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yesterday at the VFW convention in Louisville. Bob Dole also addressed the veterans in his latest campaign swing and promised not to cut their benefits if elected.

More than 80 local women- and minority-owned businesses have registered to be a part of UNC Charlotte's inaugural HUB Expo. Industries that will be represented include design and construction, personal services, office-related products and services, I.T. services and food services. Learning sessions will be offered throughout the HUB Expo in the Popp Martin Student Union. Food trucks including HotBoys Chicken and Marlie Q’s will be on site for food purchases, and DJ Hugo will perform from noon to 2 p.m.

Join us for our inaugural vendor marketplace, "Evening Exchange at the Gantt" on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Mark your calendars to shop and support the best variety of small business. Our vendors create handcrafted candles, personal care products, apparel and so much more! There will be something for everyone, so let’s buy black. We look forward to seeing you soon!

The replica opens in Williamstown, Ky., this week. The group behind Ark Encounter and many local officials say it will be an economic boon to the area, but some locals are skeptical.

Ben de la Cruz is an award-winning documentary video producer and multimedia journalist. He is currently a senior visuals editor. In addition to overseeing the multimedia coverage of NPR's global health and development, his responsibilities include working on news products for emerging platforms including Amazon's and Google's smart screens. He is also part of a team developing a new way of thinking about how NPR can collaborate and engage with our audience as well as photographers, filmmakers, illustrators, animators, and graphic designers to build new visual storytelling avenues on NPR's website, social media platforms, and through live events.

NPR's Alison MacAdam tells the story of getting in touch with her best friend from kindergarten, Scott Hoffman, who is now a sensation in a disco-rock band called The Scissor Sisters. Hoffman explains how he uses music to fill the voids he felt growing up in Lexington, Ky.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Pamela Kielty from Bowling Green, KY. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WKYU in in Bowling Green.)

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Maj. Blain Reeves of the 101st Airborne Division, who was executive officer in charge of 700 troops in Iraq. Three soldiers from his unit were killed in one of the first ambushes by insurgents after the occupation began. He arrived back from Iraq on February 14 and is based at Ft. Campbell, Ky.

Coca-Cola Co.'s recent announcement that it will start producing the soft drink Sprite in clear instead of green bottles will make recycling easier. But climate groups say it's not enough.

The cover album becomes an unlikely site for deconstructing gender norms — and R&B's staid '80s tropes — in Ndegeocello's genre-bending care.

Israel's cabinet approved a plan to limit the way life-saving aid is distributed in Gaza. And, Diddy's trial begins today wth jury selection.

A bill filed Monday in the N.C. General Assembly would allow Mecklenburg County voters to raise the sales tax by a penny to pay for a multibillion-dollar transportation plan. Cannabis advocates ask N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson for clarity on the state's enforcement of laws surrounding smokable hemp products. Matthews approves plans to build a Discovery Place Kids museum.

Charlotte celebrates the Juneteenth holiday. The state Senate votes to add age restrictions for help and T-H-C products. Employees at N.C. private schools could soon be allowed to carry concealed handguns. FIFA's Club World Cup soccer tournament hits Bank of America Stadium on Sunday. Dangerously high temperatures linger over the region.

A survivor of childhood polio, Sen. Mitch McConnell was the only Republican in the Senate to vote no. Here's how he explained his vote.

A loosely assembled group of House and Senate lawmakers released a legislative framework they hope can break the months-long impasse between party leaders and the White House on pandemic relief.

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has been approved for another five years, as the Senate voted to renew the law that grants the government wide surveillance authority. President Obama has said he intends to sign the measure, which senators approved by a 73-23 margin Friday morning.

President Obama and congressional leaders from both major parties met at the White House for the first of what will likely be many negotiations aimed at averting a plunge over the so-called fiscal cliff. Afterward, Congressional leaders sounded optimistic about the chances for a deal.

After three years of congressional hearings and three inspector-general audits, the scandal still ricochets around Capitol Hill.

It is a rare distinction bestowed on only a handful of civilians. For two days Americans will be welcome to pay their respects to the beloved Evangelical pastor. He will be buried in North Carolina.

"This wasn't the right word to use and I'm sorry about that," Joe Biden tweeted after a video resurfaced of him using the term to describe the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.