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Retirement often seems like a primary goal for people in the workforce; however, a recent study found that people who delay retirement have less risk of…

Midterm election season is in full swing. In North Carolina education reform and a pay raise for teachers is being hotly debated. Renewal of a large film…

The temperature is creeping up, swimsuits are being donned and grills are being fired up! Its summertime in the Queen City and that means there are lots…

We're joined by the man who coined the term "nature deficit disorder." Richard Louv is the author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from…

The U.S. economy shrank sharply in the first quarter but most analysts, including UNC Charlotte economics professor John Connaughton, saw that as a…

A dispute at Amazon over e-book pricing has some authors encouraging readers to ditch the retail giant and head to their local independent bookseller.…

The stories of children flooding our borders from South and Central America and from Mexico continue to dominate the news. Here in North Carolina,…

Tuesday, August 12, 2014Every four years the American Society of Civil Engineers issues a report card depicting the state of America's infrastructure.…

Monday, August 18, 2014The Mecklenburg County Commission is considering two regulations. The first is a ban on smoking near government buildings. The…

Friday, August 15, 2014People have been getting tattoos almost from the beginning of time. But until recently, they were the province of a small subset of…

Wednesday, September 3, 2014The US is becoming more energy independent. New technological advancements has made this possible, among them fracking, the…

Wednesday, September 10, 2014The Bobcats are no more because the Buzz is Back. The Hornets name has returned to Charlotte's NBA team and executives are…

Tuesday, October 28, 2014Each year 400 affordable housing vouchers are released to Charlotteans in need but the demand far exceeds the supply. We talk to…

Tuesday, November 4, 2014A half century ago, there was no Lake Norman area because there was no Lake Norman. It was created on a muggy September morning…

Thursday, November 6, 2014Twenty-nine-year-old Brittany Maynard put a young face on the right-to-die movement. Diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, she…

9:00 Wednesday, December 3, 2014We know that young people’s connections to mainline religions are on the decline, but a UCLA study of students in college…

9:00 Tuesday, December 9, 2014You find them in the largest cities and the smallest towns. They have been the birthplace of legendary careers and have…

9:00, Monday, December 22, 2014'Tis the season to be jolly. It’s also gift-giving season and a time to give back. We have all those bases covered as we…

9:00, Monday, January 5, 2015Every year, right after the holidays, we resolve to change a lot of things, especially our diets. The first 30 days of any…

9:00, Tuesday, January 12, 2015The flu is the worst it’s been in years. Twenty-six children have died from it this year and we’re only half way through…