More poor people live in the nation's suburbs than in urban cities because of affordable housing, service-sector jobs and the increased use of housing vouchers, according to a study released Monday.

Record amount of cargo passes through Ga. ports The state's drawing power in the shipping industry has been bolstered by companies like Haier appliances, Kent bicycles and Pep Boys recently choosing to ship goods through the Port of Savannah, GPA Executive Director Curtis Foltz said in a statement. The state's ports and inland barge terminals support more than 352,000 jobs ...

Law enforcement backs NC attorney general on SBI Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:42 pm, Monday, May 20, 2013 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Democratic attorney general is opposing a state Senate budget provision that moves much of an investigative unit from his department to ...

Coal operator plans to open 7 mines in Pike County Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:03 pm, Monday, May 20, 2013 (AP) — A longtime coal operator plans to open seven mines in the heart of the eastern Kentucky coalfields in a venture expected to create ...

Del. inmate fails to return to corrections center DOVER, Del. (AP) — Correction officials are looking for an inmate they say failed to return to a community corrections center in Dover. Officials said Monday that 30-year-old Jason Groff of Felton left Morris Community Corrections Center on an authorized pass but did not return on Sunday. Groff was serving time for ...