Author: The Carolinian

NC NEWSLINE - At Kate's Korner, the day begins early - children arriving, classroom doors opening, small voices calling for teachers, parents saying quick goodbyes before heading to work. For the childcare center's staff, the morning comes with one less worry: they don't have to figure out how to pay for care for their own children. The center provides employees with free childcare, a benefit owner Kate Goodwin says is

SC DAILY GAZETTE - South Carolina locks up Black children at a higher rate than white children, found a report from a civil rights group released Wednesday. The American Civil Liberties Union's report, which drew from public records, came amid a push from legislators to crack down on violent crime among youth and improve conditions at the state Department of Juvenile Justice, where complaints about overcrowding and violence have persisted

[caption id="attachment_20269" align="alignnone" width="1536"] The Raleigh Rescue Mission's new facility in Knightdale. (Photo: Raleigh Rescue Mission)[/caption] NC NEWSLINE - A lot of big changes are underway at the Raleigh Rescue Mission, which this month opened a new $41 million campus in Knightdale for women and children experiencing homelessness. The new campus, named The Garden, allows the faith-based nonprofit to increase its capacity to serve as many as 350 women and

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The torch relay for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will begin in Atlanta, home of the last U.S. Summer Games in 1996, and travel through all 50 states, organizers announced Tuesday. The Olympic flame will be lit in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, before beginning its journey around the United States in spring 2028. The full route for the torch relay will be

[caption id="attachment_20321" align="alignnone" width="2500"] East Carolina took on North Carolina Central in a non-conference game in Dowdy-Ficklein Stadium in Greenville, NC on September 26, 2026. East Carolina went on to win 42-9.[/caption] By Steve Worthy Photography East Carolina defeated North Carolina Central University 42-9 in a non-conference matchup at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville on Sept. 26. The Eagles faced a tough ECU defense throughout the game but continued to battle

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Mint stopped making pennies in 2025, but legislation passed by the Senate and headed to President Donald Trump's desk will formally end their production after 234 years. The bill, passed by voice vote late Monday, directs the government to not make pennies, giving a legal stamp of approval to the Trump administration's decision to stop producing the currency last year. The penny, among the first

Inc,-Federally-backed loans doled out by small-business lending companies have defaulted at a substantially higher rate compared to traditional lenders over the last decade, according to a new report from the Small Business Administration's Inspector General. The new report takes a look at $9.5 billion worth of SBA 7(a) loans-which are government-backed loans with favorable interest and repayment terms-that were disbursed by SBLCs between fiscal year 2016 to 2023. By the

AP NEWS - Five years after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, dozens of people arrested in connection with the killing in the troubled Caribbean nation are still awaiting trial in Miami. Haiti has not had a president since a squad of gunmen killed Moïse and wounded his wife in an overnight raid at their home. U.S. prosecutors have charged more than 40 people with crimes related to the

On September 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced a significant, one-time investment of more than $174 million in additional funding to strengthen America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This funding commitment reflects the Trump Administration's ongoing pledge to support institutions that have played a foundational role in advancing opportunity and economic mobility for generations of American students. U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced this

NC NEWSLINE - Before there was Helene, there was Katrina. The destructive Category 5 hurricane that devastated New Orleans in 2005 convinced Alex Webber to move from Louisiana to the mountains of western North Carolina. Webber thought she'd found a climate-safe area in the picturesque town of Marshall until 2024, when Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic flooding and landslides to her backyard. This weekend marks the two-year anniversary of Helene, and