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North Carolina is bringing in a lot more income tax revenue, the state's Medicaid costs are growing significantly, and its unemployment rate will likely…

The pace of applications for unemployment insurance had accelerated after Superstorm Sandy, which threw many out of work. Now, the trend is back to a rate that signals a slowly improving labor market.

The Cypriot finance minister is in Moscow for meetings aimed at securing a Russian alternative to the bailout.

Extending the light rail from Uptown to UNC Charlotte will cost just over $1 billion. That price tag has contributed to the project's sometimes…

http://66.225.205.104/JR20111130a.mp3 Protesters on lawn of South Carolina Statehouse. Protesters in the Occupy movement will be in a Columbia courtroom…

Researcher say parents don't need to worry about their babies being emotionally scarred by crying while they're learning to sleep. Techniques like controlled comforting and camping out for managing infant sleep are quite OK, they say.

http://66.225.205.104/SO20091007.mp3A Charlotte-based sales and marketing company is moving its headquarters and growing its workforce to 1,000 at a…

The Charlotte City Council is still unable to agree on a budget or property tax increase for next year. Nine of the city's eleven council members met for…

It’s college graduation season, and graduates around the region are hearing words of wisdom from a parade of speakers- from the governor to professional…

The Supreme Court rules that Congress can't make federal funds to nonprofit groups contingent on adopting policies that violate their First Amendment rights.

Tuesday, the South Carolina Senate gave its final approval for removing the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds. Debate moves to the South…

Yanis Varoufakis, who was forced to resign as a condition for concluding a financial rescue deal, says the latest austerity program will "go down in history" as a disaster.

Duke Energy and Chatham County have resolved a dispute over the transfer of coal ash.To comply with a state law, Duke has to remove coal ash from four…

In this week's puzzle, every answer is the name of an Academy Award winner or nominee for best picture. Using a given anagram, decipher the title of the film. The films will go from oldest to newest.

The one-time White House chief of staff will face off against a longtime county commissioner in April.

A report from the state controller Wednesday shows North Carolina's tax revenues are down $477 million compared to the same period a year ago. The $477…

Gene editing now allows us to edit our DNA faster and more precisely. So what does it mean for humans? Futurist Juan Enriquez says the reality of evolving into various species is becoming more likely.

The comic juggernaut announced Tuesday that one of its upcoming films will have a female lead, and another will be headlined by a black man.

The adjournment brought the 113th Congress to a formal close. Democrat Harry Reid ended his run as majority leader, as Republicans take control of the Senate next month.

The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates after seven years of record lows. It's signaling that further rate hikes will likely be made slowly.