Queens of Charlotte and Elon University announce plans to merge next year

The merger is expected to conclude by August 2026.

Trump Administration Updates: Federal Workers Told to Inform on Colleagues Trying to Dodge D.E.I....

Mecklenburg County requiring employees to return to the office 5 days a week

Starting July 1, all Mecklenburg County employees will be expected to work in their offices or designated workspaces five days a week, the county manager announced.

Biden Says ‘Putin Is Responsible’ After Report of Navalny’s Death (Published 2024)

Russian authorities say the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny has died in prison. An anticorruption campaigner, he rose to become the most prominent critic of President Vladimir V. Putin.

Rosalynn Carter, first lady who championed mental health, dies at 96

She sat in on Cabinet meetings of her husband, Jimmy Carter, advised on policy issues and pushed Congress to pass mental health legislation.

SpaceX’s Starship reaches space for first time but explodes moments later

Elon Musk’s next-generation craft reaches space but then explodes, similar to first flight in April

Republican Tempers Flare as Speaker Fight Continues, Paralyzing the House (Published 2023)

G.O.P. lawmakers spent Thursday fighting privately as one faction refused to back Representative Jim Jordan for speaker and another balked at an interim solution to allow the House to operate.

Biden Administration Awards $7 Billion for 7 Hydrogen Hubs Across the U.S. (Published 2023)

Clean hydrogen could help fight climate change, but it barely exists today. Now the administration wants to build an entire industry from scratch.

Trump Ordered Not to Comment on Judge’s Staff in Fraud Case (Published 2023)

The former president attacked Justice Arthur F. Engoron’s clerk in a social media post that soon disappeared. He was called to account behind closed doors, then chastised in court as the judge issued...

Government Shutdown: Biden Signs Bill Keeping the Government Open Through Mid-November (Published...

With just hours to spare, the House and Senate passed a bipartisan bill to avert a government shutdown, and President Biden signed it before the midnight deadline. The law includes more domestic...

Bank of America is raising the minimum wage again for thousands of hourly workers

The Charlotte-based bank’s pay increase will impact 3.7% of all U.S. employees.

U.S. Will Resume Offering Free At-Home Covid Tests (Published 2023)

The Biden administration is restarting a program that has provided hundreds of millions of free tests through the Postal Service.

Republicans release long-awaited $30 billion NC budget with raises and tax cuts

Read the 625-page final state budget that will be voted on Thursday and Friday.

At least 2,000 killed by Moroccan earthquake

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook Morocco late Friday, officials said. It was felt in the historic city of Marrakesh, Casablanca, Rabat and Fez.

Former U.N. ambassador Bill Richardson is dead at age 75

Bill Richardson served in the Clinton administration and later traveled the globe on missions to free hostages and political prisoners.

Steve Crump, revered WBTV reporter and documentarian, dies of colon cancer

WBTV announced Crump died Thursday morning. The journalist for channel 3 will be remembered for a tireless work ethic, which kept him on air throughout many of his treatments.