A six-day series on the plight of Carolinas workers who put America's most popular meat on the table.

Concerns about his rising financial compensation during tough economic times have prompted evangelist Franklin Graham to temporarily give up future contributions to his retirement plans at the two charities he leads.

Former friends recount Knox Bridges' smooth ways and grand tales - then a string of financial debacles.

The Charlotte-area Inspiration Network is one of the world's fastest- growing Christian broadcasters. It's also helped turn David Cerullo, Inspiration's CEO and on-air host, into a wealthy man.

In Charlotte, a city with a national reputation for its can-do spirit, the old ways of meeting the greater good no longer work.

Southern Chase was a new kind of subdivision for Beazer, an experiment in selling low-cost homes to low-income families. The strategy was a financial success for Beazer. But the neighborhood fell apart.

Internal e-mails reveal new allegations of misspending at the Mecklenburg Department of Social Services.

They opened doors that for so long were padlocked to African Americans under a harsh system of strict segregation.

Foreclosure filings rose in 81 of 100 N.C. counties in the first half of 2008.