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Charlotte Chamber & Regional Partnership Issue Statement After City Knocked Out of Running for Amazon's 2nd HQ

The Queen City is unfortunately out of the race, as Amazon releases the finalists for its second headquarters.

Shutdown Scramble as DACA Talks Stall

With just two days to go before the govt runs out of money, GOP leaders are scrambling on a short-term fix.

Walmart Offers Way To Turn Leftover Opioids Into Useless Gel

Walmart is helping customers get rid of leftover opioids by giving them packets that turn the addictive painkillers into a useless gel.

Snow, Ice And Record Cold Grip The South; At Least 5 Dead

A thin layer of snow and ice across the South closed runways, highways, schools and government offices and sent cars sliding off roads Wednesday, while a blast of cold air broke records as far south as the Gulf Coast.

House Panel Subpoenas Bannon in Russia Probe Showdown

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon on Tuesday refused to answer a broad array of queries from the House Intelligence Committee about his time working for President Donald Trump, provoking a subpoena from the panel’s Republican chairman.

Doctor: Trump Is Healthy, Did Very Well On Cognitive Test

President Donald Trump’s overall health “is excellent” and he did “exceedingly well” on cognitive screening designed to detect early signs of memory loss and other neurologic functions, the Navy doctor who performed Trump’s medical checkup said Tuesday.

House Panel Interviewing Bannon After his Fall from Power

Steve Bannon, the onetime close confidant to President Donald Trump, arrived early Tuesday for his interview before the House Intelligence Committee.

California Teen Leads Deputies to Parents’ House of Horrors

A 17-year-old girl called police after escaping from her family’s home where she and her 12 brothers and sisters were locked up in filthy conditions, some so malnourished officers at first believed all were children even though seven are adults.

Warning: Stifling Sneezes Can Be Health Hazard In Rare Cases

Tempted to stifle a loud or untimely sneeze? Let it out instead, doctors in England warned Monday based on the very unusual case of a man who ruptured the back of his throat when he tried to suppress a sneeze.

See The New Ford Mustang Bullitt, A Muscular Tribute To The San Francisco Movie

Ford Motor Co. is making a special edition Mustang to commemorate the 50th anniversary of "Bullitt," whose unforgettable car chase scene helped turn the sports car into an icon.

Shiver Me Timbers! New Signs Pirates Liked Booty... And Books

Dead men tell no tales, but there’s new evidence that somebody aboard the pirate Blackbeard’s flagship harbored books among the booty.

Cranberries Singer Dolores O'Riordan Dead At 46

Dolores O’Riordan, lead singer of Irish rock band The Cranberries, died suddenly on Monday. She was 46.

Government Shutdown Looms Amid DACA Controversy

Gov't Shutdown Looms Amid DACA Controversy

Emergency Management Agency Receives Threat

Hawaii officials are investigating the false missile alert that was issued over the weekend.

White House Doctor: Trump In ‘Excellent Health’

President Donald Trump’s White House physician declared him in “excellent health” after the president received his first medical checkup at Walter Reed military hospital on Friday, undergoing a physical examination amid suggestions in a recent book and by his detractors that he’s mentally unfit.

Trump: Why Allow Immigrants From ‘Sh--hole Countries’?

In an extraordinary Oval Office exchange, President Donald Trump questioned Thursday why the U.S. should permit immigrants from “sh--hole countries” as he rejected a plan by a bipartisan group of senators that would have changed rules affecting entrants from Africa and Haiti, according to three people briefed on the conversation.

AP Fact Check: Trump Claims London Embassy is ‘Bad Deal'

President Donald Trump says he has decided not to come to London to open the new U.S. Embassy, blaming the Obama administration for doing a “bad deal” to move the diplomatic mission.

Walmart Boosts Starting Pay, Closing Dozens Of Sam’s Clubs

Walmart confirmed Thursday that it is closing dozens of Sam’s Club warehouse stores — a move that a union-backed group estimated could cost thousands of jobs — on the same day the company announced that it was boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers and handing out bonuses.

Hundreds Search for Victims of California Mudslide

Hundreds of searchers continued the grueling work Thursday of hunting for survivors and digging up bodies in the sea of mud and wreckage left by flash flooding in this wealthy coastal enclave.

Trump Signs Bill To Improve Opioid Screening Technology

President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday aimed at giving Customs and Border Protection agents additional screening devices and other tools to stop the flow of illicit drugs.