North Carolina

It took 5 hours to set this up and only 3 minutes for it to come crashing down.

The North Carolina officer was working after hours when he made the rescue just before the truck burst into flames.

Yesterday, May 8, North Carolina government officials passed Amendment One, which put a constitutional ban on gay marriage within the Southern state. Former ‘American Idol‘ star Clay Aiken, who is an openly gay native of North Carolina, spoke to CNN about his opinions on Amendment One and what it means for homosexual and heterosexual residents of North Carolina.

Rapper J. Cole returned to his hometown of Fayetteville, N.C. on Thursday to launch his annual Dreamville Weekend, which is named after his record label that he started when he was in college. The Roc Nation artist was honored with his own holiday as Cumberland County Commissioner Charles Evans officially proclaimed March 1, 2012, as “J. Cole Day.”

Watch as Michael Jordan gives a 'pep talk' to the North Carolina players in the form of fashion criticism. Michael isn't too happy that his fellow Tar Heels are sporting Kobe's on their feet. A bit hard to understand so a transcript is included in the post.

Investigators in North Carolina are investigating a shooting that has taken the life of an army intelligence officer from Belgrade, Montana on New Year’s Day.