Top Mexican Drug Lord Killed in Military Clash One of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel, Ignacio 'Nacho' Coronel, is killed in gunbattle in the biggest victory yet since President Calderon launched a military offensive against drug traffickers in late 2006.
Ethics Panel Remains Mum on Rangel Deal House panel hits N.Y. congressman with 13 ethics violations and offers little indication of whether it will be a plea deal or a public trial
Hayward Defends Tenure, Spill Response BP's departing chief executive says he did everything he could following the oil rig explosion, claims he 'became a villain for doing the right thing' | FULL COVERAGE
Sting Shows Holes in Passport Security Undercover sting operation by the Government Accountability Office shows that obtaining U.S. passports by submitting false info is easier than you'd think
Fiancée: DMV trainee died of heat stroke A man training for a position with the state Division of Motor Vehicles died of complications from heat stroke Wednesday, a day after he collapsed, according to his fiancée and family members.
Raleigh police arrest two unlicensed locksmiths Police on Thursday arrested two men on charges that they were performing locksmith services without a license, including one man who was the subject of a WRAL News hidden-camera investigation.
Severe storms move through Triangle Lightning and heavy rain moved through the Triangle Thursday night as a passing cold front spurred severe storms and caused nearly 2,000 power outages in Wake County.
Raleigh native charged with smuggling guns to England Federal authorities have charged a former Raleigh man with buying a cache of weapons in North Carolina and illegally taking them to England aboard commercial flights, according to warrants unsealed Thursday.
Raleigh memorial set for Uganda bombing victim Nathaniel Philip Henn, 25, a humanitarian worker from Delaware, was among 76 people killed July 11 in a pair of terrorist bombings in Kampala, Uganda.
Advisory panel debates changing Highway Patrol policies A six-person advisory panel to help restructure the beleaguered state Highway Patrol met for the first time on Thursday afternoon and discussed a number of possible policy changes for the agency.