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France, which left open the possibility of arming the rebels, became the first European country to recognize the coalition as the legitimate government of Syrians.

Though he said the NFL did prove that the players took part in a scheme that paid them bonuses for hurting opponents, former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue said the cases against them had been "contaminated" by their team — the New Orleans Saints.

Marco McMillian's sexual orientation never came up during the campaign, but many believe he was the first viable and openly gay political candidate in the state.

The seven — four Lebanese, one British, one Greek and one Italian citizen – who worked for a construction company were kidnapped Feb 16. A militant Islamist group claimed responsibility.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station took a spare toothbrush along on a spacewalk today and used it to help clean debris from around some bolts. What do you use them for? (Besides brushing your teeth, that is.)

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A public hearing starts Monday in Raleigh on Duke Energy's planned acquisition of Piedmont Natural Gas. Approval by the North Carolina Utilities…

Officials in Charlotte want to lure the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association conference tournament back after it moves to Baltimore for three years, starting in 2021.

The search continued Sunday for Maddox Scott Ritch. Gastonia Police say the boy, who is autistic and non-verbal, disappeared Saturday afternoon while with…

It's been more than six years since the death of a Charlotte teenager, who stowed away in the wheel well of an airliner bound for Boston. Legislation…

Talk about new stuff, and gripe just a little: A handy video guide gives indispensable advice to inaugural speakers.

Also: Vice President Biden welcomes the NRA to the White House to discuss gun violence; Syria fires a new ballistic missile at northern rebels; Indian defense lawyer blames victim for her brutal rape and murder; a pod of killer whales is trapped by arctic ice in far northern Canada.

Pennsylvania authorities filed criminal charges after local officials found insufficient evidence to make a case against the engineer who was operating the train at twice the speed limit.

One of the joys of listening to The Weather station is the tension and release in the group's enchanting music. It's what made the band's most recent album one of Bob Boilen's favorite of 2017.

The illusive R&B star makes good on his promise to supply fans with new music in 2018.

Did the U.S. really lose some 1500 migrant children? We’ll look at that and the administration’s new policy on separating families.

Two big metal trailers are parked in a warehouse parking lot. Inside, shelves are lined with loaves of bread, boxes of pasta and rows of canned goods.…

Ichiro Suzuki was the face of the Seattle franchise since coming to the team from Japan in 2001. Monday, he was traded to the Yankees — who were in Seattle to play the Mariners. After a bow to the crowd, Ichiro stroked a hit for his new team.

We listen back to excerpts of interviews with the acerbic writer, who died Tuesday at 86. Vidal authored the historical novels Burr and Lincoln, wrote plays and provocative essays, ran for office twice — and lost — and frequently appeared on TV talk shows.

An immediate resignation is "not the way boards do things," one analyst said about the confounding news.