Author: Jeff Monheit

A person stops to take a picture at Jackson Square as snow falls in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Storm drops rare snow on Houston and New Orleans as Florida readies plows in the Panhandle

President Donald Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signed an order to end birthright citizenship. What is it and what does that mean?

This picture from Charlotte Fire shows crews working to put out a fire at a warehouse in northwest Charlotte on Tuesday.

Firefighters battle two-alarm fire after explosion at warehouse in northwest Charlotte

Stewart Rhodes, Founder Of The Citizen Militia Group Known As The Oath Keepers Speaks During A Rally Outside The White House In Washington.

Jan. 6 sedition defendants, Oath Keepers’ Rhodes and Proud Boys’ Tarrio, are released from prison after Trump clemency

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order commuting sentences for people convicted of Jan. 6 offenses in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump grants sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants

Search For Missing 68 Year Old Man

Missing 68-year-old man in northwest Charlotte found safe

Accident

Speed may have been a factor in deadly northwest Charlotte crash

President Donald Trump Talks About Renaming The Gulf Of Mexico

Trump says he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America.’ Can he do that?

(D) Rep. Joe John / Wake Co. resigns after terminal cancer diagnosis.

NC Democratic state lawmaker resigns after terminal cancer diagnosis

Dr Martin Luther King Jr Celebration

MLK Day kicks off at King’s Atlanta congregation with daughter’s warning about anti-woke rhetoric

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden stand outside the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden issues pardons to his family members due to ‘unrelenting attacks’ from Trump and allies

Trump Inauguration

Biden and Trump at the US Capitol for the swearing-in

This combination of photos shows Sting, from left posing for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film 'Emancipation' in London, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, Lady Gaga attending the Critics Choice Awards celebration at The Savoy Hotel on Sunday, March 13, 2022, in London, and Billie Eilish arriving at the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Photos by Vianney Le Caer/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Sting, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish and the Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform at FireAid benefit concert

Wintry Weather

Millions across the US brace for plummeting temperatures and winter storms

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Biden pardons Fauci, Milley, Jan. 6 committee

President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive for church service at St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, on Donald Trump's inauguration day. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump kicks off Inauguration Day pageantry with morning church service

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley gestures on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Charleston Southern in Columbia, S.C., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Dawn Staley’s $25M extension makes her highest paid coach in women’s college hoops history

Shooting

Gunman kills man inside Raleigh restaurant

Workers continue with the finishing touches on the presidential reviewing stand on Pennsylvania outside the White House Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington, ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. (Jon Elswick via AP)

Trump’s swearing-in will be moved indoors

22-year-old Daniel Wheeler is charged with the December murder of 18-year-old Jordyn Campbell.

Man charged with west Charlotte deadly shooting

Tiktok Lawsuit

Supreme Court upholds the law banning TikTok

Watch On Health

Ozempic, Wegovy and other new drugs are selected for Medicare’s price negotiations

North Carolina Governor

NC governor rolls out further abortion protections ahead of next Trump term

David Lynch appears at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles on Oct. 27, 2019. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78

Smoke rises behind destroyed buildings by Israeli bombardments as seen inside the Gaza Strip from southern Israel, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Netanyahu says ‘last-minute crisis’ with Hamas holding up ceasefire

Bob Uecker

‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90

In this picture made available on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 by Vatican Media, Pope Francis wears a sling on his right arm, due to a fall earlier in the day, while meeting with FAO Programme Committee Chairperson on World Food Security Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile at The Vatican. (Vatican Media via AP, HOGP)

Pope Francis hurts his right arm after falling for the second time in just over a month

Crime Scene Cmpd pedestrian

CMPD: Overall crime dipped 3% in Charlotte in 2024

In this image, made from NASA TV, US astronaut Suni Williams works outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. ( AP Photo/NASA TV)

NASA’s stuck astronaut steps out on a spacewalk

Throwing Food Leftovers In Garden Compost Pile. Recycling Organi

Meck Co. accepting food waste for composting

Tiktok Lawsuit

With a possible ban days away, Charlotte residents prepare for life without TikTok

FILE - A person spins a basketball on their finger during South Carolina's practice for the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

March Madness will pay women’s teams under a new structure approved by the NCAA

Jail Bars

SC jail plagued by rapes, assaults and security shortfalls, a federal report says

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Observance

Salisbury cancels MLK parade because of rain in the forecast

FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive

Nc Man Charged After Investigators Say He Tried To Join Isis

NC man accused of trying to board a flight to join the Islamic State group

Hornets Vs Thunder

Hornets update schedule for postponed games against the Lakers and Clippers

The NPR Group and City of Charlotte celebrate the opening of Residences at Cedar Creek.

200-Unit affordable housing community opens in Charlotte

Mideast Wars Glance

Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal

Family is desperate to find 57-year-old Ronald Estridge. He hasn't been seen since 1/7/25.

Missing Lancaster man found dead

Homes along the Pacific Coast Highway are seen burned by the Palisades Fire, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Fire-scarred Los Angeles is under another rare warning as winds pick up

Pez candy, which contains red dye no. 3, is on display at a store in Lafayette, Calif., March 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods

Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, arrives to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bondi faces a skeptical reception from Democrats at confirmation hearing

New location announced for Charlotte Pride Festival weekend

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Special counsel report says Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’

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Cabarrus Co. Sheriff’s Office: man who killed woman and fired at deputies took his own life

Deli Meat Listeria Inspection

USDA documented insects, slime and ‘general filth’ at Boar’s Head plants, records show

Police in Lancaster, SC are searching for Chasity Bass. She hasn't been seen since 1/10/25 when she said she wanted to walk in the snow.

Woman reported missing during Friday’s winter storm found

Goldman Sachs: Artificial Intelligence Could Impact 300 Million Jobs

Biden signs executive order aimed at growing AI infrastructure in the US

Britain's Princess Kate, left, talks with Rebecca Mendelhson during a visit to The Royal Marsden Hospital, where she received her cancer treatment, in London, Tuesday Jan. 14, 2025 in London, England. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain’s Princess of Wales says her cancer is in remission

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