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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.

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.

District 14 is a Republican-leaning district, which the Cook Partisan Voting Index puts at R+8. In this race, incumbent Republican Tim Moore faces Democratic challenger LaKesha Womack.

Film critic Bob Mondello reviews "A Midwinter's Tale", Kenneth Branagh's behind-the-scenes farce about an English production of Hamlet.

Commentator Bill Lessard says the gloomy financial outlook for dot-com companies is a boon for consumers. A competitive marketplace online means better products and better customer service.

- NPR's John McChesney reports on new software that helps companies track your travels in cyberspace and then use that information to try to sell you more products.

Laurie Neff reports on a new Israeli/Palestinian co-production of "Sesame Street," which - like most efforts between Israelis and Palestinians - has required sensitive negotiations.

In Venezuela, oil production and exports have been disrupted by the political and economic crisis that has caused massive blackouts and supply shortages.

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.