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New high-tech handrest for doctors, artists causes less fatigue Engineers at the University of Utah have come up with a new computer-controlled, motorized handrest that will help doctors, artists and others control scalpels, brushes and tools more accurately over a wider area with less fatigue.

A new report shows North Carolina got nearly $12 billion and South Carolina more than $5 billion in 2008 for programs including health, highways and housing, based on the most recent census.

A legislative committee examining whether changes should be made to how North Carolina sells liquor will hold its first meeting by reviewing an earlier study by General Assembly researchers.

Children who have been abused psychologically, physically or sexually are more likely to suffer unexplained abdominal pain and nausea or vomiting than children who have not been abused, a study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers concludes.

AS THE CALENDAR advances toward springtime and the reconvening of the General Assembly in May for its short session moves closer, the voices of those who would have lawmakers increase taxes are becoming increasingly louder.

U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds per year.

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is stopping in North Carolina to talk up a new television commercial he hopes will generate campaign funds for the GOP.

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is speaking to students in North Carolina.

Police are investigating an assault on a longtime North Carolina Education Board member.

A North Carolina man who fled that state after being charged with the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl has been captured in New Jersey.

Several North Carolina agencies are shipping seized counterfeit shoes to poor countries.

Two North Carolina men were killed when their car was hit from behind by another car that left the scene of the accident.

On Sunday, March 14, from noon to 6:00pm, the Western North Carolina Chapter of Veterans For Peace will host an open house with entertainment, refreshments, and information at their new downtown Asheville headquarters at the Courtyard Gallery, 9 Walnut, 1-D . Chapter president Kim Carlyle explains, "Since President Obama's escalation of the war in ...

The U.S. Department of Education named 16 finalists Thursday in the first round of its "Race to the Top" competition, which will deliver $4.35 billion in school reform grants.

The odds of obesity appear stacked against black and Hispanic children starting even before birth, provocative new research suggests.

North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue wants the U.S. Census Bureau to change the way it counts deployed soldiers.

North Carolina officials say a three-hour standoff with a man family members called suicidal ended when the man pointed his gun at police and was killed.

The Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in North Carolina are getting a chance to speak with party leaders and rank-and-file activists at a pair of events.

Gov. Beverly Perdue says a new initiative will help more North Carolina firms win federal small business loans and get banks more involved in such borrowing programs.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control, in North Carolina, mistakenly euthanized a family's dogs and is now conducting an internal investigation to figure out what went wrong.