Auto dealers run into trouble
The number of small auto dealerships cited for bad business practices is on the rise.
A new chapter in Web piracy
Ursula K. Le Guin, the science fiction writer, was perusing the Web site Scribd last month when she came across digital copies of some books that seemed quite familiar to her. No wonder.
Cocaine case falls apart
For 21 months, Gerardo Vilchez's life was contained inside a jail cell as he awaited a trial on trafficking charges that stemmed from one of Wake County's biggest drug busts.
Deficit to race past projections
The White House on Monday projected 2009 and 2010 budget deficits far higher than it forecast just 2 1/2 months ago, even as it continued to defy most experts and predict that the economy is headed for a strong comeback late this year.