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Merrill, BofA shareholders approve combination
Shareholders of Merrill Lynch & Co. and Bank of America Corp. on Friday approved the investment bank's sale to Bank of America, in a move that will create the nation's largest financial-services firm.
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NC man won't face execution in wife's death
The husband of a woman found dead in an unfinished North Carolina subdivision this summer will not face the death penalty.
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Former NC sheriff says he can't pay legal bills
The former western North Carolina sheriff convicted of taking bribes from gambling machine operators has asked a federal judge for help, saying he is too poor to pay his defense lawyers.
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NC authorities charge soldier with murder plot
A North Carolina sheriff says a soldier in jail on charges of assaulting his estranged wife is now charged with plotting to kill her and their 4-year-old son.
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Freeman retiring from NC government
Gov. Mike Easley's chief lobbyist at the Legislature is retiring, capping a 38-year career in North Carolina state government.
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AP Enterprise: Deaths loom over self-defense laws
A convenience store clerk chased down a man and shot him dead over a case of beer this summer and was charged with murder. A week later, a clerk at another Jackson convenience store followed and fatally shot a man he said tried to rob him, and authorities let him go without charges.
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Shaw University students protest dorm conditions
More than 100 Shaw University students packed the lobby of the North Carolina university president's office in a silent protest over poor dorm conditions.
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Perdue back on the road, talking about economy
North Carolina Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue is on the road again, talking to business leaders about the state's economy in the weeks before she takes office.
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