The Hit Farm

North Carolina voters on Tuesday approved a state constitutional amendment that bans same-sex marriage. The would-be suicide bomber in a plot by al Qaeda's Yemeni affiliate was planted in the group by an allied intelligence agency. CHARLOTTE, NC — Four people were arrested Wednesday as they tried to force their way into the annual Bank [...]

CHAPEL HILL, NC (AP) — Football players at North Carolina made up more than a third of enrollments in suspect classes within a department the school investigated for academic fraud. The school said Tuesday football players represented 246 of 686 Renner fits spread: New North Carolina coach Larry Fedora's spread offense might not be the [...]

Hurricane Irene has weakened somewhat over the Atlantic as it roars toward the US East Coast, but it could intensify again before slamming into North Carolina, and federal officials Friday extended watches and warnings as far north as Martha's Vineyard Hurricane Irene has weakened somewhat over the Atlantic as it roars toward the US East [...]

Duke Energy shareholders approved the utility's purchase of North Carolina rival Progress Energy Inc. for nearly $14 billion. Duke Energy Corp. said Tuesday that the deal is on track to close by the end of the year. Holders of more than 90 percent of A 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much [...]