CMS voting on minimum wage increase Tuesday
CHARLOTTE — On Tuesday, leaders with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools could vote to raise the district’s minimum wage to $20 an ...
FORECAST: Warmer temperatures arrive, with strong wind gusts
Sunshine will be with us all day long as highs warm back up to near 60 degrees this afternoon. Winds pick up today, with the ...
Demonstrators attack foreign embassies in Congo’s capital to protest rebels' advance in the east
Dozens of demonstrators have attacked several foreign embassies, including those of Rwanda, France and Belgium, demanding ...
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is spewing lava once again
The Kilauea volcano at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is spewing lava once again, the seventh recorded episode in recent ...
Google to change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when US updates them based on Trump order
Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on ...
Trump's tariff threat worked on Colombia, but his plans for Canada and Mexico carry higher stakes
President Donald Trump has already forced Colombia to accept deportees by threatening tariffs and is readying the same move ...
The Louvre needs full upgrade. President Macron is to address the Paris museum's costly renovation.
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce possibly hundreds of millions of euros in renovation work for the ...
Explosion forces crew to abandon Hong Kong-flagged container ship in the Red Sea
An explosion has struck a Hong Kong-flagged container ship traveling north through the Red Sea, sparking a major fire that forced its crew to abandon the vessel ...
House members challenge sanctuary cities
Advocates argue law-abiding, undocumented immigrants should be allowed to stay, pointing to their economic contributions and ...
Coca-Cola issues safety recall of soft drinks in Europe over chemical chlorate concerns
Coca-Cola has recalled some of its soft drinks in Europe after higher-than-normal levels of a chemical called chlorate were detected in bottles and cans at a Belgian production plant ...
Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations
General Motors moved to a loss in its fourth quarter, as the automaker dealt with charges tied to its Chinese joint ventures, ...
Serbia's prime minister resigns as anti-corruption protests grow
Serbia’s populist Prime Minister Milos Vucevic has resigned following weeks of massive anti-corruption protests over the ...