Four killed in N.C. rest homes

In the past two years, at least four residents of North Carolina rest homes have been killed by fellow patients who had histories of severe mental illness and violence.

Priest guilty of sexual abuse shouldn't have gone free

It's frustrating to watch another Catholic priest walk freely out of the courtroom after pleading guilty to child molestation, this time in Marion.

Raleigh Mother Charged In Death Of Abused Girl

The mother of a 4-year-old North Carolina girl who authorities say was tortured by her mom's boyfriend before she died has been arrested.

Gulf oil unlikely to reach East Coast

Researchers who initially projected that oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill would threaten the East Coast now believe there's little chance it will.

NC law limits length of monitoring DWI offenders

North Carolina lawmakers say they are willing to revisit the state's laws on ankle-monitoring for people convicted for driving while impaired.

Four killed in plane crash during training at military base

Obama signs Afghan war spending measure

Vermont is military's choice for F-35

Less oil on surface means less work for fishermen

Four dead in Alaskan military plane crash

Obama signs pared-down war spending bill, lacking domestic add-ons kept out by Republicans

S.C. bases fail 1st round to get F-35s

Wealthy Political Newcomers Now Have Wide Leads in Primaries

Pols reject bill that would have assisted Sept. 11 responders

Less Oil On Surface Means Less Work For Fishermen