Author: The Carolinian

NC NEWSLINE - The mother of a Durham man who died of heart failure after he became trapped in the laundry room of her downtown apartment building has sued the property owner and management firm. Debra Davies seeks compensatory damages for the estate of Jason Pulliam, who was 39 at the time of his death. Davies also asked the court to award her damages for the "infliction of emotional distress"

THE CONVERSATION - A father is worried about his toddler, who has been running a fever for two days and pulling at one ear. A 65-year-old woman has been getting winded on her morning walks and feeling more fatigued than usual. Both reach for their phones and type their symptoms into an AI chatbot. "Your child likely has an ear infection," the father learns. "Your symptoms could indicate a cardiac

AP NEWS - The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than half a century, as officials race to eradicate a deadly flesh-eating parasite not seen in Texas since 1966. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced two new cases Monday, including the first outside Texas in a dog from just across the state line in Lea County, New Mexico.

NC NEWSLINE - The federal government released new guidance this week on how states should roll out the Medicaid work requirements that will affect  healthcare coverage for millions of Americans. The new interim rule, issued by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is intended to give states more details on how they're supposed to verify the work status for about 20 million adults enrolled in Medicaid, the publicly

THE CONVERSATION - Having Black teachers and other educators of color improves students' classroom experiences, research shows. They often serve as role models, set high academic expectations and teach material that connects to students' lives outside of schools. This can lead to higher standardized test scores, better school attendance and more classroom engagement - particularly when it comes to students who share their teacher's racial or ethnic background, but also

NC Public Press - "Where calling meets college." That's the pitch of Elevation College, an offshoot of Matthews-based Elevation Church opening for students this fall. The college will offer eight four-year bachelor's degree programs in majors like pastoral care and counseling, production, biblical studies and digital media and design, as well as two-year associate degrees in general education and ministerial leadership. Elevation is the largest church in North Carolina by

By Cash Michaels Contributing Writer Former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is being sued in Guilford County Superior Court for allegedly falsely suing a local Greensboro man during his 2024 Republican campaign for governor. Louis Love Money, a Greensboro musician, filed his compliant on May 26th, alleging that Robinson falsely filed suit against him in 2024 when Robinson sued both Money and CNN for defamation, after the cable news network reported

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska are suing the federal government in a bid to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near a sacred site in the Black Hills. A small group of opponents has been demonstrating at the drilling location and at the mining company's headquarters in what they call a land defense effort since they learned ground was broken

AP NEWS - Boots Riley holds nothing back in his audacious, surrealist social satire "I Love Boosters." The film is a go-for-broke expression of wild imagination and social consciousness that's impossible not to admire for its wacky, bold vision, with teleporting, high fashion snobbery and pyramid schemes. Here is a movie where we get Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie and Taylour Paige leading a vigilante shoplifting operation, Demi Moore as a

[caption id="attachment_18142" align="alignnone" width="2560"] A thirsty squirrel drinks from a sprinkler nozzle in Research Triangle Park amid drought conditions on May 28. Photo by Steve Worthy.[/caption] RALEIGH - Recent rainfall helped improve drought conditions in some parts of the state, but most of the state remains in extreme or severe drought, according to the N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council. The exceptional drought classification has been removed. "The weekend rains were