N.C.

A North Carolina college takes stock of the history and future of black activism. Full story...

The president of the NAACP says too many North Carolina residents lack health insurance for people on Capitol Hill to delay passage of a health care overhaul bill until 2010. Full story...

Police have released 911 recordings that contain the sounds of a gunshot and a relative pleading for ambulances to get to the scene of a quadruple murder-suicide in Fayetteville earlier this week. Full story...

North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan has withdrawn her support for a possible lifetime federal appointment for a state judge who ruled in favor of a company that includes Hagan's husband. Full story...

A North Carolina home daycare is closed while authorities investigate the death of an infant. Full story...

Authorities say a loaded handgun was found in the backpack of a North Carolina high school student. Full story...

A higher sales tax means North Carolina consumers will get a larger break when they purchase energy-efficient appliances compared to a year ago. Full story...

A North Carolina congressman dashing to catch a plane dumped his SUV at the end of a row of properly parked cars at Charlotte's airport. Full story...

A major North Carolina hospital is pitching tents to battle the spread of swine flu. The Greensboro News & Record reported Wednesday that two tents in the Moses Cone Hospital parking lot are the first stop for patients seeking treatment for flu symptoms. Full story...

A federal judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit filed by the family of a man killed by a North Carolina police officer during a traffic stop. Full story...

Authorities say two men are recuperating in the hospital after their small, fixed-wing airplane crashed into a corn field North Carolina. Full story...

Site Selection magazine has ranked North Carolina No. 1 in the country for its business climate. Full story...

Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker will visit North Carolina-based Marines to promote a treatment program for mental health and chemical dependency. Full story...

Voters in Greensboro have elected a political newcomer who pushed for more oversight over city finances. Full story...

North Carolina police say a real estate developer known as an active member of his church shot and killed his wife and two teen children and then committed suicide in their Fayetteville home. Full story...