Charlotte

Obama names mayor of Charlotte as Transportation secretary

2013-04-29 12:59:00

WASHINGTON -- President Obama renewed his pitch for investment in American infrastructure Monday as he named Anthony Foxx, mayor of Charlotte, N.C., to serve as his next Transportation secretary. Obama called Foxx “one of the most effective...

Charlotte, N.C., mayor expected to be nominated for Cabinet

2013-04-28 18:54:00

WASHINGTON -- President Obama will nominate Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx as the new secretary of Transportation on Monday, a White House official said. If confirmed, Foxx would take charge of a department that has been in the spotlight of late...

Reelected Democratic Party leader was asked to leave '12 convention

2013-04-14 18:11:00

A Democrat elected Sunday to a leadership post in the California Democratic Party was asked last summer to leave the Democratic National Convention, where he was a delegate, after falsely claiming that he was a member of Congress and being threatened with...

Reid Flair, son of WWE star Ric Flair, dies at 25

2013-03-29 12:12:00

Reid Flair, the 25-year-old son of WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, died Friday, wrestlingobserver.com is reporting. Details surrounding his death are unknown at this time. Flair's agent, Melinda Morris Zanoni, released the following statement: "We are...

Duke Energy writes off $10-million loan for Democratic convention

2013-02-13 15:36:00

WASHINGTON — Duke Energy has already written off a $10-million line of credit the company guaranteed to help produce September’s Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., boosting the role of corporate funds in putting on the event....

'American Idol' recap: Charlotte, N.C., shows its stuff

2013-01-24 10:16:00

You know that big blow-up between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey we've been reading about for months? "American Idol" finally showed it to us Wednesday night, as the auditions zoomed through Charlotte, N.C., and it turns out it was actually between Minaj...

The Week in Pictures | September 3 – 9, 2012

2012-09-07 21:24:55

2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.

2012-09-04 10:44:06

Villaraigosa urges Brown to sign immigration bill

2012-09-05 12:43:24

Skelton: Proposition 39 fixes lawmakers' tax mistake

2012-10-11 10:02:52

Indian tribes, with more clout and money, find an ally in Obama

2012-09-25 02:07:00

WASHINGTON — At a July fundraiser in the elegant Mandarin Oriental hotel near Washington's Tidal Basin, President Obama met with some of his most steadfast supporters — two dozen political and business leaders eager to write sizable checks...

Democratic Convention hosts Foo Fighters, Mary J. Blige and more

2012-09-04 11:05:00

Clint Eastwood's soliloquy about unoccupied furniture� has been the most entertaining spectacle to emerge from this year's party conventions so far,�� although the Democratic Party will make its own go of it with a big roster of pop musicians this week....

High-rises dot the skyline of downtown Charlotte, N.C.

2013-05-03 12:11:54

Ben Gordon #8 of the Charlotte Bobcats reaches in for the ball against Paul Pierce #34 of the Boston Celtics during their game at Time Warner Cable Arena on February 11, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

2013-02-12 00:00:00

Contestant Jimmy Smith auditions in Charlotte, N.C., on 'American Idol.'

2013-01-23 00:00:00