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A growing number of school districts in South Carolina are defying a provision from state lawmakers banning mandatory face coverings for students. But not all. Many districts are afraid the General Assembly will withhold state budget money if they do so.

South Carolina lawmakers are weighing testimony from members of the public and doctors about treatments for COVID-19. A panel of lawmakers that oversees medical issues has spent two days this month on the topic as the state continues to grapple with thousands of new cases.

Republicans, including many in the NC GOP, have seized upon a sanitized version of a vulgar chant directed at President Joe Biden as a way to criticize the president. Here's what "Let's go, Brandon!" is all about.

Two men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are set to be cleared after more than half a century, with prosecutors now saying authorities withheld evidence in the civil rights leader's killing, according to a news report Wednesday.

Early this month, FEMA announced plans to cancel a suite of grants to help communities combat flooding. Across the country, many municipalities have already invested millions to start the projects. In North Carolina, none have received a federal dime.

One of Charlotte's oldest major companies is being sold again. Family Dollar, which has been owned by Dollar Tree for more than a decade, is being spun off to a couple of private equity firms. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Tony Mecia discuss this local business news, and more, on this week's BizWorthy.

Tariq Bokhari has served on the Charlotte City Council since 2017. He will become deputy administrator for the Federal Transit Administration.

One of NASCAR’s all-time characters is on the track right now, winning races and infuriating other drivers. But the country at large doesn’t know him. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, wonders if it’s too late for NASCAR to get any cultural traction.

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed more legislation, this time a bill that would prevent the counting of mail-in absentee ballots received after Election Day. Cooper's veto on Thursday was expected, given that the measure was approved by the House and Senate on party lines favoring Republicans.

Lower state income taxes and stronger mandates addressing the mental health of law enforcement officers in North Carolina took effect with the new year.

North Carolina is giving more of its weekly allocation of the coronavirus vaccine to large vaccination sites such as such as the Charlotte Motor Speedway. This is creating supply shortages in other areas of the state that has forced some health systems to cancel appointments or offer fewer than they'd expected.

South Carolina’s GOP chairman Drew McKissick tells The Associated Press that Donald Trump is backing him for a third term.

Candidates including John McCain, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Donald Trump have all visited the restaurant in the heart of South Carolina's conservative Upstate.

The disclosure from the agency's acting director came after immigration officers shot two U.S. citizens, intensifying questions about ICE officers' tactics, training and use of force.

Korea's Gaon Choi, 17, rebounded from a hard fall to win gold — and end her role model's historic bid for three in a row in the Winter Olympic halfpipe.

Posts have been going viral on social media accusing TikTok's new owners of suppressing content, but eight academics examined the issue and found no evidence to support the claims.

The European Union has signed what India's prime minister has called "the mother of all deals" to boost trade with India. For Europe, the move seeks to hedge against its unpredictable ties to the U.S.

The Department of Justice and FBI are ceding their traditional role leading investigations in the wake of shootings in Minneapolis to the Department of Homeland Security.

The deal slashes hundreds of reciprocal tariffs between the two countries.

Pro-Palestinian student protesters have occupied a campus building. Electric vehicles are the newest front of competition between the U.S. and China.