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Lyft and Uber fares are estimated to be nearly 80% higher than pre-pandemic prices in some cities. The companies say a driver shortage is pushing up prices.

Increasing gun violence across the country is a growing concern. In one New York neighborhood, paid members of the community help curb tensions that lead to shootings. They can do what police can't.

Some educators think only low-scoring schools can rate high on North Carolina's growth index. Providence High in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools proves them wrong.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has posted the results of its 2024 magnet lottery. The good news for families is it’s not too late to get into a magnet program: 56 schools still have space and are open to transfers. The bad news? The formula for attractive magnets remains elusive, at a time when CMS faces increased competition for students.

Former North Carolina state Sen. Erica Smith is running for the open U.S. Senate seat in 2022. She said she is the most progressive Democrat in the race but has raised far less money than former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley and state Sen. Jeff Jackson of Mecklenburg County.

Charlotte got some disappointing economic news this week. The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or CIAA, will not be bringing its annual basketball tournament back to Charlotte — for now, anyway. Officials said, the CIAA will be in Baltimore through 2029. Charlotte had hosted the CIAA tournament from 2006 to 2020. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Tony Mecia discuss this, and other local business news, on this week's BizWorthy.

The show's suspension comes amid broader efforts to curb diversity at the institutional level. The next attempt to canonize the movement must learn lessons from its successes — and its missteps.

Trump tweeted that CIA Director Mike Pompeo will take over for Rex Tillerson, who has had a strained relationship with the president. Undersecretary of State Steve Goldstein was also fired.

The legacy of the late hip-hop producer extended far beyond the beats he painstakingly created.

The star who commands a planetary position in the galaxy of pop chronicles divorce and soul-searching recovery on an album that thrillingly redefines her artistry by bringing her gently down to earth.

Instrumental music speaks. The Texas trio's second album culls just as much from Iranian pop, R&B, gospel and dub as it does from conversations in the band's daily lives, as told here.

In a complaint released by the House intelligence committee, the person cites White House officials who say they were ordered to veer from protocol to protect "politically sensitive" information.

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced its list of nominees for the 2018 Grammy Awards, including Brandi Carlile, Janelle Monae and Black Panther.

Minnesota public health educator Amira Adawe wants women to stop using harmful skin bleaching products — but hers is not an easy fight.

Companies that made hats, socks and teddy bears have started producing surgical masks to protect people from COVID-19. Some sellers exaggerate their standing with the Food and Drug Administration.

Oddsmakers say Barbie will win this year's Oscar for production design. Our critic makes the case for Poor Things, which methodically builds a unique world for its main character to thrive within.

President Trump plans to impose a 25% tariff on all imported steel and aluminum, starting Wednesday. The move could help domestic steel and aluminum makers but raise prices for everyone else.

The federal government plans to distribute 300,000 doses of the drug at no cost, but that doesn't mean treatment will be free. Intravenous infusion charges can run more than $1,000.

Sales of all-terrain vehicles are up -- and so are recreational vehicle injuries and deaths, especially among children. The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission is weighing new safety rules. Brian Mann of North Country Public Radio reports on calls by consumer groups for a federal ban on ATVs.

Police say the trio ran one of the country's largest illegal manufacturing vaping businesses. Officials continue to investigate what's behind the deaths and illnesses linked to vaping.