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Magnet shuffle is approved without shifting students to Dilworth, no addition of early college seats
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board voted Tuesday night to approve several changes to student assignment, mostly affecting magnet schools. But the changes did not include creating hundreds of seats in early college programs or adding more students to the already overcrowded Dilworth Elementary School. The original proposal would have moved roughly...
How a catchy tune became the soundtrack to TikTok's silliest videos
Turn to TikTok for some amusement, and you’ll find short videos of a fluffy cat cuddling a fluffy dog, a toddler clutching a bag of Doritos as though it were a teddy bear, or a penguin creating flipper-print artwork. You’ll have to turn up the volume to hear what...
Iran remains on the sidelines as the Israel-Hezbollah fight intensifies
As the battle between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies, western nations aim to prevent the conflict from spiraling into a broader regional war –- one that could draw in Iran, Hezbollah’s key backer. Jackie Northam is NPR's International Affairs Correspondent. She is a veteran journalist who has spent three...
Missouri executes Marcellus Williams for 1998 murder he said he didn’t commit
Missouri has executed a man whom prosecutors had come to believe was innocent. Marcellus Williams was put to death last night by lethal injection at around 6 p.m. Central time following several last-ditch legal efforts to save his life. MARTÍNEZ: St. Louis Public Radio's Rachel Lippmann has been following the...
Local reaction has varied over the plan to reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant
After Microsoft agreed to buy electricity from the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, it's planning to reopen - five years after shutting down. The U.S. has never restarted a nuclear power plant like this, but there is growing demand for electricity that doesn't contribute to climate change. And unlike fossil fuels, nuclear plants don't directly release greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide. Rachel McDevitt with WITF in Harrisburg has been following this story. Hi, Rachel.
Hezbollah fires missile at Tel Aviv after heavy Israeli strikes on Lebanon
BEIRUT — Hezbollah launched a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv early Wednesday, in a further escalation after Israel carried out strikes on Lebanon that killed hundreds of people and the militants fired rockets across wider areas of northern Israel. The Israeli military said it intercepted the surface-to-surface missile, which...
Haitian group seeks charges against Trump and Vance over false Springfield claims
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The leader of a nonprofit representing the Haitian community invoked a private-citizen right to file charges Tuesday against former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, over the chaos and threats experienced by Springfield, Ohio, since Trump first spread false claims about legal immigrants there during a presidential debate.
US to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico
MEXICO CITY — California avocado growers are fuming this week about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of Mexican orchards to the Mexican government. Inspectors hired by the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been guarding against imports of avocados infected with insects and diseases since 1997, but they have also been threatened in Mexico for refusing to certify deceptive shipments in recent years.
Ryan Routh is charged with attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump
Ryan Routh has been charged with the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, following a Sept. 15 incident at Trump’s West Palm Beach, Fla. golf course. A Miami grand jury returned the indictment late today. The indictment adds three new counts to the weapons charges Routh is currently being held on. In addition to attempting to assassinate a presidential candidate, he’s charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime and assaulting a federal officer— the secret service agent who discovered him lurking in the tree line at former President Trump’s West Palm Beach Golf Club earlier this month.
Going once … going twice: Alex Jones’ cameras, mics, Infowars show, vitamin site
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars show is likely to be shut down within a few months, after a federal bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday that plans to sell off the assets of Jones’ media company, Free Speech Systems, can move forward. Net proceeds from any sales will go to Sandy...
Trump vows to 'steal' jobs from other countries in winding speech on economic plans
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Former President Donald Trump said economic policies he would enact in a second term would create an environment to "steal" manufacturing jobs that have moved overseas through tax cuts and tariffs. In a winding speech in front of about 2,500 raucous supporters in the Johnny Mercer...
A new poll of young voters shows Harris with a commanding 31-point lead over Trump
President Biden had a young people problem. Vice President Harris may not. In a new poll from the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics, Harris holds a 31-point lead over former President Donald Trump among likely voters ages 18 to 29. The poll, released Tuesday, shows Harris ahead of Trump,...
Opponents of the death penalty organize statewide walk
As executions have resumed in South Carolina, on Thursday in North Carolina death penalty opponents will begin a 136-mile walk across the state to bring attention to those on death row here. The march participants will walk a mile for each of the state’s 136 death row inmates. Noel Nickle...
Charlotte Douglas airport approved for $290 million for fourth parallel runway
The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that it will commit $290 million to fund Charlotte Douglas International Airport’s fourth parallel runway project. The new runway will be 10,000 feet long and 150 feet wide. Charlotte began work on the runaway in 2023 and is currently in the grading process,...
Whooping cough returns to WNC with a new outbreak in Buncombe
Buncombe County Health and Human Services has issued a public health alert after a significant rise in whooping cough (pertussis) cases. Since August 12, officials say, 18 cases have been confirmed, with more still under investigation. The outbreak is primarily affecting school-age children, health leaders said in a news release on Tuesday.
A conversation with Terri White, president of the Charlotte Museum of History
On the next Charlotte Talks, we sit down with the president and CEO of the Charlotte Museum of History, Terri White. She’s been on the job for a little over two years. During her short time at the helm, she’s overseen projects that have put a feather in the museum’s cap. One of notable accomplishments was the move of the more than 100-year-old Siloam School. It’s one of the oldest African American schools in Mecklenburg County. In September, crews loaded the old schoolhouse onto a truck and moved it from where it was built in Mallard Creek to its new home outside the Charlotte Museum of History.
Major hurricane setting up to bring winds, flooding to western North Carolina later this week
A tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to strengthen and move north over the next few days. The National Weather Service says heavy rains and gusty winds are expected in western North Carolina Thursday night into Friday. The storm — named Helene as of Tuesday afternoon —...
Robinson says he's considering legal action against CNN after 'Black Nazi' report
Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson says he's considering legal action against C-N-N after it reported he made racist and sexual comments on a pornographic website. Robinson spoke to reporters after making a gubernatorial campaign stop in Wilkesboro on Monday, his first since most of his campaign staff resigned on Sunday. "We're...
Biden pledges mpox aid to Africa in his valedictory speech to the United Nations
President Biden on Tuesday announced new aid to try to stem the mpox epidemic in a valedictory address to the United Nations where he expressed optimism in the face of wars and other global challenges. Biden said the United States would give African countries $500 million to help prevent and...
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