Authorities ended the search Thursday for victims of the deadly mudslide and warned residents not to return to the town because of the danger of another collapse.

Gov. Mike Easley said Thursday his 10-member cabinet will remain in their posts to begin his second term.

Woah, here's something we haven't seen in the US media:American Army soldiers are deserting and fleeing to Canada rather than fight in Iraq, rekindling memories of the thousands of draft-dodgers who flooded north to avoid service in Vietnam. An estimated

Researchers say a program intended to boost water quality along North Carolina rivers hasn't done as well as hoped.

Pep Talk," an amusing a 30-second TV spot celebrating Berkeley's blend of athletic prowess and academic excellence, debuted during last month's Holiday Bowl football game. It also marks the debut of a new marketing partnership designed to strengthen Cal's connection

The Chicago Bears and Brad Maynard have come to terms on a five-year contract extension that will keep the punter with the team through the 2010 season.

A new trial date has been set for a man accused of attacking four people in Caro. Terry Camp had the Corbin Thomas case story.

The District's new school chief wants to spend more than one billion dollars to improve the ailing system.

Montgomery County Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a coal car train in Dickerson.

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For one survivor of the La Conchita disaster, the mudslide was just the beginning. It may not have been the most terrifying aspect of that day. Diane Hart was buried under feet of mud, not knowing whether rescuers would find

TRENTON, N.J. - Among Republican candidates running in the governor's race, only the two men whose names already have appeared on statewide ballots ring a bell with New Jersey voters, according to a poll released Thursday.

TRENTON, N.J. - A New Jersey company that allegedly scammed thousands of Internet users, fraudulently billing them for online pornography services they didn't ask for, has agreed to make restitution and change the way it does business online, authorities said

TRENTON, N.J. - A state grand jury has indicted an Old Bridge Township official on corruption charges, alleging he demanded $3,800 from a businessman and developer and used the money to pay for landscaping at his Ocean County residence.

DES MOINES, Iowa - A Missouri-based research company that shared personal data from student surveys with marketers has agreed to pay a $300,000 settlement to 28 states including New Jersey, officials said Thursday.

Plans are being made to airlift supplies to about 130 people in a rustic San Gabriel Mountains community. The storm-swollen waters of the San Gabriel River have temporarily stranded the residents. Three of the bridges leading to the community were

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for snow and freezing rain for late Friday night through Saturday and Sunday.-Winter Weather Guide-Weather Warnings-NW Ski Report

After 41 straight months with the highest or the No. 2 jobless rate in the nation, Oregon finished 2004 with a little employment growth to cap a year that showed early promise then fell flat as the economic recovery slowed.

One of the suspects in last year's double murder at an N.C. State football game has pleaded guilty to another crime.