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Rebecca Armitage, author of the novel 'The Heir Apparent', imagines a woman forced to choose between love and the British crown.

Colorado voters in 2020 approved raising hundreds of millions of dollars to establish a universal pre-K program. That money comes from a surprising — and controversial — source: tobacco tax revenue.

Kenyan police officers have arrived in Haiti as part of a multi-national force expected to restore order to the country. What will await the internationally backed mission, and can it succeed?

As protests grow over violent ICE enforcement actions in Minneapolis, the president said he could invoke a centuries-old law that would give him sweeping powers to deploy the military in U.S. cities.

Donald Trump’s closest campaign advisers, top government officials and even his family were systematically dismantling his false claims of 2020 election fraud on election night.

A new report from the group People’s Parity Project Action warns that rulings like Cunningham v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. are in jeopardy, because of the North Carolina’s Supreme Court’s rightward shift.

Here is a rundown of the action on the football fields from across the state.

Another election in South Carolina will give Democrats another chance to loosen the firm grasp Republicans have on statewide politics. But it’s likely to be a tough fight. Democrats haven’t won a statewide race in 16 years.

While the governor’s race is shaping up to be the most expensive — and most heated — in North Carolina history, the 2024 election will bring new faces to lesser-known statewide elected positions.

On July 1, the management of most of the Medicaid program will be transferred to a handful of private companies. And starting Monday, 1.6 million North Carolinians can start to choose their plan.

The NFL Draft is this week. Who will the Carolina Panthers select? The NBA playoffs are not that far off and the Charlotte Hornets are working hard to make the cut? Also, the men’s and women’s NCAA soccer tournament games will be played in North Carolina this week.

The coronavirus pandemic has been hard on communities of color, amplifying problems that were already there — like the plight of young, Black men. A year ago, My Brother's Keeper Charlotte Mecklenburg hired a new leader and relaunched its multifaceted approach to mentoring and supporting young men of color. As part of our series Rebuilding Charlotte, WFAE's David Boraks has a progress report on the program inspired by former President Barack Obama.

A Vibe Outside is one of three festivals by the Applesauce Group. The organization uses the events to promote home ownership.

Several Charlotte-area towns have new mayors, including Huntersville, Cramerton and Monroe. And Gaston County's last dry municipality voted to pop the corks and allow alcohol sales. Oh, and one Iredell County race will go to a tie-breaker in which a name will be pulled from a hat.

The first-ever exhibition on Madison, North Carolina, native and classical music trailblazer Mary Cardwell Dawson will close at the end of the month at the Charlotte Museum of History after a nearly one-year run. Dawson, barred from opera companies as a singer and pianist, founded the National Negro Opera Company in Pittsburgh in 1941.

June is Anti-Lynching Month in North Carolina. The Charlotte Post published a series on Willie McDaniel, a Black man lynched in Charlotte in 1929. Freelance journalist Helen Schwab, who wrote the series, spoke with WFAE’s Gwendolyn Glenn about why his story still matters.

North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race will be one of the most closely watched political contests of 2022. The general election isn’t until November, but the May 17 primary will decide who makes it onto the final ballot. It will also help sort out U.S. House candidates with a new congressional map in place.

Trump says he will deploy ICE agents to U.S. airports to help address delays. And, the president said he would delay strikes on Iranian power plants for five days.

Host Adrian Ma speaks with restaurant industry veterans Kenji Lopez-Alt and Hannah Selinger about ways to fix the toxic work culture in many restaurant kitchens.

Venezuelan journalist and author Paula Ramon in Caracas offers a reading list for anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of Venezuela at this moment.