| Snow traps thousands in Bosnian villages SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Bosnia used helicopters on Sunday to evacuate the sick and deliver food to thousands of people left stranded by its heaviest snowfall ever, while Pope Benedict XVI... | |
| Dam bursts in Bulgaria; Floods kill eight, 10 missing SOFIA, Bulgaria - Authorities say a dam in southern Bulgaria has collapsed after heavy rain, killing at least four people as floodwaters slammed into a village. Officials have declared a state of... |
| N.C. pension system investments returned 2.1% in 2011 Janet Cowell reported Friday. Fourth quarter 2011 returns were 3.82 percent. "Though markets ended the year on a positive note in the fourth quarter, 2011 was highly volatile overall,"... |
| New Red Hat HQ to be called ‘Red Hat Tower’ Follow this company 's impending move from N.C. State's Centennial Campus to an existing office building in downtown Raleigh is one of the Triangle's biggest business stories... |
| PowerSecure International announces $15M in LED sales expects to lead to about 100 new hires this year . PowerSecure (Nasdaq: POWR) did not name the three retailers that will use the lights, which are for use in refrigerated cases and designed to limit... |
| RBC Center works to go wi-fi Follow this company , soon to be PNC Arena, are moving forward -- slowly. The Centennial Authority, an appointed group that serves as the building's landlord, wants to upfit the... |
| GM Super Bowl ad riles Ford Follow this company (NYSE: GM) not run a commercial during the Super Bowl that took a poke at Ford trucks. The ad ran, and Ford is none too happy. A group of men in the commercial had... |
| Wall Street opens lower as Greek talks drag on In this Feb. 3, 2012 photo, trader Joseph Tarangelo, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Markets were in a jittery mood on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, as talks dragged on between... |
| Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox In this Jan. 6, 2012 photo, attendees check out the unveiling of 4G devices at the Verizon booth during the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. Challenging Netflix, Verizon said Monday, Feb. 6,... |
| North Carolina Ready to Duke It Out The Tar Heel state looks to marshal forces to win back cargo from Charleston and Virginia ports About 90 miles west of the North Carolina coast rests the sprawling airport of Kinston, which boasts... |
| New BBQ restaurant to open in Sanford Ronald Bridges , who operate the Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Southern Pines, have signed a franchise agreement with Dickey's for Sanford. They plan to open the new location around late March... |
| The best hotels to eat at Frequent fliers know that sometimes you just want to crash in your hotel after a long day of air travel. But what to do about dinner? If you stay at these hotels in New York City, Chicago, Baltimore... |
| Cempra enjoys modest gain on trading Follow this company opened at $6.20 on its first day of trading as a public company, up 3.3 percent from the IPO price of... |
| Lichtin bankruptcy halts rent levy Harold Lichtin 's Wade buildings in west Raleigh were able to collect on about 40 percent of his nearly $300,000 unpaid tax bill through a rent levy before Lichtin's bankruptcy petition was... |
| Snow storm buries ... Rome, as in Italy As nice as it's been around the Triangle, it's hard to believe that some folks are suffering a brutal winter who normally don't. That's the case in the ancient city of Rome, where... |
| U.S. automakers bullish about 2012 @TriangleBIZJrnl BREAKING NEWS: U.S. economy added 243K jobs in January, and unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent. N.C. Governor? No thanks, says Erskine... |
| Startup advice from a $1 billion venture capital firm The most successful IT companies usually have solutions built around their software. This was just one bit of advice doled out to startup managers... |
| Big changes for coastal bridges Beach goers take note: The North Carolina Department of Transportation is replacing dozens of bridges in the eastern part of the state, including work in counties popular with tourists - such as New... |
| Prosecutors up next in Racial Justice Act hearing FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Prosecutors will begin presenting their case in the first evidentiary hearing involving North Carolina's Racial Justice Act. Prosecutors are scheduled to begin presenting... |
| Scientific teaching method promotes deeper questions, answers Raleigh, N.C. - There's a national push to help students focus on science, technology, engineering and math. Schools with that emphasis, called STEM schools, have special technology... |
| Oil near $97 as traders eye Greek debt talks SINGAPORE -- Oil prices fell to near $97 a barrel Monday in Asia amid investor concerns about Greek debt talks.Benchmark crude for March delivery was down 53 cents at $97.31 a barrel at late... |
| First lady to visit Raleigh in March First Lady Michelle Obama will headline a Raleigh fundraiser on March 2 for her husband's re-election campaign, a campaign official said Sunday.The event, benefiting the Obama Victory Fund, will... |
| Nosy co-worker gives unwelcome advice, too ello, Carolyn: I have a co-worker in her 30s who is married, looking for a house in the suburbs, planning to have a baby, etc., and she is constantly asking me inappropriate questions.I am in my 30s... |
| Siri smartphone isn't so smart in Scotland EDINBURGH, Scotland -- D'ye want me tae spaek more clearly, Siri? Aye, ye would.The Scottish have long been accustomed to ridicule and bafflement over their accents from their fellow Brits, who... |
| More on wiping old data Judging by the response to my last column on eliminating data from old hard drives, quite a few readers got excited about our prescription for physical violence toward their obsolete devices. But... |
| CentMesh aims for first open-air Wi-Fi network Final preparations are being made in Raleigh for what will be one of the nation's first open-air, large-scale experimental Wi-Fi networks.The $198,000 CentMesh project at the Centennial Campus... |
| Stun gun used on North Carolina McDonald's customer who budged in... HOPE MILLS, N.C. - North Carolina authorities say they used a stun gun on a woman motorist who blocked a McDonald's drive-through for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she... |
| Super Bowl ads battle for championship NEW YORK -- The pressure was on. The tension was thick. And then, there were yawns in between.The Super Bowl may have been a nail biter, but the ads were a snooze.Actor Clint Eastwood waxed for two... |
| Stun gun used on North Carolina McDonald's customer who budged in drive-through lane HOPE MILLS, N.C. - North Carolina authorities say they used a stun gun on a woman motorist who blocked a McDonald's drive-through for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she... |
| Protesters descend on future Carrboro CVS again Carrboro, N.C. - After Saturday's heated battle over the plans for a downtown Carrboro building, demonstrators were out again Sunday to show their opposition to a CVS drugstore going up on the... |
| Virginia Caviliers visit Raleigh and takes needed ACC victory over the Pack Raleigh NC: Reynolds Colseium February 5, 2012 The Virginia Cavaliers visit Raleigh to hand the Wolfpack ladies a 55 to 47 loss. After a very slow start and a sloppy first half the Wolfpack got... |
| Wilson church reopens after devastating storm damage Wilson, N.C. - First Free Will Baptist Church in Wilson reopened its doors to worshipers Sunday morning, the first time since storms blew through the county nearly eight months ago.Last June, a... |
| Remembering the beginnings of Durham’s civil rights fight slideshow By Neil Offen noffen@heraldsun.com; 419-6646DURHAM -- There are two facing red plush banquettes, set with white saucers and tall coffee cups. A colorful menu sticks up between them. To... |
| UNC campuses slated for new fee, tuition increases RALEIGH, N.C. - University of North Carolina students who pay in-state rates are facing a more than $400 tuition increase, despite President Barack Obama's warning that schools could lose... |
| Top 25: No. 5 North Carolina 83, Maryland 74 Throw in the fact that the sellout crowd at Maryland was making it difficult to concentrate, and it's safe to say the conditions weren't exactly ideal for No. 5 North Carolina's... |
| North Carolina police use stun gun on woman blocking McDonald's drive-thru HOPE MILLS, N.C. – North Carolina authorities say they used a stun gun on a woman motorist who blocked a McDonald's drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because... |
| Banks consider new fees, products to cover losses Three months after banks scrapped plans for debit-card fees, it's becoming clearer how they intend to recoup money lost in the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.Instead of one new fee, prepare to... |
