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The founder of Freedom Fighting Missionaries told Charlotte City Council members that because of strong opposition, he will not go ahead with plans to build 16 rental townhouses in Grove Park.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., launched the process for holding a vote to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker but the road ahead is still unclear.

North Carolina House Majority Leader John Bell and Rules Chairman Destin Hall say they'll run for House speaker after Tim Moore steps down at the end of next year.

The R&B and soul singer died Wednesday night in Philadelphia. Together with his main songwriters, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, Pendergrass helped define the Philadelphia Soul sound.

The curtain is poised to come crashing down on North Carolina’s film incentive.Wednesday, the House Finance Committee adopted a plan which would slash the…

Millions of dollars worth of contraceptives have been stored in Belgium since the U.S. froze foreign aid. A local official says some products were stored improperly and are largely unusable.

Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem turned to hemp-infused drinks to offset sharp post-pandemic declines in beer sales. A new federal move to ban intoxicating hemp products has the company and other North Carolina brewers worried about what the future holds.

Since the legendary singer began his career in the 1960s, he won Grammys in the jazz, pop and R&B categories. Just one clue that Jarreau, who died Sunday, was impossible to categorize.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Karen Attiah, The Washington Post global opinions editor, about women of color in the #MeToo movement.

The St. Louis Cardinals may be eliminated from the Major League Baseball playoffs on Thursday night. The community around the Gateway City is still tense in the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting.

Early rock recording executive Art Rupe has died at 104. He founded Specialty Records, which launched the careers of Little Richard and Sam Cooke, and helped make R&B popular with white audiences.

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak talks about the first anniversary of the bridge collapse in the city. The mayor says this is an anniversary that marks a tragedy in the city, but also one that shows how the city came together as a community.

One day after President Trump commuted Rod Blagojevich's corruption sentence, the former Illinois governor held a "homecoming" news conference outside his Chicago residence.

Several others were injured by the explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading, officials said. The cause of the blast about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia remains under investigation.

At issue was a suit by Rep. Michael Bost, R-Ill., challenging an Illinois regulation that allows ballots mailed in by Election Day to be counted for up to 14 days after polls close.

County workers returned to their offices Monday, five days after the mass killings in San Bernardino, Calif., during an office party. The FBI says it is investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism.

Host Jamie Foxx was there "to celebrate Black Excellence, Televised" — honoring Anita Baker, surprising Donald Glover and giving Meek Mill a platform to present his poignant new song.

Allegations of sex trafficking and drug use had stirred controversy over Matt Gaetz being attorney general.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., addressed a public confrontation she had with Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., earlier this week. She said her family "did not raise me to accept abuse from men."

Public health officials in Mississippi recently declared a crisis around infant mortality. Too many babies are dying. Officials are working to help pregnant moms get access to better prenatal care.