With the holiday shopping season set to kick off this week, many of the small businesses that create about 65% of all new jobs in the US are struggling to keep their doors open. One garden shop in Washington, D.C. filed for bankruptcy last month when its credit ran out. Now, like many stores, it's hoping for a boost from Christmas sales to stay alive.
You'll need to be 21 to take a bite out of this Thanksgiving turkey. New York City tavern owner Paul Hurley unveiled what he is calling the nation's first 100-proof turkey on Monday. (Nov. 23)
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday urged his visiting Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to find a "just solution" with the West to Tehran's contested nuclear program. Lula, speaking in a joint media conference with Ahmadinejad, reiterated that Brazil backed Iran's declared quest for "peaceful nuclear energy in full respect of international accords."
As India's Singh arrives for State visit in Washington, President Obama may face a balancing act when it comes to South Asia.
Iranian President Ahmadinejad arrived in Brasilia on Monday for a 24-hour stay that started with a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
While handing out Thanksgiving food donations in Atlanta, celebrity chef Paula Deen was accidentally hit in the face with a ham. (Nov. 23)
DHHS officials are reviewing cases where the state pays for private-duty nurses to care for disabled patients and has denied or reduced care for dozens.
The season 13 winner of 'America's Next Top Model' is a self-professed dork who advises the importance of being yourself on a reality TV show. (Nov. 23)
Gypsies, or Rom, have lived in the Middle East for centuries and until the fall of Saddam Hussein, played an important, if marginal, role in the local culture. But since the war in 2003 and the subsequent rise of religious extremism, they have been pushed even further into poverty and exclusion.
Dr. Manny debunks claims that receiving the H1N1 vaccine during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage
Beverly Baskin, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina, said the gold market has exploded.
The singers take separate onstage stumbles at this year's AMAs.
A state child fatality review team will look into any contact the Cumberland County DSS had with the family of Shaniya Davis before the 5-year-old was kidnapped and killed.
Emergency personnel in Beaumont, Texas, rescued a man from a garbage truck where he apparently was dumped along with mounds of trash. (Nov. 23)
With the state's unemployment rate for October at 11 percent, retail stores are hoping consumers still spend money on Black Friday.
Investors halted a three-day losing streak, sending stocks broadly higher on a weaker dollar and better-than-expected home sales numbers.(Nov. 23)
Project Safe Neighborhoods is cracking down on gun crime, gangs and repeat offenders in communities across eastern North Carolina, federal prosecutors and local law police officers touted at a press conference Monday.
Here's the latest news for Monday, Nov. 23: Obama to wrap up Afghanistan strategy meetings; Radioactive dust exposes workers at Three Mile Island; S.C. Governor Sanford facing ethics charges; Homeless man gets trapped in trash.
WRAL's Scott Mason profiles North Carolina's caisson unit, a team of horses that pay tribute to men and women who have served their country.
President Barack Obama says the U.S. economy has `core strengths' that will put the nation in a good stead for the long term despite a difficult year for millions of people. (Nov. 23)
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is expected to announce one of the largest crib recalls in United States history on Tuesday. The recall will involve cribs with drop-down sides that can pose a strangulation risk to babies, according to the agency.
Get a look behind the scenes of Beyonce's Thanksgiving Day concert.
Pregnant women are among those most vulnerable to the H1N1 flu virus.
On-board the Largest Cruise Ship in the World
Curtis Ray Poppe, 55, died last Thursday, five months after the blast at the ConAgra plant in Garner.
Twins catcher Joe Mauer missed the first month of the season due to injury but bounced back to post an MVP campaign. He was a runaway winner in balloting for the AL award. (Nov. 23)
A combination of oversupply of product, the down economy and feed prices driven up by ethanol production have many farmers on shaky ground, North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler said.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in Brazil for the first leg of the controversial Iranian President's South American tour.
France captain Thierry Henri has revealed he seriously considered quitting international football following the furore ignited by his blatant handball in last week's Cup qualifier.
Iran flexes its military muscle with massive air defense exercise
Indonesian fisherman are being recruited as people smugglers earning thousands of dollars.
The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Taylor Swift wins big at AMAs, Michael Jackson's white glove headed to Macau casino, and Dr. Conrad Murray back to work.
Universal Orlando is fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration as a result of the injury of an employee over the summer.
Environmental toxins such as tobacco and lead may increase risk for ADHD.
Hundreds of people gathered at a store on Fort Bragg to greet former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who was signing copies of her memoir.
Magazine gives sex tips to teens
Casey Anthony's defense said it has statements from two searchers who say Caylee Anthony's remains were not in the woods along Suburban Drive in September.
Police investigate whether Facebook group is behind assaults on red-headed students in California and Canada
WESH 2 News meteorologist Tony Mainolfi has the latest weather forecast,
Pirates change tactics from stealing cargo to kidnapping