Author: The Carolinian

[caption id="attachment_8283" align="alignnone" width="980"] (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)[/caption] COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - The Biden administration has doled out more than $2 billion in direct payments for Black and other minority farmers discriminated against by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the president announced Wednesday. More than 23,000 farmers were approved for payments ranging from $10,000 to $500,000, according to the USDA. Another 20,000 who planned to start a farm but did

BY: LYNN BONNER Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s We the People party was legitimately certified, a Wake Superior Court judge ruled Monday in rejecting the state Democratic Party's attempt to keep the third party candidate off the ballot. The NC Democratic Party sued the state Board of Elections and We the People, saying the Board was wrong to grant We the People status as a party. By forming the alternative party and

DURHAM, NC - An estimated 1,918 first-year students will attend North Carolina Central University (NCCU) as the Class of 2028 this fall, plus 296 transfer students and 18 second-degree students. The incoming class is expected to be the largest the university has seen in 15 years. Final census data will be available in September 2024. Most of them - 1,503 - come from North Carolina with more than half from

RALEIGH - Local, state and federal law enforcement and public safety agencies are continuing the search for convicted murderer Ramone Alston, who escaped from the custody of state corrections officers this morning while arriving for a medical appointment in Hillsborough. The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to Alston's capture. "There is someone out there who knows where Alston is," said Secretary

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="599"] AP Photo / Charles Rex Arbogast[/caption] CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials had planned to open a new elevated train station near the United Center more than four years ago, but numerous delays left some neighbors wondering if it ever would happen. Then the Democratic National Committee picked the city to host its convention. Construction crews scrambled to finish work this month on the Damen green line L stop

BY  DAVID BAUDER (AP NEWS) At least three news outlets were leaked confidential material from inside the Donald Trump campaign, including its report vetting JD Vance as a vice presidential candidate. So far, each has refused to reveal any details about what they received. Instead, Politico, The New York Times and The Washington Post have written about a potential hack of the campaign and described what they had in broad terms.

[caption id="attachment_8275" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Credit: Donald Traill/Invision/AP[/caption] By: Elliott H. Powell University of Minnesota Missy Elliott's first-ever headline tour, which stops in Philadelphia on Aug. 5, 2024, comes nearly three decades after she released her debut album, "Supa Dupa Fly," in 1997. For a seasoned artist like Elliott - a rapper, singer, songwriter and producer whose accomplishments include six platinum-selling albums, four Grammys and an induction into the Rock &

RALEIGH - Parents and children in Eastern Wake County have something to smile about as Wake County has "cut the floss" at the newest location of the cross-county Regional Smiles program. This program is an expansion of the award-winning Smiles at Sunnybrook program and offers free dental exams, teeth cleanings, x-rays and fluoride applications to those under 20 who don't have insurance. "Access to quality dental care is essential for

PARIS (AP) - U.S. Olympic officials are appealing a court ruling that resulted in American gymnast Jordan Chiles being asked to return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) voided an on-floor appeal by Chiles' coach that vaulted her to third, saying the appeal came 4 seconds beyond the 1-minute time limit for scoring inquiries. USA Gymnastics disputed the timing, saying in a statement Sunday

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Federal Medicaid regulators have signed off on a proposal by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper 's administration to offer scores of hospitals in the state a financial incentive to eliminate patients' medical debt and carry out policies that discourage future liabilities. Cooper's office said Monday that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services late last week approved the plan submitted by the state Department of Health