan to protest the ongoing criminal cases of individuals charged in the violence at the U.S. Capitol. NPR has been tracking the progress of every case.

A team of researchers tried something that's never been done as a conflict rages. Instead of trying to calculate the toll of war in the moment, they looked forward. What's the reaction to their study?

Joey Chestnut faced off against Takeru Kobayashi in a Netflix showdown on Monday. Chestnut downed 83 hot dogs and buns to Kobayashi's 66 in 10 minutes, beating his own world record from 2021.

Charlotte residents will have a chance to comment Monday evening on a proposed city budget that would boost police pay and raise the property tax rate in…

Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on four counts related to the efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Freedom House Executive Vice President Nicole Bibbins Sedaca talks about how the violent anti-demicratic movement in the U.S. is affecting right-wing political movements around the world.

The earthquake struck the island late Tuesday night and aftershocks continue to shake up the city of Hualien. Meanwhile, rescue workers strive to save people from collapsed buildings.

The panel said Stone participated in "Stop the Steal" efforts related to the 2020 election. The political operative said he knows "nothing whatsoever about the illegal events that day."

The FBI Agents Association honored two men who recovered a young boy seized and held in an underground bunker in Alabama in 2013. They died a year later in a training accident.

Tuesday, May 15, 2018Teachers are headed to Raleigh to march for better pay and respect. The head of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg teachers lobby and a top…

Akash Vukoti was the youngest contestant in this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee. He didn't go all the way this time, but we've got our eye on him.

Retailers filed lawsuits against the credit card companies for placing restrictions on surcharges. The settlement eases those restrictions.

You may have heard kids say "six, seven". We unpack what's behind the latest slang making waves in playgrounds and online.

Delfeayo Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers and producers in jazz today. Under his direction and anchored by Dirty Dozen Brass Band founder Roger Lewis on bari sax, the Uptown Jazz Orchestra sings and swings with confidence and soul performing blues and standards that combine riff-playing, spontaneous arrangements and the New Orleans secondline groove. The Uptown Jazz Orchestra keeps the old-school jazz traditions alive.

The concert is a part of the inaugural High Country Jazz Festival featuring 11 events at 7 venues in Boone and Blowing Rock. It is a fundraiser for the Appalachian Theatre, Boone Sunrise Rotary, and the Jazz Studies Program at Appalachian State University.

Four tenor saxophonists walk into a room…back by popular demand! You don’t want to miss this evening of tenor madness delivered by a cast of the top players from the region and beyond.
Saxophone: One of the most iconic instruments in jazz, the saxophone’s voice-like tone pushed it to a leading position. Jazz greats that made tenor saxophone include Coleman Hawkins, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, and Chris Potter.
FEATURING:
Chelsea Baratz
Stacy Dillard
Tommy Morimoto
Brice Winston

Rhythm Section:
Kobie Watkins, drums
Shannon Hoover, bass
Kevin Bales, piano

The JAZZ ROOM provides a casual and intimate setting with tables and a full bar, reminiscent of the classic jazz rooms of yesteryear.

A car crash killed six young people, including a 1-year-old infant, after they were ejected from their vehicle early Sunday on a freeway in middle Tennessee, authorities said.