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Black Friday is traditionally America's No. 1 shopping day for enthusiastic and aggressive bargain-hunters. Commentator Pam Varkony visits a mall near her home in Allentown, Pa., to assess the shopping crowd and talk to some of the smaller retailers about how busy they are.

Forty years ago, Congress decided that existing anti-discrimination laws were not enough to overcome racism in the voting process. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. The law helped to tumble the segregationist status quo that kept black voters from the polls.

The rate of home foreclosure is now three times its historic rate — "so large that it threatens the entire economy." Congressional Oversight Panel chair Elizabeth Warren discusses the problem — and possible solutions.

A tiny froglet found in North Carolina after hitchhiking in someone’s car who had come to the state from Florida turned out to be considered an invasive species in the Tarheel state.

Coastal Carolina Regional Airport is undergoing a series of high-profile projects this year, including a runway extension and terminal expansion.

The report shows wetland loss has disproportionately impacted vegetated wetlands like marshes and swamps and the declines were particularly prevalent in the coastal watersheds of the Carolinas.

More than 50 Craven CC students from the New Bern and Havelock campuses are participating in the exhibit and will unveil their artwork during ArtWalk on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m.

State Treasurer Dale Folwell said while the $25 per month match may seem like a small amount, it adds up to tens of millions of dollars in appropriations by the General Assembly.

A referendum on the ballot in Pamlico County that would have raised the local sales tax rate was rejected by more than 71 percent of voters.

How Education Department cuts will impact lower-income and rural schools, hearing to be held on Venezuelan deportations, NTSB says Maryland officials did not assess Key Bridge risks before collapse.