President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting βwhite power,β a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. He later deleted the tweet and the White House said the president had not heard βthe one statementβ on the video.
Kevin Harvick won the first of two NASCAR Cup races in front of no fans this weekend at Pocono and will start 20th on Sunday with the field set by inverting the lead-lap finishers.
Players for the Portland Thorns and the North Carolina Courage knelt during the national anthem Saturday when the National Womenβs Soccer League opened the Challenge Cup tournament in Utah.
BET will celebrate its 40th year as a network, as well as it 20th awards show, on Sunday β but the event will go on virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Rolling Stones are threatening President Donald Trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies despite cease-and-desist dire
People on six continents already are getting jabs in the arm as the race for a COVID-19 vaccine enters a defining summer, with even bigger studies poised to prove if any shot really works -- and maybe offer a reality check.
The state reports more than 60,000 Coronavirus cases
Princeton University has announced plans to remove the name of former President Woodrow Wilson from its public policy school because of his segregationist views, reversing a decision the Ivy League school made four years ago to retain the name.
The Sheriffs of Gaston and Iredell Counties say Governor Cooper's order is unconstitutional and unenforceable
Belmont Police say a an 84-year-old man on a moped died after he was hit by a vehicle turning into a grocery store Saturday morning. Β
Spectators at the Mississippi Capitol broke into applause Saturday as lawmakers took the first steps toward erasing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that has come under intensifying criticism in recent weeks amid nationwide protests against racial injustice.
A 2-month-old infant was killed and three others injured, following a head-on collision in Statesville, according to police.
A North Carolina racetrack has lost some partnerships after its owner advertised βBubba Ropeβ for sale online days after NASCAR said a noose had been found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace, the top seriesβ only Black driver.
The Iredell County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide after locating a man dead inside a Harmony home Thursday afternoon.
Despite the coronavirus, many places are still hosting their fireworks shows in the Charlotte area.
If you're strolling through Uptown Charlotte, you'll notice some new creative artwork. Discovery Place and Trane Technologies, in partnership with the City of Charlotte, officially opened an exhibition Thursday which features several local artists and more with spotlighted giant globe sculptures installed throughout town.
The owner of a North Carolina racetrack advertised βBubba Ropeβ for sale in a social media marketplace days after NASCAR said a noose had been found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace, the top seriesβ only Black driver, at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama
See what's open and what's closed for the Independence Day holiday in the Charlotte area.
The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40,000 Friday β eclipsing the mark set during one of the deadliest stretches in late April β in a resurgence that has led some governors to backtrack or at least pause the reopening of their states.
Local Gastonia artists are transforming the basketball court at Erwin Park into a mural to honor the Black Lives Matter movement and community members are invited to help.
North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest informed Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper Thursday that he intends to sue over the way Cooper has imposed business restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the city of Liverpool, this has been a party three decades in the making, and even the restrictions caused by the coronavirus failed to prevent fans from gathering to celebrate outside Anfield.
