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It was a stunning upset. Underdog Sara Sorribes Tormo, from Spain, beat Australia's Ash Barty in straight sets. Barty won Wimbledon just two weeks ago.

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are in line for some of the top jobs at the U.S. Justice Department.

With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, former President Barack Obama will visit Charlotte Friday evening for a rally in support of Vice President Kamala Harris. The event will be at the Charlotte Convention Center uptown. Doors open at 4 p.m.

The North Carolina "Big Four" are all 2-0 or better for the first time ever.

Kirsten Dunst shines in Showtime's comedy-drama about a pyramid scheme and the weirdos who operate it.

This week's edition of New Music Friday includes a features-heavy flex from Ed Sheeran, new efforts from Big K.R.I.T and Blood Orange, the return of Imperial Teen, K.Flay and more.

Analysts say the Super Bowl ads this year are funnier and more star-studded than in the past.

A half century ago, a beekeeper from New Zealand and a Sherpa from Nepal reached the top of Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. To mark next month's anniversary of the epic ascent, Peter Hillary and Jamling Norgay return to Everest to retrace their fathers' legendary footsteps.

A surprising number of 2019's biggest hits, memes and musical breakthroughs have something in common: You could hear them before this year started.

New details from a Census survey shows just how much more diverse the American electorate is becoming, with political implications still to come.

Former US Capitol Police officer Tarik "T.K." Johnson spoke to NPR's Leila Fadel about his experience of protecting fellow officers and Congress members from rioters on January 6, 2021.

Powerhouse names lingered around the top of Billboard's albums chart all summer: Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen — crowding out new entries. But this week brings an embarrassment of riches.

Tuesday night's drawing was the 30th straight without a winner. The lottery drought is due to poor luck and terrible odds: the chance of winning the Mega Millions jackpot is 1 in 302.6 million.

KEN TUCKER reviews ZZ Top''s new record "Antenna" (RCA).

Also: Google Street View explores Cambodia's ancient temples; protesters in eastern Ukraine demand to secede; and Toyota recalls more than six million vehicles.

Also: Turkey sends troops into northern Syria; North Korea test fires a new ballistic missile; and deadly monsoons drench central India.

A surprising amount of negative reaction to North Carolina’s HB 2 is coming from the world of sports. The NBA withdrew its All-Star game from Charlotte…

This year has seen an explosion of professional online videos, eclipsing home videos of cats and babies. In 2012, 8 of the top 10 YouTube videos were professional — and Hulu, Netflix and multichannel networks like MiTu all produced exclusive new programming.

The British band hasn't had a chart-topping album in a decade, but it pulled out all the stops to promote its latest, Moon Music, including selling more than a dozen different versions of the album.