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Orginal Source: NCPedia.org Colonial legacies Slavery has been part of North Carolina's history since its colonization by Europeans in the late 1600s and early 1700s. Many of the first enslaved people in North Carolina were brought to the colony from the West Indies or other surrounding colonies, but a significant number were brought from Africa. Records were not kept of the tribes and homelands of enslaved African people, so it

  RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) - Base rates for North Carolina homeowners' insurance premiums will increase on average by about 15% by mid-2026 as part of a settlement reached by the state Insurance Department and the industry. The agreement announced Friday by state Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey contrasts with the January 2024 request by the North Carolina Rate Bureau, which represents insurance companies, seeking a 42.2% overall average increase. Causey, an

WASHINGTON (AP) - Nothing doctors prescribed controlled Michael Garrity's dangerously high blood pressure - until they zapped away some nerves on his kidneys. If that sounds weird, well, kidneys help regulate blood pressure in part through signals from certain nerves. The new treatment disrupts overactive renal nerves. "My blood pressure would spike and I'd run out of breath and feel tired, and that doesn't happen anymore," said Garrity, 62, of

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="768"] Humpty Dumpty slips from the wall; Humpty's due for an awful fall / K. Udo J. Keepler's 1913 political cartoon depicts the impending end of tariffs used to protect U.S. domestic monopolies. (Composite: Letty Avila. Image source: Library of Congress.)[/caption] WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump did not immediately impose tariffs on Monday as previously promised but said he was thinking about imposing 25%

The Food and Drug Administration is ordering food and drug makers to remove a dye called Red 3 from the products U.S. consumers eat and drink. The colorant was banned from cosmetics and non-oral medications decades ago because a study showed it caused cancer when eaten by rats. But it kept appearing on the ingredient lists of popular snack foods and other grocery products because it remained approved for use

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="980"] Neighborhoods in Kentucky reported they've received flyers filled with KKK propaganda in their front yards.(WKYT viewer via WKYT)[/caption] The Guardian - Authorities in Kentucky are investigating racist Ku Klux Klan (KKK) flyers telling immigrants to "leave now" and "avoid deportation" that were discovered in multiple cities over the past few days. The flyers, which were found in Ludlow, Fort Wright and Fort Mitchell, depict a cartoon

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA  In one of his final acts in office, President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., a seminal figure in the civil rights movement, whose advocacy for Black nationalism and self-reliance left an indelible mark on leaders like Malcolm X and movements across the Black diaspora. Born on August 17, 1887, in Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica, Garvey was the son of a stonemason and

[caption id="attachment_10452" align="alignnone" width="750"] Photo: Gai Terrell/Redferns/Getty[/caption] The Conversation - Quincy Jones, who died on Nov. 3, 2024, at the age of 91, was one of the most influential musicians in U.S. history. You might think such a notable figure would factor prominently in American music classrooms. Yet my research shows that Jones, who was Black, is rarely mentioned in mainstream U.S. music curricula. As a Black music professor, I

Notice: ReproductiveRights.gov Appears to Be Offline The government website ReproductiveRights.gov, which provided crucial information about abortion access, reproductive health care, and patients' rights, is currently inaccessible. The site, launched in 2022 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was designed to support public awareness about reproductive rights and services. It offered details on topics such as insurance coverage for birth control, prenatal care, and FDA-approved medication abortion options.

  Stateline-The minimum wage will increase in nearly half the states this year even as the federal wage floor remains stuck at $7.25 per hour. In many states, the minimum wage is automatically adjusted upward as inflation rises. But voters in several states, including deeply red ones such as Alaska and Missouri, chose in November to significantly increase their minimum wages this year. Michigan will see its minimum wage jump