LaMelo Ball leads Eastern Conference guards in All-Star fan voting
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball leads all Eastern Conference guards in fan voting for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.
NC governor rolls out further abortion protections ahead of next Trump term
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced measures to protect reproductive health care providers and patients via a new executive order. The order announced Thursday mandates that state Cabinet agencies will not cooperate with prosecuting and penalizing physicians who provide lawful reproductive health services.
David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive,' dies at 78
David Lynch has died at 78. The filmmaker was celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as βBlue Velvetβ and βMulholland Driveβ and the TV series βTwin Peaks.β
Netanyahu says 'last-minute crisis' with Hamas holding up ceasefire
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that a last-minute dispute with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a long-awaited ceasefire that would pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages.
'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90
Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker βMr. Baseballβ and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90.
Pope Francis hurts his right arm after falling for the second time in just over a month
Pope Francis has fallen and hurt his right arm. It's the second time in a month that Francis has injured himself. The Vatican spokesman says the pope didnβt break his arm but that he's wearing a sling as a precaution.
NASA's stuck astronaut steps out on a spacewalk
One of NASA's two stuck astronauts is getting a change of scenery. Suni Williams stepped out on a spacewalk Thursday, her first since arriving at the International Space Station seven months ago.
Biden warns of dangers of 'oligarchy' of ultra-rich, 'tech-industrial complex' running country
President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation to warn of an βoligarchyβ of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a βtech-industrial complexβ that is infringing on Americansβ rights and the future of democracy.
Hornets send center Nick Richards to Suns for guard Josh Okogie, 3 2nd-round draft picks
The Charlotte Hornets traded backup center Nick Richards and a second-round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for guard Josh Okogie and three second-round draft picks.
President Joe Biden delivers farewell address from Oval Office
President Joe Biden delivers a farewell address from the Oval Office on Wednesday night.
With a possible ban days away, Charlotte residents prepare for life without TikTok
WCCB Charlotte has done stories about influencers and business owners who will be effected if the platform shuts down, but we haven't heard from viewers until now. Users told WCCB Charlotte's Gary Brode they are preparing for life without TikTok.
March Madness will pay women's teams under a new structure approved by the NCAA
Womenβs basketball teams finally will be paid for playing games in the NCAA Tournament each March just like the men have for years under a plan approved Wednesday at the NCAA convention.
SC jail plagued by rapes, assaults and security shortfalls, a federal report says
Federal investigators have found in a report that a large South Carolina jail vastly underreports the violence behind its walls, lets dozens of inmates go unsupervised for long periods and lets crimes against prisoners go unpunished.
FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive
The Biden administration is floating a long-awaited proposal to make cigarettes less addictive by capping their nicotine levels. But the plan comes in the final days of his presidency and is unlikely to take effect anytime soon.
NC man accused of trying to board a flight to join the Islamic State group
A Durham man was arrested after federal prosecutors say he tried to fly to Morocco to join the Islamic State group last month. Twenty-nine-year-old Alexander White is charged with providing, attempting, and conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal
Mediators announced that Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down the the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.
Fire-scarred Los Angeles is under another rare warning as winds pick up
The outlook for Wednesday includes a rare warning of a βParticularly Dangerous Situationβ for an area near where two massive blazes have killed at least 25 and destroyed thousands of homes.
FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
U.S. regulators are banning the dye called Red 3 from the food supply. The move comes nearly 35 years after the dye was barred from cosmetics such as lipsticks because of potential cancer risk.
Bondi faces a skeptical reception from Democrats at confirmation hearing
Donald Trumpβs pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, faces sharp questioning from Democratic senators at a confirmation hearing expected to center on concerns the Republican president-elect will look to use the Justice Departmentβs powers to seek retribution against his adversaries.
Trump to create 'External Revenue Service'
President-elect Donald Trump says heβll create an βExternal Revenue Serviceβ to collect revenue from tariffs.
