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Municipalities are increasingly going to the bond market to pay their court settlement costs.

The city of Boston is celebrating another World Series win, after the Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday night for their fourth championship since 2004.

The Florida man accused of sending package bombs to high-profile Democrats, CNN, and critics of President Trump made his first appearance in court on Monday.

Sandy and Lonnie Phillips have a job that no one wants, but it’s an important one. The couple, whose daughter Jessica was killed in the Aurora, Colo.…

In a video for the new track, frontman Bradford Cox finds himself wandering down dusty backroads, trying to make sense of life's fading promises.

Big Freedia has always repped New Orleans, becoming famous by insisting on being her sui generis self. How could you see someone who loves herself so much and not follow her to the dance floor?

Republican State Senator Dan Bishop of Mecklenburg County said Tuesday that his colleague, GOP House member Andy Dulin, should step down after it was…

Authorities in Union County have filed criminal charges against the mother of a 1-year-old boy who drowned last month in floodwaters caused by Hurricane…

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Clayton Wilcox says he plans to rethink using metal detectors at schools in light of Monday’s fatal shooting…

The CDC estimated that 72,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2017. There are many reasons why the opioid crisis is so hard to confront. One of them is social stigma.

A new estimate from the Office of State Budget and Management shows that Hurricane Florence caused close to $17 billion in damage when it made landfall in…

A student at Garinger High School in east Charlotte has been charged with possessing a gun on school property.The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department…

Mecklenburg State Senator Dan Bishop has drawn criticism over his decision last year to invest in Gab.com, the social media platform created as an…

He's the voice of NPR's comedy news quiz. He has also run a marathon in under 3:10. And now he has collected his thoughts about his avocation in The Incomplete Book of Running.

Children's YouTube is full of addicting content for kids, which can lead users to disturbing and inappropriate videos. James Bridle explains how the Internet's profit structure drives this phenomenon.

Actor Michael C. Hall talks about his roles on Six Feet Underand Dexter, and his return to the stage. Then, he plays a game inspired by odd jobs he held before becoming an actor.

Data from election officials in North Carolina shows that 1.6 million voters have cast ballots at early voting sites since the start of this year’s 18-day…

Polls show North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District race between Republican Mark Harris and Dan McCready is too close to call.But what’s unusual about…

Giddens' influence is not contained by her many accolades but by her drive to unearth forgotten stories, developing the ethos of a new reconstruction based in truth-telling.

Shut Up and Dribble," a three-part Showtime documentary series executive produced by LeBron James, debuts Saturday. It rebukes those who criticize outspoken athletes by showing how basketball stars speaking up has helped improve the NBA and America itself.