Khamenei: Iran Set to Deliver 'Punch' to Stun West Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution, AFP reported.
Aid Groups Launch Haiti Mass Vaccination Campaign Aid groups say they are launching an emergency vaccination campaign for 140,000 people in Haiti to protect them against measles and other diseases.
Planned Parenthood Pushes Intensive Sex Ed for Kids A new report by the International Planned Parenthood Federation is advocating that children as young as 10 be given extensive sex education, including an awareness of sex's pleasures.
Body Found in Airplane Gear at Tokyo Airport Japanese authorities said Monday they are trying to identify a body found inside one of the landing gear compartments on a Delta Airlines plane flight that arrived in Tokyo from New York.
Rivers rise after winter storms Rising water trapped an elderly couple in their car Sunday night on a road north of Sanford. Rivers across North Carolina are rising after storms systems that have dropped heavy rain and snow since late January.
Wake schools posts residents' information online The school system, last week, posted the names and contact information of more than 800 Wake County residents who answered a call from school leaders to give feedback on the issue.
Neighbors complained for months about neglected horses Neighbors of a Duplin County farm where the carcasses of 13 horses were found Sunday morning said Monday that they had complained for months about neglected animals.
Judge wants extra security for Edwards sex tape A Superior Court judge has ordered that an independent security officer be present when a former aide to two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards retrieves a videotape that purportedly shows the candidate having extramarital sex.
Cities try to crack down on gambling parlors Even before state lawmakers can draw up restrictions on the latest gaming business to take hold in North Carolina, municipal officials are using zoning rules to crack down on the so-called sweepstakes cafes.
Retired fire department worker claims cash prize Frank Griffin of Asheville came forward Monday to claim his Powerball jackpot, which he plans to take in a single, lump sum that will total about $47 million after taxes.
Bodies of man, woman found in Durham house Durham police opened a double homicide investigation Monday after officers doing a welfare check found the bodies of a man and woman in a house on Lynn Road.
Woman pleads guilty in hoax Amber Alert A woman who initiated a fake Amber Alert in Smithfield almost two years ago pleaded guilty Monday to making a false statement.