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[caption id="attachment_7281" align="alignnone" width="970"] (Jackie Valley/The Christian Science Monitor via AP)[/caption] LAS VEGAS (AP) - They operate in places like an airport, a resort, and a distribution center, tucked away from the public eye but close enough for easy access. They often emit laughter - and the sound of tumbling blocks, bouncing balls, and meandering tricycles. They're child care centers based at workplaces. And in the fraught American child care

(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and 40 other bipartisan attorneys general today called on Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to thoroughly review their data security practices after a rise in scammers taking over and locking users out of their accounts. From 2022 to 2023, the North Carolina Department of Justice saw a 330 percent increase in complaints related to these account takeovers. "Meta has encouraged its users to share

By: Dominique Heath Guest Columnist Downtown Raleigh was transformed into an artistic wonderland this past weekend, as it played host to the much-loved Artsplosure - The Raleigh Arts Festival. The weekend was rich with creativity and bustling activity, enchanting visitors with an array of artistic expressions. The focal point of the festival was the acclaimed Art Market, where more than 175 juried artists and craftspeople exhibited their original masterpieces. These

Speakers call on federal officials to oppose any attempts to reduce investments in climate smart agricultural programs Wilson - Tuesday, North Carolina public officials, farmers, and agriculture leaders convened a press conference to demonstrate how the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law in 2022 by President Biden, is now providing critical funding for farmers to help them mitigate the dire impacts of climate change. Speakers highlighted the ways

NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels. Trump sat stone-faced while the verdict was read as cheering from the street below could be heard in the hallway on the courthouse's 15th floor

WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is funding 47 projects in 23 states to improve access to reliable electricity and clean drinking water for more than one million people and create good-paying jobs across the nation. The announcement was made during President Biden's Infrastructure Week which highlights the progress the Biden-Harris Administration has made to improve American infrastructure through historic funding packages

NC State Alum/Developer Dewayne Washington and sports legend Dereck Whittenburg show their love for the Wolfpack during the ground-breaking for the new Mudcats stadium in Wilson, NC Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-Representatives from the Milwaukee Brewers were on hand Thursday in Wilson, North Carolina, attending the new-stadium groundbreaking for the Carolina Mudcats, the Brewers' Class A minor-league affiliate. Expected to be complete for the 2026 season, the new home for the Mudcats

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - For decades, the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team has brought its daring aerobatics to airshows around the world. The upcoming documentary feature, "The Blue Angels," goes behind the scenes and brings the show to IMAX theaters and home to fans worldwide. Lt. Cmdr. Julius Bratton, whose mother is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, served with the Blue Angels squadron and is among those featured in

NC Newsline - The Raleigh City Council has approved spending $5 million on a new pilot program that includes a component to provide direct rent assistance to unsheltered individuals. The council approved funding for the "Unsheltered Homelessness Response Program" on Tuesday during its regular business meeting. Approximately $1.9 million is earmarked for direct subsidies to unsheltered individuals living in camps and $1.1 million for administrative cost and staffing. As many

By Taalib Saber - the AFRO Historically, non-competes have been used to restrict employees from working in the same industry after leaving their former employer. Though the intention is to protect the intellectual property of businesses, non-competes have often negatively affected competition in product and service markets, especially with Black workers. In what has since created shockwaves across the nation, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 for banning noncompete