AA Carolinas thinks a 16-cent drop in gas prices and a forecast of pleasant weather could lead motorists to do some traveling during the Easter weekend.
NC House members say a public school safety bill should give parents and teachers piece of mind that legislators are doing whatever is necessary to protect students and school personnel following the Connecticut school shootings.
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits jumped by 16,000 last week, the second straight weekly increase. But the longer-term trend in layoffs remained consistent with an improved job market.
Rivals to Blue Cross Blue shield are backing legislation to eliminate a negotiation technique that state health insurers use with doctors and hospitals.
Local governments in Britain say they will be issuing "food stamps" -- vouchers for food and other essentials -- to the poor to replace cash loans as part of the country's welfare reforms.
In an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Chancellor Holden Thorp said the charges are on hold while a separate federal investigation proceeds.
A single ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six numbers in Saturday night's drawing for the $338.3 million Powerball jackpot, lottery officials said.
We hit the beach at Emerald Isle Friday with high temperatures in the 50's, and ran into lots of people with heavy coats, gloves, and hats in the middle of March who last year were in their swimsuits and shorts.
The Federal Aviation Administration says 149 federal contract towers will close beginning April 7th, including at the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport in New Bern and the Kinston Regional Jetport, as part of the agency's sequestration plan.
YouTube says more than 1 billion people are now visiting its online video site each month to watch everything from zany clips of cute kittens to sobering scenes of social unrest around the world.