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Toyota Adding 1.6 Million Vehicles To Takata Air Bag Recall

Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 1.6 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially faulty front passenger air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. of Japan.

Forensic Official: EgyptAir 804 Human Remains Suggest Blast

Human remains retrieved from the crash site of EgyptAir Flight 804 suggest there was an explosion on board that may have brought down the aircraft in the east Mediterranean, a senior Egyptian forensics official said on Tuesday.

4-Year-Old Shot During Drive-By; Police Looking For Shooter

Police are looking for a suspect(s) in a drive-by shooting that sent one 4-year-old girl to the hospital.

CLT Council Shows No Compromise on Controversial HB2

Charlotte City Council makes another controversial move dealing with transgender rights.

Teen Girl Collects Food for Homeless Pets

A local middle schooler held a free family yoga event Sunday at the Specialty Shops SouthPark to raise food donations for homeless pets.

Dragging Fanny: Lancaster Co. Under Fire

Animals at risk and not enough answers. Those were the complaints from the people who showed up to speak at Monday night's Lancaster County Council meeting.

Musicians Donate Versus Cancel Concerts

Helping those impacted by HB2. Demi Lovato is the latest celebrity to nationally protest the law and then vow to donate money to help the LGBT community. Those donations are helping organizations in the Queen City.

Caught On Video, Student Choked Until He Passes Out

A 16 year-old student is choked by fellow 15 year-old student until he passes out.

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Charlotte City Council Removes HB2 from Tonight's Agenda

The House Bill 2 item on the Charlotte City Council agenda for Monday has been removed.

Gastonia Fire Engulfs Residential Home

New Hope and Gastonia Fire Departments respond to structure fire at residential home.

Special Investigations Unit Nabs "Twisted Sister"

The Rowan County Sheriff's Office Special Investigations Unit managed to arrest Jamie Tryee Kirk on Monday, May 23.

Appeals Court Reverses Fraud Finding Against Bank of America

A federal appeals court has reversed a jury's finding that Bank of America Corp. was liable for fraud for its actions before the economy collapsed in 2008. It also negated a more than $1.2 billion penalty imposed after trial.

One Shot In NW Charlotte During Early Morning Break-In

Police are still looking for whoever shot a man at his home during an early morning break-in in northwest Charlotte.

Obama: Taliban Leader's Death A 'Milestone' For Afghan Peace

President Barack Obama said Monday that the violent death of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour by a U.S. airstrike should send a "clear signal" to anti-American extremists that "we're going to protect our people."

Yemen Suicide Attacks Kill At Least 45 Army Recruits

A pair of suicide bombings carried out by Islamic State militants killed at least 45 people in Yemen's southern city of Aden on Monday, security officials said.

Obama's Hiroshima Visit Stirs Differing Views Across Pacific

Two very different visions of the hell that is war are seared into the minds of World War II survivors on opposite sides of the Pacific.

Obama Lifts Decades-Old Arms Ban In His 1st Visit To Vietnam

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday lifted a half-century-old ban on selling arms to Vietnam, looking to bolster a government seen as a crucial, though flawed partner in a region that he has tried to place at the center of his foreign policy legacy.