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White supremacists using Crusaders' crosses and other medieval imagery on their homemade shields say the time period is an ideal of a white Europe. But medieval scholars say the white supremacists are wrong and the scholars are fighting back.

America's biggest tennis star had a bad summer in 2024. After she double faulted 19 times in an early exit in the U.S. Open, Gauff said she didn't want to lose a match like that again, then brought on a new coach and adopted a new grip to ensure it.

A brief history of U.S. tariffs: How they came into fashion, fell out of fashion, are now back again and why economists aren't too happy about it.

There's a puzzling split between how consumers overall feel about the economy and how they're acting, how much they are spending overall. Normally spending and feelings go together. Not right now.

NPR's Steve Inkseep talks to Jonathan Shaub, formerly an attorney with the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, about what precedent the impasse between Congress and the White House can set.

President Trump held a rally in Michigan Thursday night, his first since the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller finished.

Gillian Jacobs, known for her role as Britta Perry on Community, directed a short documentary on the computer programming pioneer. She says Hopper wasn't fond of the hype over her accomplishments.

Taiwan will vote Saturday on a measure to remove more than two dozen lawmakers accused of being too close to China.

Get to know Ayrshire, the Scottish coastal county hosting President Trump this weekend.

The National Park Service has removed exhibits depicting slavery and George Washington's treatment of enslaved people at the President's House in Philadelphia.

South Carolina senators may soon take up one of the most divisive issues to hit the state in years: standardizing the state flag's iconic palmetto tree and crescent design.

A person familiar with the situation says Steve Clifford has agreed to a multi-year contract to return as head coach of the Charlotte Hornets.

The president of Shaw University, a historically Black North Carolina school, is accusing South Carolina law enforcement officers of racially profiling a busload of students from her university by stopping the vehicle for a minor traffic violation and using drug-sniffing dogs to search their luggage.

For fans of elaborate Christmas displays, it's hard to beat the town of McAdenville, N.C. Longtime resident Dick Roberts remembers how the town's love for Christmas lights began in the 1950s.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is one of many school systems across America where parents are debating the concept of critical race theory. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his On My Mind commentary, wonders what we should call the lessons learned from the history of our local schools.

One day after a Historic Latta Plantation Juneteenth event listing was removed from the website and condemned by local government officials as inappropriate and racist, the historic site manager posted a 1,348-word statement defending the program as educational about Reconstruction.

Charlotte Symphony's "Celebrate America" concert Friday night at Truist Field will be its largest performance in front of an in-person audience since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event has patriotic music, a tribute to front line workers and those who died during the pandemic, and fireworks to kick off the Fourth of July holiday week.

Kyle Larson ended six years of struggles at Charlotte Motor Speedway, winning the Coca-Cola 600 in dominating fashion to give team owner Rick Hendrick a record-setting victory.

The Charlotte Hornets racked up two losses over the weekend, but the big news seemed to be a heated exchange between coach James Borrego and rookie James Bouknight. In college basketball, meanwhile, UNC Chapel Hill lost to Duke. And high school coaches say fewer scholarships are available to athletes.

Charlotte FC scored its first-ever win this weekend. The Carolina Panthers lost to the Cleveland Browns — not in a game but in a bid to snap up Houston quarterback Deshaun Watson. Meanwhile, March Madness is kicking into high gear, with men’s and women’s teams from the Carolinas making waves on the court.