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Travel Ban Block Impacts Charlotte

The ruling has a direct impact on many in the Charlotte community, including UNC Charlotte students.

Trump Responds To Ruling On Travel Ban: "SEE YOU IN COURT"

President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to contest a federal appellate court decision refusing to reinstate his ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations, tweeting, "SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!"

Boy Scouts Face Renewed Push To Let Girls Join The Ranks

After many years of divisiveness, the Boy Scouts of America have opened their ranks to gay and transgender boys. Yet a different membership dispute persists: a long-shot campaign to let girls join the BSA so they have a chance to earn the prestigious status of Eagle Scout.

Federal Appeals Court Refuses To Reinstate Trump Travel Ban

A federal appeals court refused Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, dealing another legal setback to the new administration's immigration policy.

White House: Trump 'Absolutely' Backs Conway Amid Criticism

The White House says President Donald Trump "absolutely" continues to support White House counselor Kellyanne Conway after she promoted his daughter Ivanka Trump's fashion line during a cable interview.

In First Day, Attorney General Vows To Get Tough On Crime

Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions was sworn in as President Donald Trump's attorney general Thursday, pledging to fight a crime problem he described as "a dangerous, permanent trend that places the health and safety of the American people at risk."

For Trump, A Solitary Start To Life In The White House

Around 6:30 each evening, Secret Service agents gather in the dim hallways of the West Wing to escort Donald Trump home.

Mike Tirico Replacing Bob Costas At Olympics

Mike Tirico is taking over from Bob Costas as the prime-time host of NBC's Olympics coverage starting next winter in South Korea.

House Call: Juvenile Diabetes

Diabetes is a disease that is frequently misunderstood by parents, particularly when it comes to their young children. Many parents may not even realize that type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, and not one that develops from your health habits.

Weekend Happenings with Moira Quinn

See what's happening in Charlotte with Moria Quinn.

NASCAR Will Not Permit Damaged Race Cars To Return To The Track

NASCAR will not permit damaged race cars to return to the track this season unless the repairs can be made on pit road within a tight window.

Silencing of Warren Throws Senate into Turmoil

The U.S. Senate headed for a vote to confirm Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general Wednesday evening, a day after Republicans threw the chamber into turmoil by silencing Democrat Elizabeth Warren for reading aloud a letter from Coretta Scott King from three decades ago challenging his record on race.

Travel Ban Decision in Hands of Federal Appeals Court Judges

A federal appeals court will decide whether to reinstate President Donald Trump's travel ban after a contentious hearing in which the judges hammered away at the administration's motivations for the ban, but also directed pointed questions to an attorney for two states trying to overturn it.