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The funeral has been set for Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Mia Goodwin, who was killed last week in a wreck on Interstate 85.

County staff will fan out across Mecklenburg County on Wednesday to get a sense of how many residents are experiencing homelessness.

An arrest warrant for murder has been issued for the person Charlotte-Mecklenburg accuse of shooting and killing a CATS bus driver on Feb. 11.

The COVID-10 relief bill will reduce health care costs and incentivize states like North Carolina to expand Medicaid coverage.

President Trump is pushing the Senate to abandon the filibuster and pass the SAVE American Act, a bill top Democrat calls "Jim Crow 2.0."

The 116th NAACP Convention got underway this weekend in Charlotte. As part of it, an initiative took place that aimed to provide access and improve literacy in the community.

The state Senate is considering putting a substantial tax on the sale of pornographic materials. But the bill is prompting questions about how the tax would work.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office says Cardi B cannot trademark her signature catchphrase — or catchsound — "okurrr."

Chuck Redd canceled his annual Christmas Eve performance to protest Trump's name being added to the complex. In June, a superior court judge dismissed the Kennedy Center's lawsuit against Redd.

Removing “forever” chemicals from drinking water is not an easy task.

Starting to vape is easy, but quitting a nicotine habit can be tough, teens are finding. Some vaping cessation programs have begun to reach out to teens where they live — on their phones.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sephora's Artemis Patrick and designer Aurora James, creator of the "15 Percent Pledge" to support Black-owned brands, about how the initiative is going.

Popular PlayStation franchise Uncharted comes out in movie-form next month

The oil industry has a huge voice in this year's climate talks. But what are oil companies actually saying? And why does it matter? We break down their pledges and statements into plain English.

The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth elements, sought after for a range of technologies. But in the last few decades, China has cornered that market and surpassed the U.S.

Last Halloween, the FDA said that some cinnamon, a spice loved by many kids and adults, was contaminated with lead, a metal that can cause irreversible damage in babies and young children.

Trump said the U.S. will postpone any strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days, even as Israel continued hitting Tehran and Iran warned it could retaliate across the Gulf.

NPR's Short Wave brings stories of lion brothers making a record-breaking swim in Uganda, the skincare trend among pre-teens that is worrying dermatologists, and a planet that smells like rotten eggs.

Morgan Ciocca shares 10 Chicago artists to look out for, with everything from Kacey Musgraves covers to disco-inspired hip-hop.

Sanctions backfire. So why do we keep using them?