Two former military base employees in Albany pleaded guilty Wednesday to receiving bribes in a scheme that prosecutors say cost the federal government millions of dollars.
State officials have approved cat and dog adoptions at an animal shelter although it was quarantined following an outbreak of upper respiratory illnesses.
Coca-Cola says it will make lower-calorie options and clear calorie labeling more widely available around the world, intensifying a push against critics who say its drinks pack on the pounds.
Former Wilcox County Sheriff Stacy Bloodsworth has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting inmates in the county jail and conspiring to cover up the assaults.
Medical software company Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. plans to hire another 350 workers in North Carolina's Research Triangle region over the next 4 1/2 years to expand its research and development work, chief executive Paul Black said Wednesday.
Lawyers for a woman charged in a $10 million kickback scheme targeting the Navy are raising the possibility that unspecified members of Congress could be called to testify for the defense in next month's federal trial, though members of their staffs say they haven't been contacted about the case.
Efforts to get kids exercising more often and eating healthier received a boost Wednesday in a state where health officials estimate nearly 40 percent of children are obese.