Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the rising cost of the conflict and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles.
U.S. consumer prices climbed a sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025. On a month-to-month basis, April prices were up 0.6% from March as gasoline prices rose 5.4%.
Prosecutors have charged the operator of the ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge leading to the deaths of six construction workers in March 2024. A key employee is also charged.
Amazon is rapidly opening store-sized delivery hubs in dozens of U.S. and foreign cities to fulfill customers’ most urgent product needs in 30 minutes or less. The e-commerce titan's ultrafast Amazon Now service first launched in India last June. Amazon says it's now also available in five other countries and is expanding in the U.S.
The event is happening on Friday, May 15 at The Forum at Hope Haven from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Adam Wurtzel went to SEA LIFE in Concord to get a glimpse at some "Remarkably Bright Creatures," which is also the title of a new Netflix film which takes place in an aquarium.
President Donald Trump is moving to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war. The president can't suspend the federal tax on his own. Congress would have to approve the move.
Police say an apartment fire in northwest Charlotte was intentionally set. It broke out just after 10:00 Saturday morning on Dundeen Street, off Beatties Ford Road.
Crews arrived just before midnight Sunday to find the home fully-engulfed on Saw Road off Highway 152. That's near China Grove.
Deputies say they began investigating 42-year-old Christina McCarthy after an incident involving a student under the age of 12 on May 8th.
They say Michael Wilson entered an occupied home, armed with a sawed-off shotgun. It happened in the Lake Montonia area, just before 6:00 Monday morning.
On Thursday, 911 callers reported a man driving recklessly while running blue lights from his truck. An officer quickly located 58-year-old Sean Alexander and pulled him over.
In a letter posted on X, Roberts says she would bring her experience as former Mayor from 2015 to 2017 and as County Commission Chair to the job.
Charlotte City Council has voted to rescind its support for a controversial NCDOT project that would have expanded toll lanes on 77 south.
The widow of a man killed in last year's mass shooting at Florida State University is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, blaming the company's artificial intelligence chatbot for giving advice on how to carry out the rampage.
A man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he attempted to kill President Donald Trump and fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer who tried to stop the attack.
The stalled diplomacy and recent exchanges of fire could tip the Middle East back into open warfare and prolong the worldwide energy crisis sparked by the conflict. Iran still has a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global oil and gas shipments, and America is blockading Iranian ports.
Former Charlotte mayor, Jennifer Roberts, has released a statement offering to serve as interim mayor – without pay, after Vi Lyles announced her resignation as Charlotte's mayor, leaving office on June 30th.
The Carolina Hurricanes are back in the Eastern Conference final for the third time in four seasons.
View a full list of the biggest names and concerts happening around Charlotte this week.
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” edges out “Mortal Kombat II” at the North American box office this weekend.
A 12-year-old boy is in a medically-induced coma after he was hit by a car while riding his e-bike in southern California.
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