As schools in central and eastern North Carolina prepare for the new academic year, several districts are implementing stricter cellphone policies to enhance classroom engagement.

Certificates of deposit: If you can afford to lock your money up for a fixed period of time (eg, 6 months, 18 months, 1 year, 3 years, etc.) FDIC-insured banks will offer you a higher return in a CD.

The North Carolina Senate is scheduled to take up the measure Tuesday afternoon. The issue divided Republicans in a Senate ...

The U.S. has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, maker Gilead Sciences announced Wednesday. It's the first step in an anticipated global rollout that could protect millions – ...

A jury found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend but ...

Sanford woman Candace Waddell said she's dealing with a washed-out yard that's threatening the foundation of her home days after intense rainfall hit the area.

Anxious lawmakers convened Wednesday under heightened security in Wisconsin’s state Capitol, one of the most publicly ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference about the latest decision on interest rates. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference about the latest decision on ...

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 84 people unlawfully in the country during a raid at a southwest Louisiana racetrack, the agency announced Tuesday.

During Wednesday night's Live After 5 concert in downtown Raleigh, Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell will officially turn on North Carolina's Main Street Lights on Fayetteville Street.

Residents in a Wake County community say their Pride flags and other similar displays have been stolen from in front of their homes in recent days.

Concern is rising in Gulf Arab states about the possibility of environmental contamination or reprisal attacks if Israel or the United States strikes Iran’s nuclear facilities just across the Persian ...