Jurors in the retrial of Jason Young continued listening Wednesday to the testimony he gave in his first trial about what he was doing when his pregnant wife was killed more than five years ago.
President Barack Obama heralded a new national black history museum as "not just a record of tragedy, but a celebration of life" as he marked Wednesday's groundbreaking of the long-sought-after museum on the National Mall.
A Raleigh man convicted in a homegrown terrorism plot faces new charges in connection with an attempt to hire a hit man to behead three witnesses who testified against him.
Verna Lee Farmer faces murder charges in the shooting deaths of John Henry Little and Charlene Jones, whose bodies were found inside a home near Elm City on Monday. Sheriff Calvin Woodard said Farmer admitted to deputies that he was involved in the crime.
Gov. Bev Perdue announced Wednesday that her administration will create 2,000 additional slots in Pre-K classrooms across North Carolina this year with $9.3 million she has identified to help at-risk 4-year-olds.
Police are trying to find a Durham man who is accused of raping a child and other sexual offenses.