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Fast-food wrappers and packaging that contain so-called forever chemicals are no longer being sold in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. It's the result of a voluntary effort with U.S. food manufacturers to phase out food contact packaging made with PFAS, the acronym for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which do not degrade and can harm human health. Starting in 2020, the FDA obtained commitments from U.S. food manufacturers

Salisbury, NC -- Livingstone College has received a $1 million donation from an anonymous donor for the third time in less than 180 days, according to an announcement made by President Dr. Anthony J. Davis on Monday, March 11. The previous two $1 million donations were also made by the same anonymous donor, with the first being received during the college's homecoming celebrations last fall and the second announced during

NEW YORK, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FanDuel, North America's premier online gaming company, today announced a new multi-year partnership with the Carolina Panthers as an Official Sports Betting Partner. The partnership comes ahead of the March 11 launch of mobile sports betting in North Carolina and is part of a series of initiatives to engage sports fans throughout the state. Panthers Partnership FanDuel will become an Official Sports Betting

PRNewswire -- Stonehenge Community Development, LLC, in partnership with U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance (USBIF), will invest $8.5 million to enable North Carolina Central University (NCCU) to enhance critical medical care at a new community health center in Halifax County, NC. The investment, part of a $10.5 million commitment in conjunction with the U.S. Treasury's Federal New Markets Tax Credit Program, will be the federal program's first such investment in a

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NPR - Jaren Wilson's day had already been jam-packed by the time he arrived at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on a Thursday afternoon in late February. The senior defensive end out of Edward Waters University in Jacksonville, Florida, was in town for a full week leading up to the HBCU Legacy Bowl - a postseason all-star game that showcases the best NFL draft-eligible athletes from historically

AARP - Financial advisers usually tell you that it's bad to get a big tax refund. A refund, after all, is money you paid the government that you didn't owe. You could have used that money during the tax year instead of giving it to Uncle Sam in the form of an interest-free loan. If taxpayers have heard that advice, most have probably just nodded along and continued making plans

(AP NEWS) Yogurt sold in the U.S. can make claims that the food may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, based on limited evidence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The agency agreed that there is some evidence, but not significant scientific agreement, that eating at least 2 cups of yogurt per week may reduce the chance of developing the disease that affects about 36 million Americans.

Thirty-seven-year-old Corinn O'Brien is about two months pregnant through in vitro fertilization, but an ultrasound recently showed the fetus might be in trouble, and she wants the option to try again if she needs to. Cancer survivor Kailani Greenwood, due to give birth in spring after undergoing IVF, hopes to have more children in the future and has four frozen embryos in storage. But the Alabama women who represent two groups most

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - More than 6,000 voters in a newly formed congressional district drawn to heighten Black voting power in Alabama received postcards with incorrect voting information ahead of Tuesday's primary, alarming advocates concerned about the potential impact on a race seen as crucial to boosting Black representation and Democrats' hopes to flip the U.S. House in November. James Snipes, chair of the Montgomery County Board of Registrars, said 6,593 county