Author: The Carolinian

THE CONVERSATION - The next time you call an Uber ride or order food delivery with an app, there's a good chance that the gig worker you meet is getting government benefits. In 2025, companies such as DoorDash, Lyft and Uber had the most workers receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits among all major employers, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. This marks a major shift from 2020,

WUNC - Rows of low-lying brick buildings and corrugated tin bungalows crowd a 32-acre property in east Burlington. Photos from the 1990s reveal a silver water tower and pristine pipes glowing white in the sun. Now, these structures are rust-red. This is the former Tarheel Army Missile Plant, or TAMP. A vestigial organ of Cold War-era military manufacturing, it has changed hands several times since the Department of Defense auctioned

By Kristin Kitchen Special To The Carolinian As a passionate preservationist, Irvin Henderson made the business of saving historic structures, and preserving communities, his life's work. For those of us fortunate enough to have known him, he was a teacher, mentor, historian and a quiet force to be reckoned with when championing a project he believed in. We felt better when he was on our team. You knew  that "things

[caption id="attachment_19412" align="aligncenter" width="512"] (Photo: Alanna Joyner/Progress NC)[/caption] NC NEWSLINE - When the heat index tops 105°F, as it has this week in central North Carolina, the National Weather Service issues a heat advisory. Meteorologists warn people to limit their time in the sun and advise that hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat-related illness. But for many workers, taking a break from summer's extreme conditions is not an

RALEIGH, N.C. - Raleigh police continued investigating the death of a 32-year-old Black man found in a downtown parking lot Saturday, as the public nature of the incident prompted concern, questions and calls for transparency from community advocates. Police Chief Rico Boyce said Monday that investigators were treating the death as a suicide. According to Boyce, surveillance footage collected from nearby businesses helped investigators determine what occurred. Boyce also shared

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. - In Forbes' magazine's first-ever rankings of the nation's top historically Black college and universities, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University claimed the No. 1 position among all public HBCUs across the country. Released over the weekend as part of its "Top Colleges 2026" package, Forbes' rankings singled out North Carolina A&T for its outstanding return on investment - the leading measurement point in Forbes' methodology

THE GUARDIAN - It's a February Friday night at the University of Georgia, but Stegeman Coliseum is alive. Situated in the center of the sprawling southern campus in Athens, the towering arena has hosted Georgia Bulldogs basketball, volleyball and gymnastics teams for more than six decades. On 22 February 1964, Stegeman Coliseum hosted its first athletic event and, concurrently, its first win. Six decades later, on 20 February 2026, then-19-year-old

For thousands of North Carolinians, going to work each morning means stepping into environments where a momentary mistake, equipment failure or unsafe condition can have life-changing consequences. Sometimes, the consequence is death. That reality came into sharp focus this week in Apex, where a person died in what authorities described as an apparent construction accident at a work site on Humie Olive Road. The circumstances surrounding the Apex death remain

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - The Justice Department on Thursday accused Duke University's law school of unlawfully considering race in admissions in the latest Trump administration action against higher education institutions. In a findings letter to the school, the department said that while administrators paid lip service to being race-neutral in admissions, they used other factors as stand-ins for race, including personal essays and whether someone was a first-generation college student.

[caption id="attachment_12068" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Billie dollar. money background[/caption] NEW YORK (AP) - Some U.S. adults are using artificial intelligence for financial guidance, but it's far from the most trusted source of advice, according to a new Gallup survey conducted in partnership with Edward Jones, a financial services firm. About 1 in 5 Americans who have sought financial advice in the past year turned to AI, the survey found. But among