Region Digest (The Capital)

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Two men who police say kidnapped a Maryland bank manager and her two children and forced her to take money from her bank before releasing her unharmed have been arrested in North Carolina.

Monica Brown Jones, MD, Joins Cancer Centers of North Carolina (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

The physicians and staff of Cancer Centers of North Carolina are pleased to announce the arrival of Dr. Monica Brown Jones, gynecological oncologist and surgeon.

Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)

Contrary to her Joe Six Pack, hockey mom hokum, Sarah Palin proved in her debate with Joe Biden that she would fit in extremely well in Washington - albeit at an enormous price to the rest of the country.

Bail set for suspect in '72 killing of Marine (The News & Observer)

A former police chief charged with a 1972 murder can be released on $350,000 bail if he and his son sign over their homes as collateral, a judge ruled Thursday.

Blackwater Machine Gun Found in Raid on Iraqi Insurgents (ABC News)

The incident was kept secret and raises more questions about the security firm.