A North Carolina judge has ruled that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in the trial of a Black inmate who ...

On Friday, a Johnston County judge found that race played a significant role in the death penalty trial of Hasson Bacote, ...

A North Carolina woman was charged with insurance fraud after allegedly submitting fake images to claim $2,076 for property she didn't own. She surrendered to authorities and was released on bond.

Smithfield Foods does not plan to close more U.S. pork processing plants, Chief Executive Shane Smith said on Tuesday, as the ...

The previous board member, Ronald Johnson Jr., was found guilty by a Johnston County jury on one count of felony extortion, ...

Smithfield Foods wants to be seen as America’s pork champion after more than a decade under Chinese ownership. Its goal may ...

Smithfield closed a plant in Vernon, California, and another in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2023. It also stopped slaughtering pigs at its hometown plant in Smithfield, Virginia, in 2021.

Listen to this article Smithfield Foods officials rang the opening bell Tuesday at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City, as the packaged meat and fresh pork giant launched its initial public ...