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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="780"] The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., hosts both chambers of Congress. Provided / U.S. Capitol Visitor Center[/caption] Carolina Public Press - North Carolina's recently redrawn 2025 congressional district map appears likely to stand for the 2026 midterm elections. A panel of federal judges ruled Wednesday, siding with Republican legislators by rejecting a challenge to the map, which made the First Congressional District a safer bet

WASHINGTON (AP) - From corporate executives to Wall Street analysts to Federal Reserve officials, references to the "K-shaped economy" are rapidly proliferating. So what does it mean? Simply put, the upper part of the K refers to higher-income Americans seeing their incomes and wealth rise while the bottom part points to lower-income households struggling with weaker income gains and steep prices. A big reason the term is popping up so

By Jason Sovodki Special To The Carolinian "We don't just serve tea. We serve memory. We serve healing. We serve revolution in ceramic cups." -Joy Lindsay, Planifolia Plant & Tea Shop There is something sacred in the soil. Something older than history books and more fragrant than any written recipe. It pulses under bare feet in freshly turned fields, it simmers in mason jars on stovetops, and it whispers through

The Conversation - By now, Americans know the strange math of minting: Each penny costs about 4 cents to make. Chances are you have some in a jar, or scattered among pockets, purses and car ashtrays. As small as it is, the penny punches above its weight culturally. If it ever disappeared, so too might the simple kindness of "take a penny, leave a penny," alongside timeless classics like penny

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="780"] Sylva Police Department social worker Galadriel LaVere responds to a situation alongside police officers. Credit: Courtesy of Chris Hatton[/caption] By Rachel Crumpler NC Health News Chris Hatton oversees a 15-officer police force in a small western North Carolina town in Jackson County - a place where he says many calls to 911 aren't really police matters at all. A "suspicious" person loitering. Someone yelling in the

[caption id="attachment_14713" align="alignnone" width="1920"] 'The First Thanksgiving, 1621,' by Jean L. G. Ferris. Library of Congress[/caption] THE CONVERSATION - Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises to bring Americans together warrants our attention. But as a historian of religion, I feel obliged to recount how popular interpretations of Thanksgiving also have pulled us apart. Communal rituals of

[caption id="attachment_14888" align="alignnone" width="1760"] Photo Credit: Eric Lee / St. Louis Public Radio[/caption] The Guardian-Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died. She was 111. Her grandson Ike Howard said on Monday that

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Mark Paylor Jr. sells his 4M Farms produce, eggs and meat during the Harvest Market Festival at the Southeast Raleigh YMCA Oct. 26, 2025.[/caption] RALEIGH, N.C. - The brown beauties Mark Paylor Jr. sells by the dozen epitomize Black eggs-cellence. And his greens - oh, his greens! "They're delicious," Lisa Yebuah said. "Sometimes I do a combo of the greens and cabbage together when I want

The Conversation - Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends and feasting. However, amid the joy of gathering and indulging in delicious food, it is essential to keep food safety in mind. Foodborne illnesses can quickly put a damper on your celebrations. As an immunologist and infectious disease specialist, I study how germs spread - and how to prevent them from doing so. In my courses, I teach my students

The Conversation - Every fall I anticipate the winter holidays with almost childlike joy. I look forward to familiar traditions with friends and family, eggnog in my coffee, and the sense that everyone is feeling a little lighter and more connected. At the same time, I feel anxious and annoyed by the manufactured sense of urgency around gift giving: the endless searching and second-guessing shaped by advertisers, retailers and cultural