Suspect in Duke Death to Appear in Court

A teenager charged in the death of a Duke University graduate student is scheduled to make his first court appearance.

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Teen Honored for Advancing Cancer Study

A North Carolina high schooler beat out 1,600 others nationwide to win a $100,000 scholarship Tuesday for developing a model she used to identify stage II colon cancer patients at a high risk for recurrence.

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Photos Show Suspect in UNC Student Death

Detectives are searching for a man photographed using the ATM card of the University of North Carolina student body president found shot to death on a city street, police said Saturday.

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Police Have New Lead in UNC Killing

Authorities investigating the slaying of the University of North Carolina's student body president are circulating a photo of a possible suspect to law enforcement officials.

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A Century Later, Camel Gets a Makeover

The iconic Camel cigarette pack has undergone its first makeover since it hit store shelves almost a century ago, as R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. tests new ways to market its biggest brands in a lagging market for smokes.

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Child Asks Bill Clinton About Marriage

During a day marked by sparring with reporters, Bill Clinton fielded perhaps his toughest question Wednesday from a 5-year-old.

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FBI: Marine Suspect Might Be in Mexico

A Marine suspected of killing a pregnant comrade told friends he would flee to Mexico to avoid being convicted of raping her, and investigators said Wednesday they are working with Mexican authorities to track him down.

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Pregnant Marine Didn't Feel Threatened

A 20-year-old Marine whose remains were found along with those of her child in the backyard of a colleague suspected of killing her had told victims' advocates at Camp Lejeune that she didn't consider the man a threat.

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Affable Sheriff Leads Slain Marine Case

In the middle of a nationwide manhunt during the most watched case of his career, Ed Brown sneaked away from detectives and reporters alike to teach Sunday school. The lesson: "Facing Opposition."

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Autopsy: Marine Died of Head Injury

A 20-year-old pregnant Marine who disappeared in December died from a head injury, authorities said Tuesday, formally rejecting claims by the key suspect in her death that she committed suicide.

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FBI: Marine Suspect May Be in Mexico

The key suspect in the slaying of a 20-year-old pregnant Marine may have fled to Mexico, and the FBI is working with Mexican authorities to track him down, authorities said Wednesday.

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Search Deepens As Slain Marine Mourned

Hundreds prayed for Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach and hailed the pregnant Marine for her strength, vitality and service as law enforcement officials warned the man suspected in her killing that they would hunt him down.

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Authorities: Reward for Marine Suspect

Federal authorities were posting billboards nationwide with the picture of a Marine wanted in the slaying of a pregnant colleague, and the sheriff announced a $25,000 reward Monday for information leading to his arrest.

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Authorities Spoke to Suspect's Family

Investigators searching for the key suspect in the death of a 20-year-old pregnant fellow Marine said Monday they have spoken with his family but still haven't found him.

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Marine Suspect Seen at Bus Depot

Authorities said witnesses spotted a key suspect in the death of a 20-year-old pregnant fellow Marine at a Greyhound bus station in Louisiana, and he could have been heading to Texas.

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Witnesses: Marine Suspect Seen on Bus

Authorities believe a key suspect in the death of a 20-year-old pregnant fellow Marine may have boarded a Greyhound bus in Louisiana heading to Texas.

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Suspect in Slain Marine Case Seen in La.

The nationwide manhunt for a Marine wanted in the brutal slaying of a 20-year-old pregnant colleague who had accused him of rape focused Sunday on Louisiana and Texas, after he was apparently seen at a bus station.

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Urgency of Search for Marine Questioned

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — For months after a pregnant 20-year-old Marine accused a colleague of rape, her family says, she continued to work alongside her attacker and endured harassment at Camp Lejeune. In the weeks after she disappeared, they believe, the sheriff's department was slow to act.

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Urgency of Search for Marine Questioned

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — For months after a pregnant 20-year-old Marine accused a colleague of rape, her family says, she continued to work alongside her attacker and endured harassment at Camp Lejeune.

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Pregnant Marine's Grave Found in N.C.

Authorities issued an arrest warrant Saturday for a Marine corporal wanted in the death of a pregnant colleague, whose body they excavated from a fire pit in his backyard.

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Pregnant Marine's Grave Apparently Found

Authorities detailed gruesome evidence of a pregnant Marine's death Saturday as they excavated human remains from a fire pit where they believe a comrade she accused of rape burned and buried her body.

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Pregnant Marine's Grave Apparently Found

Authorities detailed gruesome evidence of a pregnant Marine's death Saturday as they excavated a fire pit where they believe a comrade she accused of rape burned and buried her body after a horrific attack.

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Pregnant Marine's Grave Apparently Found

Investigators hoped to find the remains of a pregnant Marine on Saturday by slowly scraping dirt from a shallow grave at the home of a comrade whom she said raped her.

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Pregnant Marine's Grave Apparently Found

Authorities said Friday they believe they found the shallow grave of a pregnant Marine in the back yard of a comrade she accused of rape, along with evidence inside his home that suggested she had been killed.

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Break Expected in Pregnant Marine Probe

The sheriff investigating the disappearance of a 20-year-old pregnant Marine said he expected a break in the case Friday once detectives further interview a man who lived with her.

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