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An outside audit lauds the North Carolina Education Lottery for keeping costs down and boosting profits every year since 2007. But that may not be enough…

Correction/update appended Duke Energy has applied for a new permit that would result in weaker regulations for its new coal-fired power plant under…

There’s a lot of money going into political advertising for presidential candidates in North Carolina. But you may not have noticed if the only language…

It's likely the Bureau of Labor Statistics will say the jobless rate ticked higher and that job growth was slow again in September, economists say. The presidential campaigns will surely be discussing the numbers.

Today's news about a drop in the unemployment rate has some of President Obama's critics speculating about cooked books. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says such talk is "ludicrous."

Steve Martin went from performing in an empty San Francisco coffee house to hosting the Oscars. In between, he spent 18 years as a stand-up comic — four of them, by his account, successful years. His early standup routines, TV specials and other TV appearances have been released in a new DVD box set.

http://66.225.205.104/JR20110830.mp3People who live and work in the SouthPark area may be feeling a bit cursed right now with yet another major water main…

Mead announced his retirement just two days after Immigration and Customs Enforcement released hundreds of illegal immigrants, citing budget cuts. ICE said the retirement had nothing to do with the release.

Mesmerizing. Dazzling. Gorgeous. Pick your word. NASA's collection of images taken of the sun over the course of three years is getting rave reviews.

The L.A. roots-rock quartet is often described as a band on the verge of greatness. Its new album, Stories Don't End, features disarmingly beautiful, refreshingly unflashy songwriting. It may not make the musicians superstars, but that's just fine.

The city argues that the strike is prohibited by state law. Teachers want more time to consider a tentative contract. One of the key issues concerns an evaluation system that bases much of teachers' pay on students' standardized test scores.

http://66.225.205.104/JR20120211.mp3Of that $25 billion mortgage and foreclosure fraud settlement agreed to yesterday by five of the nation's biggest…

The Charlotte Observer has profiles on Family Dollar CEO Howard Levine and Nelson Peltz, the man who wants to lead a takeover of the company. Family…

Late-night negotiations have failed for a second day to resolve an impasse between the Chicago Teachers Union and city officials over such issues as teacher evaluations.

http://66.225.205.104/Jr20120227.mp3If there's an issue you're dying to bring up with the Charlotte City Council, tonight's your chance. The council…

http://66.225.205.104/JR20111205a.mp3Another major contract for Democratic National Convention work has been awarded to a group of three businesses - two…

Greg Van Niel is a Cleveland Indians season-ticket holder. But he wasn't sitting in his usual seats when he grabbed four foul balls at yesterday's game at Progressive Field in Cleveland against the Kansas City Royals.

Pharmaceuticals were involved in more than half of the 38,329 overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2010. Opioid painkillers, such as hydrocodone, were the most common prescription drugs involved. But drugs for mental health conditions were also implicated often.

The 94-year-old former South African president and anti-apartheid leader had a recurrence of an illness that had recently caused him to be hospitalized.

For the past year, Louisiana has allowed some students in poorly performing public schools to use public money to pay for private schools.