A gunman shot two Pennsylvania high school football players in Durham, North Carolina, killing one and wounding the other, officials said Friday.
If you live in a small to mid-size city, you've probably seen your airline choices shrink over the last few years.
A North Carolina woman who stirred national headlines when she accused three Duke University student-athletes of rape is now herself accused of murder, a county law enforcement official said Monday.
British authorities said Tuesday they are conducting a criminal investigation into an American man charged in federal court with smuggling weapons into England.
The chill of fall is in the air, pour some beer in your glass. Germany's Oktoberfest isn't the only outlet for beer lovers this season. Check out these five beer festivals across the United States.
Babies whose mothers are attentive and caring tend to grow into happy, well-adjusted children. But the psychological benefits of having a doting mother may extend well beyond childhood, a new study suggests.
People who spend a full year on a strict low-carbohydrate diet can lose weight, but they might be happier -- and lose just as many pounds -- if they focus on reducing fat intake instead of carbohydrates, new research suggests.
Like a lot of their patients, doctors are sick of long waits in the waiting room and dealing with insurance companies.
Nearly half of the guidelines issued to cardiologists by the country's leading heart organizations are based on low levels of evidence, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
A Duke University official is accused of offering his 5-year-old adopted son for sex on the Internet, according to the FBI and court documents in the case.
Ireland's friendly, helpful locals get high marks from visitors. Add dazzling scenery, rich history and a few hearty pints of stout, and you have a perfect trip to Ireland, according to a handful of iReporters.
It's the season of brackets, beer and, of course, basketball.
The practice of moving research involving human subjects from wealthy countries to less wealthy countries has grown in recent years, raising a number of ethical and scientific issues that need to be addressed, researchers said in a journal article Wednesday.
Even more than the traditional MBA, the Executive MBA, or EMBA, generally a part-time program taken by older, experienced executives, is a good place to spot the CEOs of the future.
So, somewhat inebriated conversation with a friend: "Top 5 All Time On-Court Headcases (Men), Sans McEnroe." In no particular order, and somewhat relegated to our generational recollection: Nastase, Youzhny, Slobodan Zivojinovic, Ivanisevic, Safin (others in consideration --Gasquet, Noah). Is it just us, or is there really an European slant to this? Who'd we miss? -- Anirban Mukherjee, Durham, N.C.
DURHAM, N.C. -- While Coach K was in Beijing with the Redeem team, he could rest assured that his college crew was on its own mission.
A woman is charged with plotting to kidnap in real life a boyfriend she met through the virtual reality Web site "Second Life"
After a six-hour operation, the senator expects to be hospitalized for a week
Radiohead made news when it allowed its fans to pay whatever they thought was reasonable to download the band's latest album. Now, innovative restaurants around the world are doing the same thing -- letting their patrons decide how much their meal is worth.
The teen suspect in last week's slaying of University of North Carolina student Eve Carson has been charged in a second student killing, police said Thursday.
I constantly run into business owners who are beating the odds in this tough economy. In fact, they're finding that the downturn itself creates greater opportunity.
Almost 40 members of Duke University's men's 2006 lacrosse team are suing the school and the city of Durham, North Carolina, their attorney announced Thursday.
The families of former Duke Lacrosse players announce they will file a lawsuit against the university.
On the last day of August, David Garrard came to work and fell asleep. It was a steamy Friday in north Florida, and the Jacksonville Jaguars had finished their preseason schedule the previous night with a home game against Washington. There would be no practice this day, only meetings; Garrard, a six-year veteran and the backup to Byron Leftwich at quarterback, crashed across the length of a couch in the team lounge and drifted off.
Everyone feels guilty from time to time, but being consumed with compunction can suck the joy out of life. Here are 6 simple strategies for relieving the pressure
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Duke's Martynas Pocius will have season-ending surgery on his left ankle.
With social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace now in the digital dating mix, there are plenty of new chances to meet the right -- and wrong -- people online.
It's the end of the week again, and we get the feeling the days just flew by. We heard your views on important political issues, saw your photos and video from explosions in Dallas, Texas, and received all kinds of reports of fires and waterspouts around the country. You also sent us a sweet tribute to Tammy Faye Messner, who passed away Friday.
I-Reporters respond to debate
When it comes to torture, we could all learn a thing or two from kids. Who knows better than they how to extract most anything they want within minutes of applying the technique? I'm talking about whining, of course -- that grating mewling that causes us to do anything (anything!) just to make it go away. But you can break the habit. And the rewards of victory can be rich for both of you.
U.S. airfares took their biggest jump on record, according to the latest government figures, allowing rates to return pre-Sept. 11 levels for the first time since the terrorist attack drove down demand for air travel.
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Living History Antebellum Italianate-Greek Revival about an hour from Raleigh/Durham, N.C.
Like millions of Americans, you probably donated to charity after Hurricane Katrina. To make a long-lasting difference--not just to the Gulf Coast but to distressed communities across the nation--c...
I want to put about $100 every two weeks into some sort of investment that would be fairly liquid -- something I could have access to within a couple of days to week. What kind of investment should I be considering?
FORTUNE gave $100 to Brandon Carr, maitre d' and wine buyer at Four Square, in Durham, N.C., to see what he'd buy.
FSB: Crackerjack Parksupdated: Mon May 01 2000 00:01:00
Enjoy a bag of peanuts and a slice of Americana: Head out this summer to one of our 13 favorite minor league parks. And check out www.fsb.com for more choices, phone numbers, and online resources t...
I spent two summers at Camp Mont Shenandoah. I slept on a bunk, rose at taps, and passed the days picking blackberries and competing against the Greens (I was a Buff). The highlight of the summer w...
Q. My fiancee owes almost $40,000 to the IRS. Am I protected from liability after we marry as long as I file separate tax returns or is there a better way? GERARD MARTIN New York City
Airlines may fail, but their planes are continually snapped up by new startups, which get them for a song. Now even the names are being recycled.
A year ago, historically low interest rates and good economic news sent hordes of home shoppers knocking on the doors of sellers who were more than delighted to see them. Now, however, a slower eco...
For helpful, practical information on a variety of environmental health risks, call the Enviro-Health Clearinghouse at 800-643-4794. Operated by the federal government's National Institute of Envir...
AMID BREATHLESS talk about the merging of telephones and cable TV, and ambitious visions of information superhighways that will carry movies and video phone calls and cross-country Nintendo tourney...
As Americans tuned in to public television's nine-part epic The Civil War, the Institute for Southern Studies, a nonprofit research group in Durham, North Carolina, released a report that shows the...
Come 100 insurance companies now offer coverage for long-term care in a nursing home (or, in some cases, the patient's own house). Although it may seem like essential protection against admittedly ...
Jane Sorrell Walden, 40, of Durham, N.C. slowly drove homeward during a torrential downpour on Aug. 11, 1986 only to find a swarm of reporters, cameramen and curiosity seekers gawking at her three-...
TECHNOLOGY, often cited as a cause of runaway health costs, may yet help slow the rate at which hospital bills are rising. An innovation called PACS, for picture archival communications system, pro...
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