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Hundreds of North Carolinians gathered at the State Capitol fothe June 14th No Kings Day protest. (Photo: Clayton Henkel) By: Clayton Henkel  NC Newsline - As President Donald Trump celebrated his 79th birthday and the Army's 250th birthday with a massive military parade, demonstrators held 'No Kings' day protests across the country. Hundreds gathered Saturday afternoon at the NC State Capitol to voice support for democracy, due process, and immigrants rights.

[caption id="attachment_12272" align="alignnone" width="980"] A sign is displayed on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)[/caption] MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Google has offered buyouts to another swath of its workforce across several key divisions in a fresh round of cost cutting coming ahead of a court decision that could order a breakup of its internet empire. The Mountain View,

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer For much of the 20th and early 21st century, the stigma of the "absent father"-particularly the Black absent father-was ingrained in American culture, media, and public policy. Rooted in historical inequalities and economic shifts, the rise of fatherless households became a defining feature of social concern.  From the 1960s through the 2000s, the number of children growing up without a father in the home steadily

[caption id="attachment_12267" align="alignnone" width="980"] Regina Brinson, center, weeps at a news conference Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, while speaking alongside her mother, Katrena Alexander and attorney Ben Crump during a news conference in Jacksonville, Fla. Crump represents families of three of the seven people killed when a ferry dock walkway collapsed on Sapelo Island, Ga., on Saturday, Oct. 19. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum)[/caption] ATLANTA (AP) - Relatives of seven people who drowned

[caption id="attachment_12197" align="alignnone" width="1020"] The confederate states were fighting to gain independence from the rest of the United States as they wished to uphold what they referred to as 'Southern institutions'; the biggest of which was slavery.[/caption] By Brando Simeo Starkey Lithub The Thirteenth Amendment reads briskly. Split into two sections, the first states, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] North Carolina Legislative Building (Photo: Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline)[/caption] NC Newsline - The North Carolina House voted 59-48 Wednesday to pass a contentious bill authorizing constitutional carry, sending it to Democratic Gov. Josh Stein for approval. Senate Bill 50, "Freedom to Carry NC," would allow individuals who are U.S. citizens, at least 18 years of age, and not otherwise prohibited by law, to carry concealed weapons without applying

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="880"] Colin Campbell / WUNC[/caption] By Colin Campbell WUNC In addition to the potential federal funding cuts that public broadcasters across the country are facing, PBS North Carolina could also lose a big chunk of its state funding this year. The Senate budget would slash $4 million of the roughly $10 million the TV network receives from the state. The House budget, meanwhile, doesn't directly target PBS

[caption id="attachment_12192" align="alignnone" width="1760"] Protesters gather during the "People's March and Rally to Stop Mass Deportations and Protect Immigrant Californians" outside the state Capitol on the first day of the new legislative session in Sacramento on Dec. 2, 2024. (Fred Greaves/CalMatters)[/caption] By Blake Montgomery The Guardian Since protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles began, false and misleading claims about the ongoing demonstrations have spread on text-based social networks. Outright

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] (Photo by Aristide Economopoulos/NJ Monitor)[/caption] NC Newsline - The North Carolina House Rules Committee voted 12-10 Tuesday afternoon to pass a controversial bill that would allow individuals to carry concealed firearms without a permit. Senate Bill 50, "Freedom to Carry NC," would allow individuals who are U.S. citizens, at least 18 years of age, and not otherwise prohibited by law, to carry concealed weapons without applying

Raleigh Firebirds' Daequon Antoine (3) goes up for the layup against Tampa Bay Titans' Jadrian Flores (11) during the first half. The Raleigh Firebirds and the Tampa Bay Titans had their The Basketball League playoff series in Raleigh at St. Augustine's University from May 29-June 1st 2025. The Firebirds won the series 2-1 and move onto the next round. By: Cole Houck  Contributor The Firebirds are back! As excitement builds