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/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/510-north-carolina.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2101306-smith-headlines-heading-hall-vote.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bruton Smith just can't help himself sometimes. The eccentric track owner this week suggested he might move a race away from Charlotte Motor Speedway at the exact same time a committee is considering electing him into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. When the 54 voters cast their ballots Wednesday, it will be impossible to overlook Smith's ... Tue, 21 May 2013 22:19:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2101306-smith-headlines-heading-hall-vote.html 2013-05-21T22:19:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2099100-qb-mitchell-decides-north-carolina.html FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to North Carolina State to play his final season. Mitchell was granted his release from the Razorbacks earlier this month, following a spring competition for the starting position that ended with the senior listed as the second-team quarterback to sophomore Bran... Tue, 21 May 2013 01:48:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2099100-qb-mitchell-decides-north-carolina.html 2013-05-21T01:48:14Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2096582-charlotte-remembers-1963-desegregation-eat-in.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown. Dr. Reginald Hawkins warned city leaders that if something wasn't done to end segregation, future marches might not be so peaceful Nearly two... Sun, 19 May 2013 23:36:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2096582-charlotte-remembers-1963-desegregation-eat-in.html 2013-05-19T23:36:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2095830-jimmie-johnson-races-to-record-4th-all-star-win.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Cross another milestone off of Jimmie Johnson's list. He stands alone in All-Star history. "Five-time" became the first four-time winner of NASCAR's annual All-Star race, breaking a tie with the late Dale Earnhardt and teammate Jeff Gordon on Saturday night. "To beat Jeff and Earnhardt, two guys that I have looked up to my whole life,... Sun, 19 May 2013 04:48:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2095830-jimmie-johnson-races-to-record-4th-all-star-win.html 2013-05-19T04:48:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2095152-obama-takes-cabinet-secretaries-to-play-golf.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf — in the rain. The White House said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (seh-BEEL'-yuhs) and outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined the president Saturday at Andrews Air Force Base. LaHood is running the Transportation Departme... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:13:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2095152-obama-takes-cabinet-secretaries-to-play-golf.html 2013-05-18T20:13:26Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2094216-busch-will-understand-kahne-retaliates.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch holds a 3-0 advantage over Kasey Kahne this season and understands Kahne may be planning some retaliation. In fact, he jokingly told Kahne he was ready for revenge. "I just told Kasey, don't make it hurt too bad," Busch said. Nobody knows when — or if — Kahne will issue a payback for the three incidents he's had this season... Fri, 17 May 2013 21:44:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2094216-busch-will-understand-kahne-retaliates.html 2013-05-17T21:44:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2093828-nascar-community-mourns-death-dick-trickle.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Mark Martin received a piece of advice very early in his career from Dick Trickle that he's never forgotten. "He was the one that told me, and this is kind of corny, but it isn't when you're 18 or 19 years old — he told me 'In order to finish first, first you must finish,'" Martin said. "That stuck with me always." ... Fri, 17 May 2013 19:29:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2093828-nascar-community-mourns-death-dick-trickle.html 2013-05-17T19:29:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091760-edwards-reactivates-law-license-speaking-event.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former presidential contender John Edwards has reactivated his license to practice law and is setting out on the speaking circuit. The two-time presidential candidate and former North Carolina senator is scheduled to appear June 6 at a private retreat in Orlando, Fla., for lawyer clients of the marketing firm PMP. A records check with... Thu, 16 May 2013 23:24:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091760-edwards-reactivates-law-license-speaking-event.html 2013-05-16T23:24:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2091574-stolen-team-trailer-leads-to-truck-series-feud.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A missing trailer has sparked a feud in NASCAR's Truck Series. Jennifer Jo Cobb said she feels "in danger" of racing Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway against another NASCAR driver who was arrested for allegedly stealing her team trailer last weekend. Cobb said the trailer and its contents, valued at $279,000, were taken from h... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:37:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2091574-stolen-team-trailer-leads-to-truck-series-feud.html 2013-05-16T20:37:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2084434-apnewsbreak-brown-turns-indycar-ceo-job.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Zak Brown has turned down an offer to join the IndyCar Series, choosing instead to remain with the motorsports marketing company he founded. Brown told The Associated Press on Tuesday he informed Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles of his decision not to take a job with IndyCar. He'll instead relocate in July to England to continue the grow... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:56:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2084434-apnewsbreak-brown-turns-indycar-ceo-job.html 2013-05-14T16:56:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2077854-man-sentenced-plot-terror-witnesses.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man was sentenced Friday to four life terms for plotting to behead federal witnesses whose testimony helped convict him for his role in an earlier plot to slaughter U.S. servicemen and their families. Hysen Sherifi, 29, was one of six Raleigh-area Muslims convicted in 2011 of planning to attack the Marine base in Quan... Sat, 11 May 2013 03:28:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2077854-man-sentenced-plot-terror-witnesses.html 2013-05-11T03:28:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2072062-soldier-faced-harassment-muslim.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan is not a Muslim — she's a Catholic. But her name sounded Islamic to fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and they would taunt her, calling her "Sgt. Hussein" and asking what God she prayed to. So before deploying to Afghanistan last year for her second war tour, she legally changed her name — to Naida Christian Nov... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:47:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2072062-soldier-faced-harassment-muslim.html 2013-05-08T21:47:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2072320-nascar-panel-reduces-jgr-penalties.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A NASCAR appeals panel sided with Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday and eased some of the penalties imposed for having an illegal part in Matt Kenseth's race-winning engine at Kansas last month. NASCAR punished JGR after discovering during a post-race inspection that one of eight connecting rods in the engine at the April 21 race did not ... Wed, 08 May 2013 20:35:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2072320-nascar-panel-reduces-jgr-penalties.html 2013-05-08T20:35:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2069388-partial-win-penske-nascar-penalties-appeal.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Penske Racing celebrated a small victory Tuesday when NASCAR's chief appellate officer issued a mixed ruling on penalties levied against the team. Although most everything was upheld, suspensions for seven key employees were reduced from six points races to two. Team owner Roger Penske said he was "very happy with the outcome" followi... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:16:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2069388-partial-win-penske-nascar-penalties-appeal.html 2013-05-07T20:16:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2065524-rookies-unusual-week-ends-win-wells-fargo.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Derek Ernst didn't come out of nowhere to win the Wells Fargo Championship. He actually was driving a rental car toward Athens, Ga., the fourth alternate who figured he might as well spend the week playing in the minor leagues. He wound up a playoff winner at Quail Hollow with a game that wins anywhere. It's easy to get caught up in... Mon, 06 May 2013 07:14:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2065524-rookies-unusual-week-ends-win-wells-fargo.html 2013-05-06T07:14:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2064576-rookie-derek-ernst-wins-wells-fargo-playoff.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — One phone call changed his plans. One shot changed a whole lot more for Derek Ernst. Six days after Ernst received a call that he was in the Wells Fargo Championship as the fourth alternate, the 22-year-old rookie found himself one shot out of the lead and 192 yards away from the flag on the 18th hole, the toughest at Quail Hollow i... Sun, 05 May 2013 20:14:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2064576-rookie-derek-ernst-wins-wells-fargo-playoff.html 2013-05-05T20:14:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2063546-mickelson-watney-tied-lead-quail-hollow.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Phil Mickelson's ball was just above the edge of the cart path, slightly below his feet, when he decided to hit a hard fade around the trees toward the green. The shot went out-of-bounds and cost him the outright lead Saturday in the Wells Fargo Championship, and Mickelson was angry about his decision. He felt he should have hit dri... Sat, 04 May 2013 23:56:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2063546-mickelson-watney-tied-lead-quail-hollow.html 2013-05-04T23:56:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2062516-mickelson-takes-2-shot-lead-quail-hollow.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The bunker shot showed the magic of Phil Mickelson. He blasted out of the sand with so much side spin that the ball landed about 5 feet to the right of the flag on the 14th green at Quail Hollow and wound up 5 feet on the other side. He still had to make the putt, and nothing comes easily this week at the Wells Fargo Championship. E... Sat, 04 May 2013 06:58:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2062516-mickelson-takes-2-shot-lead-quail-hollow.html 2013-05-04T06:58:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061964-mickelson-takes-charge-quail-hollow.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Phil Mickelson has figured out the secret to the greens at Quail Hollow. Or maybe he's just had a lot of good bounces for two days. Mickelson opened with a pair of 15-foot birdie putts, dropped in a 40-foot putt at the turn and made back-to-back birdies late in his round Friday. He finished with a 5-under 67 for a two-shot lead goin... Fri, 03 May 2013 23:58:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061964-mickelson-takes-charge-quail-hollow.html 2013-05-03T23:58:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2059720-mcilroy-opens-with-67-wells-fargo.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — For all the talk about the greens, Rory McIlroy's most important club was his driver Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship. McIlroy kept the ball in play at Quail Hollow and gave himself plenty of birdie chances on a cloudy, soft afternoon. He ran off six birdies in a seven-hole stretch around the turn and finished with an 8-foot... Fri, 03 May 2013 00:05:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2059720-mcilroy-opens-with-67-wells-fargo.html 2013-05-03T00:05:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2057936-mcilroy-enters-phase-season.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy enters the next phase of his season knowing that his fortunes can change without notice. That's what happened last year. McIlroy had gone five months without winning, long enough to lose his No. 1 ranking. He also went through a slump so severe that he missed the cut in four out of five tournaments, including his title ... Thu, 02 May 2013 07:35:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2057936-mcilroy-enters-phase-season.html 2013-05-02T07:35:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2055724-congressman-lobbyist-housing-fcc-nods.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama acted Wednesday to fill two top regulatory posts, tapping a veteran Democratic congressman to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency at a pivotal time for the housing market and naming a top campaign fundraiser and former lobbyist to head the Federal Communications Commission. Rep. Melvin Watt, D-N.C., would overs... Wed, 01 May 2013 21:43:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2055724-congressman-lobbyist-housing-fcc-nods.html 2013-05-01T21:43:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2057116-players-expecting-bumpy-ride-quail-hollow.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Quail Hollow has been a symbol of perfection for 10 years since it returned to the PGA Tour lineup, a beautifully manicured golf course where the six major champions who have won ranged from Tiger Woods to Rory McIlroy. It is less than perfect this year. Some have even compared the greens to a rundown municipal course. One thing tha... Wed, 01 May 2013 21:03:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2057116-players-expecting-bumpy-ride-quail-hollow.html 2013-05-01T21:03:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2056866-appeal-board-upholds-penalties-penske.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A three-member appeals board upheld NASCAR's sweeping penalties against Penske Racing on Wednesday for a failed inspection last month at Texas and team owner Roger Penske vowed to take the ruling to the series' highest level. The three-member National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel unanimously upheld all penalties levied against the o... Wed, 01 May 2013 20:30:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2056866-appeal-board-upholds-penalties-penske.html 2013-05-01T20:30:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2055882-singh-tournament-day-exonerated.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Vijay Singh withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship because of a sore back Wednesday, one day after the PGA Tour said it would not punish the Fijian for his admission that he used deer antler spray. The tour said Tuesday the World Anti-Doping Agency informed it that the spray contains only small amounts of a growth hormone factor... Wed, 01 May 2013 18:09:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2055882-singh-tournament-day-exonerated.html 2013-05-01T18:09:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2054608-tour-drops-doping-case-vijay-singh.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The PGA Tour dropped its doping case against Vijay Singh on Tuesday based on new information from the World Anti-Doping Agency, which said using deer antler spray is no longer prohibited because it contains such small amounts of a growth hormone factor. "The bottom line is that given the change by WADA, we are dropping the case agai... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:56:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2054608-tour-drops-doping-case-vijay-singh.html 2013-04-30T21:56:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2050438-obama-taps-foxx-nc-mayor-to-transportation.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday tapped rising Democratic politician Anthony Foxx to lead the Department of Transportation, an agency at the center of Washington's fiscal fights. Foxx, the mayor of Charlotte, N.C., is the first black nominee among the president's picks for open spots in his second term Cabinet. The president had faced qu... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:34:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2050438-obama-taps-foxx-nc-mayor-to-transportation.html 2013-04-29T19:34:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2049976-big-growth-georgias-film-industry.html ATLANTA (AP) — A few years ago, Georgia was locked in a bidding war with North Carolina over the Disney movie, "The Last Song," starring Miley Cyrus. Both states wanted the movie to film in their state, and North Carolina was close to sealing the deal with an attractive tax incentive package. But Georgia snapped up the production, largely because it had r... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:07:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2049976-big-growth-georgias-film-industry.html 2013-04-28T20:07:15Z