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Black women in North Carolina are two times more likely to die from complications in pregnancy. Additionally, according to the CDC, Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related issues than white women. We talk to advocates and ask why that's happening and whether doulas and midwives help.

Friday, January 15, 2021`This week, Mecklenburg County’s health director said “stay home” as COVID-19 surges — and that led CMS to change its plans to bring kids back to the classroom. City Council explored transit and term limits. And COVID-19 vaccine priorities began to take shape in Charlotte and around the state.

CNN political analyst Bakari Sellers father was shot by police in Orangeburg, South Carolina, during a campus protest in the 1960s. Sellers sees striking parallels to protests that roiled the country last summer.

President Trump’s impeachment trial begins Tuesday. The first president in history to be impeached twice is no longer president and his defenders say that’s a get-out-of-jail-free card. But Democrats will lay out their case, and we get a preview.

The case for reopening schools. We’ve been online for months. Many fear serious damage to young people’s education. It’s emotional and controversial but now the CDC says reopening schools may be safe. We examine that.

As the days get colder and shorter during the winter, many Americans suffer from some degree of seasonal depression. During a winter amid a pandemic, the impact is worse. We speak with an author who chronicled her journey with loneliness and mental health in order to understand why she calls wintering “the active acceptance of sadness.”

Idyllic Davidson has found danger lurking under the soil: Asbestos. Two thousand tons of it. This health hazard also comes with distrust among those who have lost loved ones to asbestos-related diseases.

As new COVID-19 cases decline here, a new, more contagious strain emerges. The line of candidates running to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Richard Burr is getting longer. Belk files for bankruptcy and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools says sports can resume after being shut down due to the pandemic.

Organizations locally and all the way up to Congress are trying to address the digital divide gap, but that hasn’t dimmed the growing worry about the impact of being a nation of technology haves and have-nots.

Exercising your right to repair what’s broken. Why do you have to throw away a phone just because the battery no longer holds a charge? That’s just an example, and we meet people trying to reverse this habit.

Everyone is worried about kids falling behind due to online learning, and this week, Gov. Roy Cooper urged the reopening of schools and sending kids back to the classroom. City Council chooses former Councilman Greg Phipps to fill out the remainder of James Mitchell’s term. After a successful mass vaccination event at Bank of America Stadium, efforts continue to make getting a shot easier. And, are the Hornets becoming relevant again?

The federal government's cyber defenses were breached last month in a major Russian hack. We take a look the surprisingly vulnerable state of cybersecurity in much of the U.S. and how this impacts much more than our digital lives.

Democrats want to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Advocates say a living wage is necessary to bring low-wage workers above the poverty line, but others say the result will be job losses. The pros and cons.

Local LGBTQ protections have been approved across North Carolina in recent weeks, and Charlotte is about to get in on the action five years after the city touched off what became a national debate over LGBTQ rights.

As laws and lawmakers on the Christian-right have been growing in number and prominence in the U.S., we discuss Christian nationalism and what it means for North Carolina and the country.

Construction is to start at the former Eastland Mall site. Area public schools are in a recruitment bonus battle with less than a month to go before teachers and students return to the classroom. The State Board of Elections certifies the Green Party as an official party. And we now have evidence in Mecklenburg of community spread of monkeypox. Mike Collins and a roundtable of reporters detail those and other stories.

The answer to the questions on everyone’s mind: are we heading toward a recession? Are we already in one? GDP fell for a second straight quarter. That’s usually a sign of recession and that’s certainly triggered fears of a slowdown. We get the scoop from a group of economists.

Unlike our ancestors, we live in an age of abundance. That should make us happy. Trouble is, many of us are overindulging and that’s making us sick and unhappy. The question is why? One possible answer: a little drug in our brains called dopamine.

The growth of South End and its transformation from a gritty warehouse district to a hip, bustling place has presented some challenges that must be met.

Mike Collins and local business reporters examine the unusual combination of forces working on the economy, from high inflation to low unemployment and slow growth, and the challenges it presents to local businesses.