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But U.S. shoppers spent more prudently in August and retail sales grew a tepid 0.6% from July, after extra federal jobless benefits expired and families faced a confusing back-to-school season.

The White House says it will send nearly $6 billion in military and budget aid to Ukraine. It's likely to be the last bit of support by the Biden administration as Trump's team is about to take over.

A $34.6 million, 70,000-square-foot aviation manufacturing training center will be built on GTCC's Cameron campus, minutes away from Piedmont Triad International Airport.

With just over two weeks before the election, the State Board of Elections says over 1 million North Carolina voters have cast ballots so far during early in-person voting across the state. That number includes absentee and early in-person voting. It amounts to 13 percent of all North Carolina voters.Monday is the first day of early voting in South Carolina. Polls are open from 8:30 am to 6 pm, every day but Sunday, through Nov. 2. More details are at SCVOTES.gov.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Police are investigating three murders on Sunday. The first happened at about 1 pm on Royston Road off Freedom Drive in west Charlotte. Officers responded to calls and discovered a victim with a gunshot wound who was declared dead at the scene. The victim was not identified, and police have released no further details.The second incident happened just before 6 last night, when officers responding to calls found two people with gunshot wounds on Welling Avenue off I-85 in west Charlotte. Both were taken to a hospital where they were later pronounced dead. Neither victim was identified, and police have released no details about what happened.

Mecklenburg County District Court Judge Jena Culler on Jan. 6 ordered that Sheena Hopkins-Winston stay away from Charlotte City Council member Braxton Winston and their three children.

On Christmas Day, Block Love Charlotte will host a brunch for families and individuals staying at the City Inn and Motel 6 along Nations Ford Road, as well as anyone else who is lonely or homeless.

North Carolina is still waiting on millions in reimbursements from the Department of Homeland Security for hurricane recovery. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy awarded $6.8 million in grants to organizations in western North Carolina supporting small-business development and housing recovery.

By a 6-3 vote, the high court ruled that federal law allows the government to stop asylum seekers from physically setting foot in the United States, effectively keeping them from applying for asylum.

Writing for the 6-3 majority, Justice Elena Kagan said that the technique, known as geofencing, violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches.

The movie titles of the late splatter-film director are evocative ... and wonderfully terrible. Can you tell them apart from the titles of some less-than-classic kids' books?

NPR's Mary Lousie Kelly speaks with White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci about vaccine mandates and the FDA's full approval of the Pfizer vaccine.

A lot of the rap that felt worth listening to in 2019 was hard to listen to — full of sonic dissonance and emotional distance, and pregnant with a particularly black depiction of dystopia.

Former President Donald Trump appeared in court Tuesday to answer to 37 charges related to his handling of classified documents, marking the second time in 2023 he has been indicted.

Alcohol makes people lose inhibitions. And maybe take off their masks, and get up close and personal. Here's why you may want to steer clear of bars for now, or at least take these extra precautions.

President Trump first tweeted that he had tested positive for the coronavirus early Friday morning. But questions remain about what exactly happened before and after.

Hurricane Sandy, the superstorm that's headed north from the Caribbean, is expected to make landfall along the New Jersey coast. Its impending arrival prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands.

There are dozens of competitive races across the country that will determine control of the House, Senate and governors' seats. Here are the pivotal seats that could unlock what happens.

Griner's new memoir recounts being humiliated by guards, of the pain from squeezing her 6-foot-9 frame into cramped beds and cage, and cutting her locs because it was so cold that her hair froze.

With the Women's World Cup in the bag and 88 grand masters, India is ready to take over the chess world. And they're making sure their youngsters are poised to checkmate.