Author: The Carolinian

WASHINGTON - Leading members of Congress released a bipartisan, bicameral tax proposal Tuesday, promising a middle-path deal to help low-income families and provide incentives for businesses as Trump-era tax breaks expire. The framework led by top tax policy leaders U.S. Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri would raise the child tax credit incrementally through 2025 and restore tax relief for affordable housing projects.

NEW YORK (AP) - Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking in America. Today, some public health experts say a similar report could help clear the air about vaping. Many U.S. adults believe nicotine vaping is as harmful as - or more dangerous than - cigarette smoking. That's wrong.

In response to the recent dismissal of a complaint against NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls by the Judicial Standards Commission, the North Carolina Black Alliance and Emancipate NC hosted a press conference on Friday. Demarcus Bass, Deputy Director of the NC Black Alliance, and Dawn Blagrove, the Executive Director of Emancipate NC, led the charge as they aimed to celebrate the people's triumph in safeguarding judicial independence. They sought

(AP) Recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches that were tied to lead poisoning in hundreds of U.S. children contained an additional contaminant, federal health officials said Friday. Besides lead, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said investigators detected "a high level" of the chemical element chromium, which can be toxic, in WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree and in cinnamon collected from the Ecuador factory where the pouches were manufactured. The additional details

The Quaker Oats Company has added two dozen additional types of granola bars, cereals and snack foods to a December recall over possible salmonella contamination. The company, which is owned by PepsiCo., announced the additional recall in the U.S. and Canada on Thursday. The expanded recall includes Quaker Chewy Granola Bars and Cereals, Cap'n Crunch Bars and select cereals, Gamesa Marias Cereal, Gatorade Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Bars, Munchies Munch

ATLANTA (AP) — A billionaire couple is giving $100 million to Atlanta’s Spelman College, which the women’s school says is the largest-ever single donation to a historically Black college or university. The donation was announced Thursday by Ronda Stryker and her husband William Johnston. She is the billionaire granddaughter of the founder of medical device maker Stryker Corp. and he is the chairman of money management firm Greenleaf Trust. They

By: DOMINIQUE HEATH, GUEST STAFF WRITER It has been a year since the death of Darryl Tyree Williams, and unfortunately, there has been no significant progress in the status of his case. The Attorney General ruled that the actions of the officers involved in Williams' arrest and subsequent death were justified and "not a violation of the law." This decision has left many questioning the justice system and the treatment

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - Sean Hodgson watched and worried as his best friend of nearly two decades unraveled. His former roommate and fellow U.S. Army reservist's anger and paranoia were mounting, he had access to guns, and he refused to get help. So Hodgson did the hardest thing of his life: He sent a text about Robert Card to their Army supervisor. "I believe he's going to snap and do

PARIS (AP) - It was Wild West meets melting pot America at the Louis Vuitton Fall-Winter 2024 men's show Tuesday, where musician-turned-designer Pharrell Williams unveiled his highly-anticipated sophomore collection. The show, set against the dramatic silhouette of the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, masterfully channeled Americana, with Native American designs mixing with modern luxury and showcasing Williams' unique vision for the powerhouse. Celebrity guests including Bradley Cooper, Omar Sy and

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey youth detention center let a "culture of abuse," in which staff sexually abused boys, endure for decades, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in state Superior Court by 50 men who lived at the facility. The lawsuit alleges virtually unchecked sexual abuse of the boys housed at the New Jersey Training School in Monroe Township. "For decades, children detained in New Jersey juvenile