First Charlotte-Area Movie Theater Re-Opens Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Redstone 14 Cinema In Indian Land reopened Friday
Everything You Need To Know About Who Is Performing At The 2020 VMAs
The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards will be bringing some of this year's most notable artists together to perform live in a way that has never been seen before, setting a new tone for award shows.
Aerial Images Show Stark Destruction From Hurricane Laura | PHOTOS
From the air, the destruction of Hurricane Laura is especially stark. Photographs from The Associated Press show entire neighborhoods surrounded by green-brown floodwater. A glassy high-rise stands with most of its windows missing. An airport hangar is shredded into ribbons of metal.
Trump Lashes Biden, Defies Pandemic On White House Stage
President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans’ safety as he accepted his party’s renomination on the South Lawn of the White House. While the coronavirus kills 1,000 Americans each day, Trump defied his own administration’s pandemic guidelines to speak for more than an hour to a tightly packed, largely maskless crowd.
President Trump Accepts Republican Nomination At The White House
President Trump accepted the Republican nomination from the South Lawn of the White House during the fourth and final night of the RNC.
Pence Defends Police At Convention Amid Rising Race Tension
Vice President Mike Pence forcefully defended law enforcement Wednesday night but made no mention of the Black Americans killed by police this year as he addressed Republican convention proceedings that unfolded amid new protests against racial injustice following the latest shooting.
Laura Blasts Destructive, Life-Threatening Gulf Coast Path
Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast for hours with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater as it roared ashore over southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border early Thursday morning. A 14 year-old girl is the first reported fatality.
More Than 1 Million Americans Applied For Jobless Benefits
Just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other segments of the economy rebound from a springtime collapse.
Milwaukee Bucks Boycott Game 5 To Protest Jacob Blake Shooting In Wisconsin
NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice Wednesday when the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t take the floor for their playoff game against the Orlando Magic.
Suspect Arrested After 2 Are Killed At Kenosha Protest
Illinois police arrested a juvenile Wednesday after two people were shot to death in a possible vigilante attack during a protest in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Barnes.
'Fighting For You': First Lady Makes Her Case For Trump Vote
First lady Melania Trump portrayed her husband as an authentic, uncompromising leader in a Rose Garden address as President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers and the trappings of the presidency to boost his reelection chances on the second night of the scaled-down Republican National Convention.
Hurricane Laura and Potential Late Week Local Impacts
Latest information on Hurricane Laura.
Mary C. Curtis: What is The Message of RNC 2020?
CHARLOTTE, NC -- The first lady and nation's top diplomat were among those making the case for another term for President Trump Wednesday night. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C.…
Laura Now Forecast To Be A Catastrophic Category 4 Hurricane
Hurricane Laura is forecast to rapidly power up into a “catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane, even stronger than previously expected, as it churns toward Texas and Louisiana, swirling wind and water over much of the Gulf of Mexico.
Gaston County Confederate Statue To Remain At Courthouse For Now
After three months of protests, and a commission’s vote to remove it, the future of a confederate monument remains in limbo.
Shot In Afghanistan, Fort Bragg Soldier Gets Purple Heart
A paratrooper who is based at Fort Bragg in North Carolina has received a Purple Heart.
American Airlines Plans 19,000 Furloughs, Layoffs In October
American Airlines said Tuesday it will eliminate 19,000 jobs in October as it struggles with a sharp downturn in travel because of the pandemic.
Republican Convention Showcases Rising Stars, Dark Warnings
A rising generation of Republican stars offered an optimistic view of President Donald Trump’s leadership but was undermined on the opening night of the GOP’s scaled-back convention by speakers issuing dark warnings about the country’s future and distorting the president’s record, particularly on the coronavirus pandemic.
Laura, Now A Hurricane, Takes Aim At U.S. Gulf Coast
Laura became a hurricane Tuesday shortly after entering the warm and deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, gathering strength on a path to hit the U.S. coastline as a major storm that could unleash a surge of seawater higher than a basketball hoop and swamp entire towns.
South Carolina's Haley, Scott Take Spotlight At RNC
The prime speaking slots at Republicans’ nominating convention Monday served as a reminder that a single state could loom large in the party’s future, even though it’s not a presidential battleground.
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