BANGUI, Central African Republic — Voters in the Central African Republic are electing a new president and federal lawmakers Sunday with incumbent President Faustin Archange Touadera seen as likely to ...

CONAKRY, Guinea — Guineans are voting Sunday to elect a new president in the country's first election since a 2021 coup, as analysts say a weakened opposition will result in a likely win for junta ...

CHARLOTTE — The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture hosted its annual Kwanzaa celebration Saturday. It ...

Voters in Myanmar are participating in the first phase of the country’s general election, held under military rule amid a ...

Hundreds of mourners have gathered outside a mosque in Homs, Syria, after a bombing killed eight people and wounded 18 ...

CHARLOTTE — Nonprofits Prospera and Supporting Housing Communities have been named Bank of America’s 2025 Neighborhood Builders. It’s a Bank of America grant program. Since 2004, the bank has invested ...

YORK COUNTY, S.C. — The Clover High School marching band will soon be in the national spotlight. They are performing in the ...

Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy — building ...

Earlier surges in gold prices partly reflected worries during the weeks long U.S. government shutdown. Expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates further in the new year, ...

Thailand and Cambodia are still engaged in combat along their border even as talks are ongoing to end clashes that began in ...

TOKYO — Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense ...

Kwanzaa Charlotte is marking 38 years of local celebrations, and the festivities kick off Friday evening and last through Jan ...