http://www.mail.com/locations/510-north-carolina.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/510-north-carolina.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1765592-bar-codes-co-inventor-n-joseph-woodland-dies-91.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Norman Joseph Woodland, the co-inventor of the bar code that labels nearly every product in stores and has boosted productivity in nearly every sector of commerce worldwide, has died. He was 91. Woodland died Sunday in Edgewater, N.J., from the effects of Alzheimer's disease and complications of his advanced age, his daughter, Susan W... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1765592-bar-codes-co-inventor-n-joseph-woodland-dies-91.html 2012-12-13T23:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1759450-earnhardt-jr-2013-car-solid-review-test.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR spent almost the entire year developing its 2013 car in hopes the "Gen 6" model will dramatically improve the racing. After his first test drive Tuesday, NASCAR's most popular driver approved of the car. "This sport is going to be revolutionized again with this car," Dale Earnhardt Jr. said. That's a ringing endorsement for NAS... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1759450-earnhardt-jr-2013-car-solid-review-test.html 2012-12-11T20:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1755480-newton-panthers-starting-to-hit-their-stride.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — After struggling to score points and move the chains for much of the season, the Carolina Panthers' offense has suddenly hit its stride. Too bad it's too late in the year to make a difference. At 4-9 the Panthers won't be playing in the postseason, which makes Carolina's 30-20 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday a little bittersw... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1755480-newton-panthers-starting-to-hit-their-stride.html 2012-12-10T09:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1752846-blighted-icon-volunteers-aim-to-revive-chestnut.html WEAVERVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Jim Hurst has doted on his trees, arranged in three "families" on a bluff high above the rushing French Broad River. He installed a drip irrigation system to help rejuvenate this former hayfield's powdery, depleted soil. To protect against browsing deer, he girded the delicate sprouts in plastic sleeving and wire mesh. In the four... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1752846-blighted-icon-volunteers-aim-to-revive-chestnut.html 2012-12-08T14:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1746572-sec-inside-merger-info-passed-nc-netted-11m.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An investment banker at Wells Fargo Securities and his longtime friend passed along insider tips on pending company mergers to friends or family members in five states that generated more than $11 million in illicit trading profits, federal regulators said Wednesday. The Securities and Exchange Commission said John W. Femenia misused ... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1746572-sec-inside-merger-info-passed-nc-netted-11m.html 2012-12-05T22:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1744592-group-gathers-mistletoe-holidays-river-trip.html LILLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — There's an old southern tradition of shooting mistletoe out of treetops with a .22 rifle, or even a shotgun. Forrest Altman prefers a kinder, gentler way of harvesting the parasitic evergreen plant long associated with Christmas holiday romance. For the past 30 years, the publisher and former Guilford College English professor has ... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1744592-group-gathers-mistletoe-holidays-river-trip.html 2012-12-05T08:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1740848-nc-inmates-allege-they-were-abused-with-hot-sauce.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Prison officials in North Carolina are calling for a criminal investigation after inmates alleged correctional officers forced them to rub habanero hot sauce on their genitals, resulting in painful blisters. N.C. Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Pamela Walker said Monday that officials had asked the State Bureau of Investigatio... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1740848-nc-inmates-allege-they-were-abused-with-hot-sauce.html 2012-12-03T21:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737522-spectator-falls-stands-acc-championship.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A 22-year-old man is in critical condition after sustaining life-threatening injuries after falling about 40 feet off a fourth-floor ramp outside Bank of America Stadium on Saturday night at the ACC Championship between No. 13 Florida State and Georgia Tech. The Charlotte Observer reported that Charlotte-Mecklenburg police identifie... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737522-spectator-falls-stands-acc-championship.html 2012-12-02T05:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737580-no-13-florida-st-holds-georgia-tech-21-15.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Florida State has regained its perch atop the Atlantic Coast Conference. Now Jimbo Fisher plans to stay there. The third-year coach talked all season about re-establishing a "winning culture" at Florida State and his team took a big step toward that Saturday night. The 13th-ranked Seminoles opened with a flurry on offense and rode a... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 04:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737580-no-13-florida-st-holds-georgia-tech-21-15.html 2012-12-02T04:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1733976-thousands-flock-to-nc-hunger-games-forest.html HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Thousands of people are still coming to visit the western North Carolina forest where the movie "The Hunger Games" was filmed. The Times-News of Hendersonville reported (http://bit.ly/SjO33X ) the number of visitors this year to DuPont State Recreational Forest reached 327,000 by the end of October. Attendance last year was abo... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1733976-thousands-flock-to-nc-hunger-games-forest.html 2012-11-30T13:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1732316-duke-energy-ceo-to-leave-nc-merger-settlement.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers will step down as head of the largest U.S. electric utility by the end of 2013 as part of a settlement with the North Carolina utilities regulator that ends an investigation into the company's takeover of in-state rival Progress Energy. The North Carolina Utilities Commission and Duke Energy said Thursday th... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1732316-duke-energy-ceo-to-leave-nc-merger-settlement.html 2012-11-30T01:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1730402-that-70s-show-star-arrested-north-carolina.html STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — "That '70s Show" star Lisa Robin Kelly is free on bond after being arrested for assault. Police in the Charlotte, N.C., suburb of Mooresville arrested the 42-year-old Kelly and 61-year-old husband Robert Joseph Gilliam after responding to a disturbance at their home Monday. Both are free on bond. Gilliam is cha... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1730402-that-70s-show-star-arrested-north-carolina.html 2012-11-29T15:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1727900-no-1-indiana-rolls-no-14-carolina-83-59.html BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — No. 1 Indiana had something to prove Tuesday night — that it could play defense. Just two days after the Hoosiers put together their best game this season, they delivered an even more impressive performance, getting 20 points from Cody Zeller and 19 each from Will Sheehey and Victor Oladipo, running away from No. 14 North Carolina... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 07:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1727900-no-1-indiana-rolls-no-14-carolina-83-59.html 2012-11-28T07:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1723402-chizik-5-college-football-coaches-fired.html Gene Chizik, Frank Spaziani and Danny Hope got the pink slips many expected were coming after disappointing seasons. North Carolina State getting rid of Tom O'Brien took more than a few people off guard. So did Colorado letting Jon Embree go after only two seasons. Sunday was a tumultuous one around college football, with five coaches losing their jobs to... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1723402-chizik-5-college-football-coaches-fired.html 2012-11-26T08:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1722690-nc-fires-obrien-6-seasons.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State coach Tom O'Brien entered the season with hopes of contending for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship. Instead, his program continued its up-and-down ways of the past six years — which ultimately cost him his job. The school fired O'Brien on Sunday, ending a tenure that was good enough to reach four bowls y... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1722690-nc-fires-obrien-6-seasons.html 2012-11-25T23:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1720430-why-we-buy-black-fridays-powerful-pull.html BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (AP) — Gravy was still warm. Dallas Cowboys were still in uniform. Thanks were still being given across the country as the pilgrimages to the stores began, heralding a new era of American consumerism. Lured by earlier-than-ever Black Friday sales, people left Grandma and Grandpa in search of Samsung and Toshiba. They did not go blindly: ... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1720430-why-we-buy-black-fridays-powerful-pull.html 2012-11-23T21:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718324-us-troops-afghanistan-celebrate-thanksgiving.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It was Army Sgt. Keith Wells' first Thanksgiving Day away from his family and despite a cornucopia of food provided for the troops, his taste buds were craving his wife's macaroni and cheese back home. "My wife's a foodie — you know the Food Network, cooking shows. Everything she makes is golden," Wells of Charlotte, N.C., said T... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 12:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718324-us-troops-afghanistan-celebrate-thanksgiving.html 2012-11-22T12:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1717502-keselowski-aside-nascar-ready-to-move-2012.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The season hadn't even ended before NASCAR's top executives were previewing 2013, the new "Gen 6" cars and elements of a five-year industry "action plan" designed to engage and excite fans. The season ended with a celebratory final image of fresh-faced champion Brad Keselowski, drunk on the combination of his sponsor's beer and the ... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1717502-keselowski-aside-nascar-ready-to-move-2012.html 2012-11-21T21:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1715674-butler-holds-ninth-ranked-unc-82-71-maui.html LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maybe North Carolina should have just gone to the beach. Butler is the team to beat in Maui. Rotnei Clarke and Kellen Dunham each scored 17 points Tuesday night to lead the unranked Bulldogs to an 82-71 win over No. 9 UNC in the second round of the Maui Invitational. Butler jumped out to a 17-point halftime lead and held back severa... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1715674-butler-holds-ninth-ranked-unc-82-71-maui.html 2012-11-21T03:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1715660-us-sgt-convicted-hazing-privates-suicide.html FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The seventh of eight courts-martial in the case of a soldier allegedly driven to suicide after being hazed has ended with a mixed verdict. The Fayetteville Observer reports (http://bit.ly/TWXSEy ) a jury found 27-year-old Staff Sgt. Andrew J. Van Bockel guilty of hazing Pvt. Danny Chen, of New York. The jury also found three spec... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1715660-us-sgt-convicted-hazing-privates-suicide.html 2012-11-21T02:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1714714-danica-patrick-divorcing-husband-7-years.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Danica Patrick and her husband are divorcing after seven years of marriage. Patrick announced the split with Paul Hospenthal on her Facebook page Tuesday. "I am sad to inform my fans that after seven years, Paul and I have decided amicably end our marriage," she said. "This isn't easy for either of us, but mutually it has come to th... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1714714-danica-patrick-divorcing-husband-7-years.html 2012-11-20T19:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1712380-brad-keselowski-aint-your-daddys-nascar-champion.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Brad Keselowski chugged his cold Miller Lite, the beer splashing down the side of his face as NASCAR chairman Brian France watched with amusement as his newest ambassador celebrated the crowning moment of his career. Dehydrated after 400 miles of racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway, it didn't take long for his sponsor's product to ta... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1712380-brad-keselowski-aint-your-daddys-nascar-champion.html 2012-11-19T22:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1711982-powerful-supermajorities-elected-to-statehouses.html JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — There's a new superpower growing in the Great Plains and the South, where bulging Republican majorities in state capitols could dramatically cut taxes and change public education with barely a whimper of resistance from Democrats. Contrast that with California, where voters have given Democrats a new dominance that could allow t... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1711982-powerful-supermajorities-elected-to-statehouses.html 2012-11-19T20:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1711516-1960s-70s-hit-rb-singer-billy-scott-dies-nc.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rhythm and blues singer Billy Scott has died in North Carolina at age 70. Bill Kopald with the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame said Scott died from pancreatic and liver cancer Saturday at his home in Charlotte. Born Peter Pendleton in Huntington, W. Va., he sang with various groups while in the Army. After he was discharged in 196... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1711516-1960s-70s-hit-rb-singer-billy-scott-dies-nc.html 2012-11-19T19:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1709828-freeman-bucs-defeat-panthers-27-21-ot.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are starting to look and talk like a legitimate playoff contender. The Bucs had to work a little extra to keep their playoff surge alive Sunday. Josh Freeman threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Dallas Clark in overtime to cap the Buccaneers' 27-21 comeback win over the Carolina Panthers. It... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1709828-freeman-bucs-defeat-panthers-27-21-ot.html 2012-11-18T22:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1708780-notre-dame-stays-unbeaten-then-good-news.html No. 3 Notre Dame stayed undefeated with an uncharacteristically easy victory at home and then had the rest of the night to watch as the teams in front of it in the national championship race lost. The Fighting Irish hammered Wake Forest 38-0 on senior day in South Bend, Ind., on Saturday. Then things got really good for the Irish — and Alabama, Georgia, F... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 07:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1708780-notre-dame-stays-unbeaten-then-good-news.html 2012-11-18T07:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1707818-giant-reed-miracle-plant-kudzu.html OXFORD, N.C. (AP) — It's fast-growing and drought-tolerant, producing tons of biomass per acre. It thrives even in poor soil and is a self-propagating perennial, so it requires little investment once established. To people in the renewable fuels industry, Arundo donax — also known as "giant reed" — is nothing short of a miracle plant. An Oregon power plan... Sat, 17 Nov 2012 17:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1707818-giant-reed-miracle-plant-kudzu.html 2012-11-17T17:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1706400-veterans-killed-train-crash-were-war-heroes.html The four veterans killed when a freight train barreled into the parade float they were riding on were decorated military men who served on the front lines multiple times in Iraq and Afghanistan. They survived gunshots, explosions and grenade attacks that left some with brain injuries that slurred their speech and made it difficult to walk. One had a wife ... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1706400-veterans-killed-train-crash-were-war-heroes.html 2012-11-16T22:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1704578-renner-leads-tar-heels-virginia-37-13.html CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — One minute, North Carolina was clinging to a 20-13 lead, and Virginia was in position to tie the game. The next, the Tar Heels' maligned defense had a goal-line stand, and the rout was about to be on. Bryn Renner threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter after a goal-line stand preserved the Tar Heels' lead and North Car... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 04:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1704578-renner-leads-tar-heels-virginia-37-13.html 2012-11-16T04:50:00Z