| Immigration ruling could send message to states PHOENIX — States that had been watching Arizona’s immigration law in hopes of copying it received a rude awakening when a judge put most of the measure on hold and agreed with the Obama... | |
| Gulf cleanup will change once oil stops for good NEW ORLEANS — The government’s point man for the Gulf spill plans to meet with coastal parish officials Thursday to talk about what’s next now that the oil has stopped flowing. Retired... |
| Mother Nature helping firefighters battle Cal fire TEHACHAPI, Calif. — Cooler temperatures and calmer winds helped firefighters in their battle against the most destructive of two big wildfires that have burned homes and forced hundreds of... |
| Al-Qaida-linked group claims TV bombing in Baghdad BAGHDAD — An al-Qaida-linked group claimed responsibility Thursday for a bombing earlier this week targeting the Baghdad offices of a pan-Arab television station, describing the deadly attack... |
| Rain slows search for dead in Pakistan plane crash ISLAMABAD — Relatives desperate to find the bodies of their loved ones joined emergency teams battling thick mud, rain and slippery hillsides on Thursday at the scene of Pakistan’s worst-ever... |
| Russia widens powers of KGB successor agency MOSCOW — Russia has widened the powers of its Federal Security Service, the main successor agency to the Soviet-era KGB, in a move critics say could be used to stifle protests and intimidate... |
| Karzai: Release of secret docs endangers Afghans KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the release of secret documents have endangered the lives of Afghan citizens who have cooperated with the international forces. Karzai... |
| Greek police tear gas protesting fuel drivers ATHENS, Greece — Greek police used tear gas Thursday to disperse protesting fuel-truck drivers, whose strike is hurting tourism and industry, after the government issued an emergency order to... |
| Panasonic to buy out Sanyo, Panasonic Electric TOKYO — Panasonic is planning to take 100 percent ownership of its subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works in a move costing up to $9.4 billion to strengthen green businesses... |
| Playstation, TVs boost Sony to $294 million profit TOKYO — Sony bounced back to profit last quarter and raised its full-year earnings forecast, fueled by stronger demand for its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles, personal computers and televisions.... |
| Expect red-hot electric bills Rising temperatures, bills Progress experienced a 6 percent increase in electricity usage in the first half of the year. The company started running radio ads in June alerting customers that bills... |
| CMS board meetings still airing The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board may have eliminated the district’s TV station to save money, but people who want to keep an eye on the board can still watch reruns of its meeting this... |
| Homicide Detectives Hope Playing Cards Could Help Solve Cold Cases Homicide Detectives Hope Playing Cards Could Help Solve Cold Cases - Durham CrimeStoppers will distribute cold case decks in prisons across the state.Read the Full Story at:... |
| AP-Univision Poll: College dreams for Hispanics WASHINGTON — More than 10 years have passed since she gave up her pursuit of a degree in computer science, but Yajahira Deaza still has regrets. She says she feels incomplete. She now works in... |
| Cargo plane crashes at Alaska base; 4 on board ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — A military cargo plane on a training run crashed Wednesday at an Air Force base near downtown Anchorage, but there was no immediate word on casualties, the... |
| Sony rebounds to profit in April-June quarter TOKYO — Sony bounced back to profit last quarter and raised its full-year earnings forecast, fueled by stronger demand for its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles, personal computers and televisions.... |
| Triangle foreclosures, delinquent mortgages rise The Raleigh-Cary and Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan areas saw their foreclosure and delinquent-mortgage rates continue to rise in June. The... |
| RealtyTrac: Raleigh foreclosures soar; Durham’s don’t The number of foreclosures in the Raleigh-Cary metropolitan statistical area during the first half of 2010 surged 49 percent year-to-year to 3,019, according to data released Thursday by online... |
| Military cargo plane crashes at Alaska base ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard says a military cargo plane has crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage. Alaska National Guard spokesman Maj. Guy Hayes... |
| Floods wash chemicals into northeast China river BEIJING — Workers began cleaning up a chemical spill in northeastern China on Thursday after more than 3,000 containers of chemicals were washed into a river by the worst floods to hit the... |
| New bid to erect Columbus statue in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Christopher Columbus is on the move again in the New World, after numerous rejections in a nearly two-decade quest to find him a suitable spot. A towering statue of the... |
| Police capture drug lieutenant in northern Mexico TIJUANA, Mexico — A suspected drug cartel lieutenant with a quarter-million-dollar reward on his head was captured in the border state of Chihuahua, where rival gangs are waging a bloody turf... |
| Amazon CEO hopes new Kindles stoke sales SEATTLE — Jeff Bezos isn’t just confident you’ll want a Kindle e-book reader. The CEO of Amazon.com is bracing for a future in which you’ll also want ones for your kid heading to college,... |
| Strickly Panthers: Six placed on PUP for the starting spot on the right side. While all of the players on the PUP list can be removed at a moment's notice and resume practice, linebacker Brett Warren wasn't as fortunate. The signing... |
| Heat is toasting local golf course greens The relentless summer heat that has baked the Charlotte area for weeks is having a significant impact on local golf courses, leading two popular daily-fee courses to close because of heat-related... |
| Calif. firefighters gain on worst wildfire TEHACHAPI, Calif. — Hundreds of firefighters gained ground Wednesday against the most destructive of two big wildfires that have burned homes and forced 2,300 people to evacuate mountain... |
| Schwarzenegger orders government worker furloughs SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday brought back furloughs for thousands of state workers until California passes a budget that addresses a $19 billion deficit. ... |
| Sheriff: Greene County deputy fatally shot Greene County, N.C. — A Greene County sheriff's deputy was shot and killed Wednesday evening, WITN-TV News is reporting.According to WITN, Greene County Sheriff Lemmie Smith identified the... |
| Bicyclist hit by car near Hillsborough Hillsborough, N.C. — A 14-year-old boy riding a bicycle was struck by a car Wednesday afternoon near Hillsborough.The teen was riding on Little River Drive, near Buckhorn Road, when the car hit... |
| McClatchy Newspapers: North Carolina's moon rock to shine again in state museum RALEIGH — It is the hardest proof of a peak of human achievement, far rarer than any gem and maybe worth $5 million or more. It's also a drab little black pebble encased in a plastic ball... |
| Police seek suspects in Davidson burglaries DAVIDSON Davidson police and the Iredell County Sheriff’s office are investigating an apparently related series of burglaries in recent days by young men in vehicles with matching... |
| Judge nominated to be US attorney for central NC RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- President Barack Obama has nominated a judge and son of a former state senator to serve as U.S. attorney for the middle district of North... |
| North Carolina Considering IT Outsourcing The difficulties in Texas and Virginia haven't discouraged all states from considering IT outsourcing. In fact, as IBM and Texas worked in July to salvage their partnership, North Carolina set in... |
| Boy Struck On His Bicycle, Air Lifted To Duke Boy Struck On His Bicycle, Air Lifted To Duke - A child was severely injured after being struck by a vehicle in Hillsborough while crossing an intersection on his bike.Read the Full Story at:... |
| Fayetteville police arrest alleged shoplifting ring Fayetteville, N.C. — Police have arrested four members of an alleged shoplifting ring in Fayetteville.Shante Levee Ferguson, 25, of 619 Cape Fear Ave., Danielle Monique Jones, 25, of 612 River... |
| Mich. gov.: Spill cleanup resources ‘inadequate’ BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Michigan’s governor says efforts by the company responsible for a more than 800,000-gallon oil spill making its way down the Kalamazoo River are “wholly inadequate.”... |
| Crews take step toward readying permanent well fix NEW ORLEANS — Crews took another step toward readying the relief well expected to finally kill the Gulf of Mexico oil gusher, removing the plug they had popped in before clearing the area ahead... |
| Sarkozy orders illegal Roma immigrants expelled SAINT OUEN, France — French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday ordered authorities to expel Gypsy illegal immigrants and dismantle their camps, amid accusations that his government is... |
| Paralyzed Cuban political prisoner arrives in US MIAMI — A recently freed Cuban political prisoner arrived in the United States on Wednesday, where he greeted 100 well-wishers who cheered as the paralyzed former boxer called for the overthrow... |
| Bunker-busting ATM attacks show security holes LAS VEGAS — A hacker has discovered a way to force ATMs to disgorge their cash by hijacking the computers inside them. The attacks demonstrated Wednesday targeted standalone ATMs. But they... |
| Review: Hulu Plus takes television to your pocket NEW YORK — Hulu, the popular website with TV shows, now comes as a subscription-based application for iPhones and iPads. Although it isn’t perfect, it works well enough that it may make you... |
| NAACP hears 'controlled choice' for Wake schools Raleigh, N.C. — An educational consultant who believes Wake County parents can have more choices in their children's schooling without creating high-poverty schools met with leaders of the... |
| Calculation error kept Wake schools from Newsweek list The authors of a ranking of the top high schools in America recalculated their data and admitted they erred in leaving eight Wake County schools off the list, which was published by... |
| Clausen signs on dotted line fell to them in the second round of the NFL draft. Wednesday, the Panthers were celebrating again, when Clausen signed with the team just in time to assure that he'll take part in training camp. With... |
| Fire hits west Charlotte apartments An apartment building in the 1800 block of Burnette Avenue in west Charlotte caught fire around 1 p.m. Wednesday, fire officials said. No injuries were reported and the fire was brought under... |
| Ponder, 5 UNC players lead preseason all-ACC team GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Preseason player of the year Christian Ponder and a league-high five players from North Carolina's defense headline the preseason all-Atlantic Coast Conference... |
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| State approves Novant surgery center in Holly Springs Novant Health will finally get its chance to build a Holly Springs medical facility. The state has granted a certificate of need to Novant to construct an $8.2 million ambulatory surgery center... |
| Beige Book: Mid-Atlantic economic gains mixed with warning signs The region’s economy is improving only modestly, and several sectors are showing mixed signals, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book report, released Wednesday. Retail... |
