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The annual farm bill has been approved by the North Carolina Senate. The Republican-written measure passed Tuesday on a party-line vote despite criticism of a provision that likely would make it easier for livestock operations to seek and obtain permits to convert liquid waste into natural gas.

The Big Pop Up will distribute free household items and food supplies to Charlotte families at the Park Expo and Conference Center on July 29.

An updated retelling of Euripides' Greek tragedy "Medea" centers around a migrant family living in Los Angeles. The play debuts in Charlotte this month with a six-person, bilingual cast with immigrant roots.

North Carolina is home to more than 960,000 small businesses. This weekend, their owners are preparing for customers to shop locally during Small Business Saturday.

The EPA has recommended a $1.1 million fine for a Charlotte-area paper mill after multiple complaints from people in the York County, South Carolina, area about foul odors stemming from the New-Indy Catawba plant.

The House provided final approval to the Democrats' bill that calls for historic climate investments, curbs to prescription drug costs, changes to corporate taxes and more.

A big change is coming to online shopping in the U.S. on Friday. That's when President Trump's policy suspending the "de minimus" rule on international shipments to the U.S. takes effect.

President Trump's recently announced reciprocal tariffs on imports will affect trade with business partners. Nobody knows this better than the logistics companies on the U.S.-Mexico border area.

In March, the Supreme Court upheld Biden-era restrictions on build-it-yourself gun kits. But gun rights groups are still hoping the regulation will be swept away.

A shortage of chemicals used to fluoridate water, tied to the conflict in the Middle East, is causing some public water systems to reduce fluoride levels in public drinking water.

The Beatles' final song could never live up to the body of work that precedes it. But it could never diminish it, either.

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.

The earthquake triggered tsunami warnings in neighboring countries from Japan to the Philippines. Numerous aftershocks have hit.

Calls continue for boycotts of Chick-fil-A, while supporters are organizing a national "buycott." But Chick-fil-A is far from the only business to incorporate political or religious values into their business — or to stumble or jump into the culture wars in the process.

A special counsel will probe President Biden's potential mishandling of classified documents. the West sends more weapons to Ukraine. And, a new law could help governments prepare for extreme weather.

The rapper Drakeo the Ruler titled his latest album after the prison phone service provider GTL, whose lines he used to record it, leaving a trail to follow the money through a controversial industry.

The artist speaks with Michel Martin about her acclaimed, ambitious new album and why she wanted to bring the conversations women have amongst themselves to light.

Once, there seemed to be no limits for Jesse Jackson Jr., a member of Congress from Chicago and the son of the famed civil rights leader. Now he's gone, resigning his seat after a losing battle with health and ethics issues.

This list tackles history in the making, celebrating women and non-binary musicians whose songs are redefining genres and attitudes and changing our sense of what popular music can be in this century.

Sessions was an early Trump supporter, but he quickly lost the president's favor after recusing himself from the Russia investigation. Democrats immediately expressed concern about the probe's fate.