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Federal lawmakers cite safety concerns for keeping AM radio, citing its historic role in transmitting vital information during emergencies, such as natural disasters, especially to rural areas.

Kevin McCarthy wants more people who receive food stamps to be subject to work reporting requirements. Advocates worry that shift, if passed, could mean people get shut out of the program.

Legislative Republicans have filed a bill aimed at changing the state's law over how the elections board is constituted; the last time they did so the state Supreme Court struck it down.

A Washington, D.C., chef won the outstanding category. The Chicago ceremony was hosted by chefs Eric Adjepong, Esther Choi, Andrew Zimmern and 'Top Chef" judge Gail Simmons.

Homeowners might think of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as just the big dogs of the mortgage business, but in Washington, D.C., they're known as big players in lobbying. The two companies managed to stave off government regulation for years by lobbying hard — and spending generously.

Now that Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) has announced his resignation, the focus is on possible successors. Lt. Gov. Jim Risch is widely regarded as the likely front runner. But many Idahoans angrily claim that Republicans in Washington forced Craig to quit solely to protect the party.

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., has come under fire for selling $20 million in stock in the weeks building up to the coronavirus pandemic.

Groups like Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous often meet at community centers or churches. The coronavirus has changed that because so many of…

We introduce listeners to a new music segment called, "Play It Forward." Like our annual Thanksgiving chain of gratitude, it's an opportunity for artists to talk about the music they're thankful for.

Richard Samuel McVicker. Photo courtesy Mecklenberg Sheriff's Office. A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer accused of assaulting another man who…

The North Carolina House of Representatives unexpectedly voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of the state budget early Wednesday morning in what the…

Send us a video of you or your band playing an original song behind a desk of your choosing. You could win a chance to play your own Tiny Desk concert.

Three men in town for the CIAA tournament were arrested Sunday after they fired dozens of bullets into two vehicles and an uptown hotel and were found in…

The White House is endorsing a plan that would allow teachers and other school employees to be armed. It does not call for higher age limits for would-be gun buyers.

Republicans and Democrats at the North Carolina General Assembly are tangled in a tense battle of wills over the state budget. And the outcome may hinge...

A French dance troupe drinks sangria spiked with LSD and descends into carnal violence in a film that turns into "just another Noé freakout, familiar in tone and stylistic tics."

Members of a House committee demanded to know why the Food and Drug Administration let the pharmacy that sold tainted drugs continue shipping them after sending a warning letter about problems in 2006.

In a bid to expand its surveillance network, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police want to connect to private businesses' cameras, which would allow officers to…

The relationship began when Nixon sent Clinton a letter of admiration shortly after he became president. The letter gives more detail into an unlikely relationship.

Richard Samuel McVicker. Photo courtesy Mecklenberg Sheriff's Office. A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer accused of assaulting another man who…