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Rates of colorectal cancer are rising, especially for people younger than 50. But it's hard to raise awareness for a cancer that a lot of us find hard to talk about.

Food assistance program SNAP looks set to pause from Friday.

Will-o’-the-wisps are an unexplained natural phenomenon that legend says are the spirits of those who died in the swamp.

Millions of Americans will lose federally funded benefits such as food help starting Saturday.

In Greece, like much of Europe and the world, birth rates are sharply declining and populations are quickly aging.

Relations between the two neighbors hit a low point this month, with fighting killing people on both sides of the border. At issue is a rise in militancy in Pakistan since the Taliban took over Afghanistan.

The federal program provides food, formula and support to about 262,000 people in North Carolina.

Today, the North Carolina GOP said it had learned of an alleged cash-for-votes scheme in Wilmington. The county Democratic party denounced both any potential election fraud and the GOP’s reaction.

The Eastern Music Festival has filed a lawsuit following stalled negotiations between EMF and AFM Local 342, which represents seasonal faculty members of the five-week summer music education program.

A North Carolina state lawmaker accused by authorities of sex-related crimes involving a 15-year-old resigned his legislative seat on Friday. His departure came just after the House speaker announced a committee to investigate his alleged misconduct.