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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer about the role Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, played in the lead up to the attack on the Capitol.

What you need to know from the Sept. 17 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles easily wins the Democratic primary. All four at-large incumbents retain their council their seats. Krista Bokhari wins the District 6 primary. Federal charges have been levied against the man accused of stabbing a Ukrainian woman on the Lynx Blue Line last month.

CMPD announces two arrests in connection with a deadly weekend shooting in uptown. S.C. Lieutenant Gov. Pamela Evette announces plans to succeed outgoing Gov. Henry McMaster. Krista Bokhari announces her run for the Charlotte City Council District 6 seat formerly held by her husband Tariq Bokhari.

Service workers at Charlotte Douglas Airport go out on strike. NCDOT announces $3.6M in funding for Mecklenburg County to improve roads. Duke Energy plans a new commercial scale EV charging station for large trucks. A run-down motel that houses dozens of people in west Charlotte has been ordered to close in December.

Family Dollar plans to close its distribution center in Matthews. Mecklenburg County Commissioners approve $6.3 million to restore Mallard Creek. Davidson Town Manager Jaime Justice announces his retirement. The Charlotte Hornets retire Dell Curry's jersey tonight. The former Sycamore Brewing reopens with a new name.

The proposal restores a ban South Carolina had in place when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year — which was overturned by the state's highest court.

The Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including birthright citizenship. NPR'S Steve Inskeep speaks Nina Totenberg about what to expect.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig about the Secret Service knowing about the Capitol threat more than a week before the insurrection.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Carl Eriksson, assistant professor of pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, about treating a case of tetanus in a 6-year-old boy.

The settlement comes after Jewish students and a professor argued their civil rights were violated when pro-Palestinian protesters blocked access to campus buildings during 2024 demonstrations.

A co-defendant of the so-called Central Park Five, whose convictions in the notorious rape of a jogger were thrown out more than a decade later, had his conviction on a related charge overturned.

The county’s January unemployment rate was up slightly from December’s 6% and more than double the rate of 3% a year earlier.

Also: The battle over the word "literally," Claudia Rankine won the $50,000 Jackson Poetry Prize.

Since the clashes started last month, more than 300 protesters have been killed and 15,000 others wounded. Protesters demand overhauls to the country's political system and an end to corruption.

Many facilities are brand-new, but some may look familiar: The famous "Water Cube" that hosted swimming in 2008, for instance, is becoming an "Ice Cube," to host curling.

A protective order would bar Trump and his attorneys from improperly using any evidence that prosecutors share with the defense team.

An employee who must work on a sixth day would be paid 40% overtime, according to the new law.

The panel is planning to release its final report and hold a "formal presentation," which could include a hearing, the week of Dec. 19.

District 38 of the N.C. superior and district courts covers Gaston County cases. All of the judicial candidates on the Gaston County ballot are uncontested.