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A sales tax referendum may be coming to voters in the tri-county area – with the aim of dealing with infrastructure needs. Officials say it could be the fix for a toll-free Cape Fear Memorial Bridge.

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in America's jails.

Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the Philippines after setting off floods and landslides, knocking out power to entire provinces, killing at least four people and displacing more than 1.4 million.

Why do the works of Jane Austen still hold so much appeal 250 years after her birth? We ask members of the Jane Austen Society of North America as well as writers Sandra Cisneros and Brandon Taylor.

Residents of the growing town of Eagle, Idaho, are encountering a nuisance usually associated with big cities: swarms of rats. In Eagle that includes the acrobatic roof rat.

The pigeon population has exploded — a result of people feeding the birds. For some it's a holy duty and a way to connect to nature. Critics point to health risks tied to exposure to pigeon droppings.

The price of gold hit $4,000 per ounce for the first time ever. It's a bad sign for the U.S. economy

Behind 44 points from Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, the Hawkeyes topped the Hokies 80-76 in front of a nationally televised audience on ESPN2, and an announced crowd of 15,196 fans. It could be just the beginning of Charlotte's investment in women's basketball.

School districts from Utah to Ohio to Alabama are spending thousands of dollars on these tools, despite research showing the technology is far from reliable.

The evidence that ultra-processed foods are bad for us is piling up. But efforts to reduce their role in our diets face a big hurdle: experts can't agree on what they are and which to target.