2 Marines indicted in Army nurse’s death in NC; her burned remains found in shallow graveFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Two Camp Lejeune Marines have been indicted in the killing of an Army nurse whose burned and dismembered remains were found in a shallow North Carolina grave last summer. At celebrity-studded annual meeting, Wal-Mart vows to hang onto customers gained in recessionFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s new President and CEO Mike Duke pledged to shareholders Friday that the world’s largest retailer will speed efforts to improve its operations, from offering more compelling merchandise to keeping prices low, as it aims to hold onto customers when the economy improves. Wal-Mart announces new $15B share repurchase program at annual meetingFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is launching a new $15 billion share repurchase program. Wal-Mart vice chairman pledges more diversity, advancement in workforce in speech at meetingFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores’s Vice Chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright promised shareholders at its annual meeting Friday that it will press for more diversity in its workforce and create more career opportunities for advancement. Police: Pregnant woman tries to rob NC bank, but leaves after getting call on cell phoneFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Police are looking for a pregnant woman they say tried to rob a North Carolina bank at gunpoint but left empty-handed after answering her cell phone. Fayetteville police spokeswoman Teresa Chance said Wednesday the woman had a handgun and demanded money when she entered a Carter Bank & Trust branch at 9:43 a.m. Tuesday. |