Kevin Smith used to think he led a comfortable middle-class existence that included a car and a home in a subdivision in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Welcome to our 30-city tour of the NHL. If you are thinking about taking a road trip to cheer for your team in enemy territory, or simply want to visit an array of arenas while watching a variety of match-ups, you've come to the right place. After 16 years of constant travel covering this good old game we call hockey, your humble correspondent might as well be of some service. Fodor has yet to come out with its NHL travel guide, but I've got plenty of tips for what to do and see wherever you may go.
Post-recession penny-pinching has kept many Americans from jetting off in recent years. Still, your family has to go on vacation sometime.
Mikayla Raleigh probably can't remember what french fries taste like; she last ate them when she was 13. Instead of candy bars, she downs whole grain energy bars. She eats almonds because she's read that they help with balance.
Mikayla Raleigh is focused on her training, diet and her teammates so she can lead her squad to a world championship.
Lorenzo Charles, hero of the 1983 NCAA championship basketball game, died in a bus wreck in Raleigh, N.C. WRAL reports.
I often see advisors refer to "good" debt. I have no debt, not even a mortgage. And I find that living debt free is comforting. I don't think any debt is good. Do you agree? -- Don Rogers, Raleigh, N.C.
A North Carolina produce company has issued a recall for cucumbers because they could be contaminated with salmonella.
The strategy: Relocate to a less expensive area.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The sheared axons in Sidney Crosby's brain threatened to hijack the 2011 NHL All-Star game, but a city and a region grabbed it back with their two hands.
British authorities said Tuesday they are conducting a criminal investigation into an American man charged in federal court with smuggling weapons into England.
The service for Edwards, who died of breast cancer, will be open to the public
Striking back against resegregation in schools, education leaders gathered Friday in Raleigh, North Carolina, to hear the president of the nation's oldest civil rights organization speak about the national state of education.
Humanity is facing a war right now with an enemy that appears to be winning.
A 2009 CNN Hero provides clean water to Haiti residents after a massive earthquake.
CNNMoney.com writer Peter Valdes-Dapena test drove the new Nissan and Chevy electric cars. He shares his reviews.
This is a story of two test drives, albeit two very different ones.
Police in Raleigh, North Carolina, arrested 19 people at a rancorous school board meeting Tuesday afternoon where protesters accused the Wake County School Board of adopting a plan that will resegregate the school system.
The arrest of 19 protesters at a rancorous school board meeting Tuesday brings the issue of busing and diversity in education into the national spotlight.
President Obama mentioned an $8 billion investment in high-speed train systems across the country in his State of the Union speech on Wednesday.
Federal authorities are searching for an eighth alleged member of a North Carolina group that authorities say plotted "violent jihad" overseas, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Federal authorities are searching for an eighth alleged member of a North Carolina group that authorities say plotted "violent jihad" overseas, the prosecutor's office said Tuesday.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- One of the nation's most sought-after basketball recruits has been charged with a misdemeanor breaking and entering after police found him walking out of a vacant house in North Carolina, police said Monday.
Question: I plan to retire in about two years, but I've lost a lot in my retirement savings account. Currently my money is spread out over small and midcap stocks, growth shares and safe investments. But I'm thinking of moving my balance to an account that tracks the Standard & Poor's 500 index, riding the upswing until the S&P hits 1,100 or 1,200 and then diversifying into something safer. Do you think this is a good plan? --Alan W., Raleigh, North Carolina
A man accused of killing eight people in a shooting spree at a North Carolina nursing home is the husband of a woman who worked there, police said Monday.
Underrated: South Dakota State The Summit League champions have lost just two games this season, and one of them was to one-seed Maryland (the Jackrabbits led at the half before losing 68-56.) Otherwise the balanced, disciplined and versatile Jackrabbits have beaten everyone they've faced, including Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Gonzaga. With guards who can post up and posts who can hit the three -- six players have hit 20 or more threes this year, and as a team the Jacks make 8.2 threes a game -- the Jacks present a lot of matchup problems. "We're not a bunch of little engines that could that somehow had this miraculous season," said coach Aaron Johnston. "We have a bunch of really good players who play exceptionally well together."
When the March to the Arch has finally played out a few weeks down the road, it probably won't matter all that much how the brackets in the women's 2009 NCAA championship were shaped. When you have a team as dominant as Connecticut sitting at the top of heap (as an ESPN graphic pointed out, the undefeated Huskies have beaten ranked teams by more than 31 points a game), it may seem like the next few weeks are just an exercise in determining who gets the honor of being crushed by UConn in the championship final.
When I heard the news that North Carolina State women's basketball coach Kay Yow lost her long battle with breast cancer this morning, I thought of the first feature story I wrote for SI, back in 1993. The piece was about four sets of identical twins in women's Division I basketball, and it presented a logistical nightmare: I had to get from New York to Charlottesville, Va., Raleigh, N.C., and Athens, Ga., for interviews -- and find someone to send a file from San Diego -- all in the space of two and a half days.
Former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, a North Carolina Republican who became an icon to conservatives, died Friday at age 86, the Jesse Helms Center said.
Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasional fellow Republican during 30 conservative years in Congress, died on the Fourth of July. He was 86
UNION, N.J. -- This time last summer, John Wall was a relative unknown.
Firefighters were still struggling Friday to get the upper hand on one stubborn fire that scorched more than 31 square miles and threatened 4,600 structures in Northern California
More people moved to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, than to any other metropolitan area in the United States last year.
Dear FSB: We sell a healthy snack alternative to peanuts that we would like to sell to airlines to be sold in-flight. How can I do this?
Rain and snow fell Saturday across the Southeast, causing slippery roads, triggering flight cancellations and setting the stage for icy conditions as temperatures continued to drop.
Tucked between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the beaches of the Carolina coast, Raleigh boasts a mild climate, award-winning public schools, and a thriving biotech industry, all of which helped this city of 360,000 attract 12,000 new residents last year - and lots of visitors.
SI.com: Twin billingupdated: Wed Apr 18 2007 14:46:00
Twins Addison and Alex Hoover are quick studies on and off the field. The 16-year-old juniors are the leading scorers for the Corona del Mar (Newport Beach, Calif.) High lacrosse team and have been in the entertainment business since they were 11.
Everyone from Wal-Mart (Change a Light, Change the World) to Yahoo (www.18seconds.org) to the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (How Many Jews Does It Take to Change a Lightbulb?) wants you to buy compact fluorescent light bulbs to help save the planet.
Every few months, it seems, another wistful suitor pays a visit to the Raleigh offices of Robin Smith, founder and president of Biologics. Sometimes it's a rival, hoping to buy her out. Sometimes i...
Firefighters will not be able to put out the blaze at a hazardous waste plant until Saturday at the earliest, the mayor said, adding that his earlier assertion that evacuees may be able to return home Friday evening was optimistic.
A 19-year-old who was taken into custody following a school shooting Wednesday afternoon was charged with killing his father earlier in the day, according to the Orange County, North Carolina, sheriff's office.
There has been an impressive amount of construction in the United States over the last three centuries: All told, we've built more than 300 billion square feet of homes, offices, factories, and oth...
My goal is to retire at 41. I'm now 33, my wife is 28 and we've got about $1.2 million in investments, two-thirds of which is in real estate. We've just had a baby and plan to have more in the future.
showbuzzupdated: Wed Aug 24 2005 12:58:00
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt toured a dinosaur exhibit over the weekend in western Canada, where Pitt is preparing for his role as a villain in an upcoming Hollywood Western.
An Amtrak train hit a dump truck Tuesday in Raleigh, North Carolina, killing both of the truck's occupants and slightly injuring five people aboard the train, an Amtrak official said.
Money Magazine: The Appliance Questionupdated: Wed Jun 01 2005 00:01:00
Prestige appliances from Sub-Zero, Bosch and the like come at a premium, sometimes more than 50% above their workaday cousins. Worth it? Not if you just want a utilitarian machine. But if you see a...
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In a case that started as a hit-and-run accident, federal law enforcement and local agencies Monday recovered more than a dozen bombs, as well as bombing-making materials, from the home of a high school student, a Cary, North Carolina, police statement said.
Money Magazine: Am I Being Double-Taxed?updated: Thu Jul 01 2004 00:01:00
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Until last fall, Albert Hanser was a contented, if not exactly inspired, institutional stockbroker for Deutsche Bank in New York City. It wasn't the most stimulating work--Hanser, 30, a Minnesota-b...
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Money Magazine: REWARDS FOR BEING BEST updated: Tue Nov 01 1994 00:01:00
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This year, in MONEY's eighth annual ranking of the livability in the 300 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, the economic action is resounding in the Southeast, roaring in the Rockies and rolling into...
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WILLIAM Ernisse, vice president of field operations for Xerox's western region, first freaked out on a plane in 1985, on a routine flight from Dallas to San Francisco. The attack started with nause...
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Money Magazine: THE IMPACT OF TAXES updated: Thu Apr 01 1993 00:01:00
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THE two-line lettered sign stood next to a roadside store on a highway heading toward magnificent Mount Rainier and the great green expanse that surrounds Seattle. The sign read: ESPRESSO LIVE BAIT...
Fortune: THE TOP TEN CITIES updated: Mon Nov 02 1992 00:01:00
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Fortune: AIRPORT DISCOUNTSupdated: Mon Oct 05 1992 00:01:00
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Fortune: PRODUCTS TO WATCHupdated: Mon Nov 05 1990 00:01:00
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