WRAL.com: Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville

President Obama wrapped up a whirlwind 26-hour visit to Berlin Wednesday with a speech unveiling plans to reduce the number of…

Newly-released video could be the answer to help solve the 2008 bombing in Times Square. The FBI and New York Police Department are…

Equipping students today for the jobs of tomorrow. An Arizona pilot program that fuses math, science and language arts is so popular…

New research shows adding more red meat to your diet could increase your risk of contracting Type 2 diabetes.

President Barack Obama's approval rating dropped 8 percentage points over the last month, and for the first time in his presidency…

Fire crews say they've finally gained the upper hand on the worst wildfire in Colorado history.

The mood of the six-month marker was decidedly more political than private, with a group called Mayors Against Illegal Guns holding…

Crews are gaining ground on the major fire burning in Colorado. The fire has wiped out hundreds of homes and forced thousands to…

The US is stepping up involvement in the war in Syria. As the Obama Administration weighs exactly what military help it will give…

The Mid-Atlantic and Northeast are bracing for a powerful storm system that will move through Thursday. Flash floods, high winds and…

A Florida mother busted an alleged sexual predator recently by keeping tabs on her daughter's phone and then posing as her daughter.

Smartphone theft has become alarmingly common in the United States, and the crimes have been getting more violent. Leaders from New…

Congress is weighing in on the top secret surveillance programs leaked to the press last week. While the majority on Capitol Hill…

What's holding back tall buildings from getting even taller? Elevator maker Kone says it's elevator technology, a problem it has…

Four wildfires were burning in Colorado early Wednesday. Dry land, record high temperatures and strong winds have caused the fires to…

One Oregon grandmother fed up with neighborhood crime is taking matters into her own hands. She's organized a community watch group,…

A far-reaching anti-abortion bill has won approval in the United States House. The vote is giving conservatives a claim to progress…

President Barack Obama is wrapping up a meeting with leaders from eight of the world's top economic powers Tuesday. The official…

A man climbed a power pole in Hollywood and stripped Friday.

In his weekly address, President Obama said that nothing substitutes for the love and support of the presence of a parent in a…

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today delivers the Weekly Republican Address, assuring Americans that Senate Republicans "will…

The United States is preparing to step up its involvement in the 2-year-long war raging in Syria. The decision comes after the White…

A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl with cystic fibrosis was recovering Thursday from transplant surgery that gave her a new set of lungs…

The head of the National Security Agency is headed back to Capitol Hill Thursday to face more questions from lawmakers. They want to…

A 10-year-old girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation spurred public debate over how organs are allocated underwent a…

Ariel Castro, the Ohio man charged with kidnapping and raping Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, pleads not guilty in a…

Technology is helping us stay connected virtually anywhere at anytime, but when you're behind the wheel, it's not necessarily a good…

The process of picking a jury in the George Zimmerman neighborhood watch trial could take more than a week because of the…

Families of victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting will be back in the nation's capital this week to meet with…

Before the U.S. Senate votes Tuesday on a major immigration bill, President Barack Obama spoke at a news conference on how best to…