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US Airways took a huge step towards a merger with bankrupt American Airlines on Friday, as the carrier and American's three largest unions announced they…

What's "a widespread, long-lived wind storm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms" that can stretch along a straight path for hundreds of miles? It's a derecho. One just pummeled states in the East.

If one thing is clear at these London Games, it's that not doing one's best is not only uncool — it's not allowed. Witness the badminton-to-worstminton scandal that erupted earlier this week. But in track cycling, what seems to be an admission of crashing on purpose won't bring an inquiry.

The Census also reports that because of the Affordable Care Act more young Americans were insured.

http://66.225.205.104/GC20100730.mp3Amid all the grim economic news the last few years, business has been quite good for dollar store retailers. The…

Capri Sun could capitalize on its clever gift to juice fan and Washington Redskins tight end Niles Paul. Paul complained that his teammates have been stealing his juice, and the company offered him a unique solution.

Trouble accessing Bank of America's website continued Monday after a weekend of widespread outages and slowdowns, frustrating consumers and business…

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a Manhattan bike messenger dodging a corrupt cop who wants a look at the package he's carrying. NPR's Bob Mondello says David Koepp's brisk actioner doesn't trouble itself with weighty themes — it's just a bona fide thrill ride.

A report from the Natural Resources Defense Council finds that 40 percent of food in the U.S. today goes uneaten. But grassroots groups are working to turn food waste into something useful.

With the Democratic National Convention less than a month away, some Charlotte residents who want to rent out their homes for the event have had to adjust…

http://66.225.205.104/DM20120808.mp3Fish kills have become an annual problem at Lake Norman. Since 2004, Wildlife officials have reported frequent large…

http://66.225.205.104/KM20120803.mp3As of this afternoon, the U.S. is second in the Olympic medals ranking, right behind China. But how is North Carolina…

http://66.225.205.104/LM20101026.mp3 Waddell High School is no longer up for closure. Instead, CMS recommends Harding University High School close to make…

http://66.225.205.104/LM20101026.mp3 Waddell High School is no longer up for closure. Instead, CMS recommends Harding University High School close to make…

Spending a Tuesday night roasting and pureeing an 18 pound pumpkin might seem crazy to some, but when a girl has a hankering for pumpkin pie, and there's…

http://66.225.205.104/SO20090513.mp3By a six to three vote last night, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School board approved Superintendent Peter Gorman's $1.2…

In the upcoming issue of Superman, the man of steel's alter ego — mild mannered reporter Clark Kent — quits his job as a reporter. Audie Cornish and Melissa Block wonder what this says about the state of journalism and what might be next for Clark Kent.

Pick your adjective — enormous, astronomical, colossal. The political spending in 2012 was unprecedented and already has implications for the next campaign cycle.

After months of financial upheaval and angst over the some 1,500 projected layoffs, figures released by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools today show the…

http://66.225.205.104/JR20100805.mp3 It's taken three and a half months for the owners of a medical waste incinerator in Matthews to fix problems for…