Raleigh

A funeral will be held this weekend for former Democratic US Representative Nick Galifianakis, who represented central North Carolina for several years before two unsuccessful Senate bids - the first against archconservative Jesse Helms.

A political shift is beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party's gains in recent years are becoming Republicans.

A conference aimed at disputing the idea that the world is round just wrapped up in North Carolina.

The two U.S. presidential nominees, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, geared up on Nov. 4 for one final weekend to sway undecided voters and cajole supporters into turning out at the polls, slogging their way to the end of a divisive presidential campaign as the race continues to tighten.

The exhibition “Meet the classic bicycle” is being hosted at the WE venue in Thessaloniki.

Among the top attractions of the exhibition is a handmade bicycle which was made by the British company “Raleigh” and constructed during WWI and a military bicycle made by BSA and used by English paratroopers during the period of the expeditions in WWI.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed Israeli officials to keep low-key about Friday's scheduled release by the United States of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, a cabinet minister said.

The former U.S. Navy analyst's espionage for Israel in the 1980s remains a strain on ties with Washington, and his parole terms dictate that he stay in the United States for five years. 

The first drug to treat low sexual desire in women won approval from U.S. health regulators on Aug. 18, but with a warning about potentially dangerous low blood pressure and fainting side effects, especially when taken with alcohol. 

Police have arrested a gunman in the killing of three Muslim students -- including a husband and wife -- in the university town of Chapel Hill in North Carolina, US news reports said Feb. 11.