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By Marcus Bass Advance Carolina North Carolina joined New York and Virginia in making national headlines this month with historic municipal election results that should serve as a wake-up call to anyone who believes in the myth of "off-year" elections. What we witnessed across our state wasn't just a collection of local races - it was a demonstration of democracy's vitality at the grassroots level and a potential preview of

[caption id="attachment_14479" align="alignnone" width="1200"] A sign outside the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden alerts visitors that it's closed, weeks into the continuing U.S. government shutdown, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper[/caption] WASHINGTON (AP) - The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be nearing an end, but not without leaving a mark on an already-struggling economy. About 1.25 million federal workers haven't been paid

WASHINGTON  - When Anthony Taylor stepped into the crosswalk outside Washington Township High School in Indianapolis one August morning in 2018, he didn't expect his next memory to be waking up in a hospital bed. A car carrying a young boy and his mother struck him as he tried to help students cross safely. Taylor suffered a fractured pelvis and other broken bones but eventually returned to work. Taylor is

AP NEWS - ByHeart, which makes organic infant formula, recalled all of its products sold throughout the U.S. on Tuesday amid a growing outbreak of infant botulism. At least 15 babies in 12 states have been sickened in the outbreak tied to ByHeart formula, state and federal health officials said. That's an increase from 13 cases in 10 states reported Saturday. No deaths have been reported in the outbreak, which

By Dr. Joy Martinez Staff Writer America has been involved in wars large and small since before the actual establishment of the nation. King Philip's War-also known as the First Indian War, the Great Narragansett War or Metacom's Rebellion-took place in southern New England from 1675 to 1676. It was the Native Americans' final stand to avoid recognizing English authority and stop English settlement on their native lands. The war

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire speaks at a press conference on Nov. 9, 2025, following a vote on advancing legislation to end the government shutdown. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., is at left. At right are independent Sen. Angus King of Maine and Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Tim Kaine of Virginia. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)[/caption] WASHINGTON - Seven U.S.

THE CONVERSATION - Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump addressed hundreds of military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia in late September 2025. Before the meeting, journalists speculated about which urgent issues might require such a costly and unusual gathering, to which the assembled military leaders had been summoned from across the globe. Rather than a major shift in national security strategy, a loyalty oath

Dr. Jan Davidson Cape Fear Museum of History and Science In 1897, North Carolina's Democratic Party decided to embark on a white supremacy campaign to try to drive Populist and Republican politicians out of office during the 1898 election. The campaign used speeches, propaganda cartoons, and the threat of violence to create support for white supremacy. On November 8, 1898, New Hanover County's Democrats used threats and intimidation to stop

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] The Saturday Morning Market, in St. Petersburg, Florida, on April 14, 2012. (Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA)[/caption] The North Carolina context From NC Newsline After issuing partial November SNAP benefits to North Carolinians on Friday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) was on track to issue the remaining full benefits over the weekend. However, the decision by the White House to appeal a

  By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer On January 22, 1834, a violent confrontation at the Walnut Creek plantation in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, would lead to one of the most significant legal decisions in the antebellum South. Will, an enslaved man owned by James S. Battle, became the center of the landmark case State v. Will, which challenged the legal framework of slavery and recognized, however narrowly, the moral agency