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Nearly 273,000 people, most of whom had been receiving Medicaid for family-planning coverage alone, were covered on the first day of enrollment. Since then, North Carolina has enrolled an average of more than 1,000 people a day — a rate that outpaces other states that have expanded Medicaid.

“He’s extremely cagey, extremely dangerous, and he has nothing to lose."

Attorney General Jeff Jackson served in Afghanistan, and said he went to law school on the GI bill – and the educational opportunity afforded by the program changes lives for veterans and their families.

The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq will both observe Thursday's national day of mourning in a Wall Street tradition dating back to 1865.

Gov. Stein and Triad police chiefs say fighting crime is getting more expensive — and mental health funding cuts aren’t helping.

The central U.S. has been hammered this weekend by severe weather including tornadoes, hail and heavy rain. Many affected areas were already coping with recent flooding.

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced he is suing the federal Education Department to prevent a cut of nearly $50 million in grant funding for mostly rural schools in low-income communities.

It’s only mid-April, but it’s going to feel like July across the coastal plain. High pressure sitting over the region is pushing temperatures into the mid-80s today, with the mercury expected to climb even higher as the week progresses.

The town of Ronda in Wilkes County can't pay its bills. Now, town leaders are asking state lawmakers to let residents vote on whether to dissolve its charter this November.

With the presidential election a month away, the Court may soon weigh in on several contentious cases. Los Angeles Times Supreme Court correspondent David Savage talks about the upcoming session and whether the Court can insulate itself from the heat of this political season.