Marshall Terry

Several names are being floated for a possible running mate should Kamala Harris get the Democratic nomination in this year’s presidential race. One is North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper. WRAL has laid out five reasons why Cooper is being considered, and WRAL’s Paul Specht joined us to discuss.

Charlotte Douglas managed to avoid the worst during the massive tech outage last week that grounded flights around the world. But delays persisted for days afterward.

So last week at this time we looked at how that massive worldwide tech outage affected flights out of Charlotte.

Ever heard of the Texas Two-Step? It’s not a honky-tonk dance but rather a controversial legal maneuver, one that attorneys argue is allowing billion-dollar companies to use a Charlotte bankruptcy court to dodge lawsuits. Charlotte Observer reporter Ames Alexander wrote about it and joined us on Morning Edition to discuss it.

Journalists from around the world are gathered in Paris as the Summer Olympics continues. They include a group of journalism students from Queens University of Charlotte. Palmer Magri is among them and joined us on Morning Edition to share some of her observations.

Gov. Cooper last week announced he was pulling out of consideration to be Kamala Harris’ running mate on the Democratic ticket. In making the decision, Cooper reportedly said one reason was to prevent Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson from assuming control while Cooper was away campaigning. On this week's Fact Check, we looked into who has power when the governor leaves the state.

Fears of a recession are rising after stocks plummeted this week. If a recession comes, how will Charlotte handle it? The Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter asked a well-known economist in the region.

It’s time now for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. A recent social media post claimed the ballot this November in N.C. has been created in a way to hurt former President Donald Trump.

A recent social media post claimed the ballot this November in North Carolina has been created in a way to hurt former President Donald Trump.

Have you recently gone to a restaurant and found no physical menu, only a digital one you have to access with your phone? That's increasingly the norm in Charlotte. The Charlotte Ledger business newsletter recently looked into the growing amount of technology in restaurant service.