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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="880"] Courtesy of Amanda McGrosky A 2021 field team in Illeret, Kenya. From left: Srishti Sadhir, Ephraim Achau, Amanda McGrosky, David Nyasaga, Tom Otube, Koriye Koriye, Asher Rosinger, and Samuel Esho.[/caption] By Bianca Garcia, WUNC That Americans are sedentary at work and at home has long been a part of the explanation for the obesity epidemic. For Britt Creech, this has meant getting creative with how she

BY TARA SUTER (THE HILL) President Trump on Sunday weighed in on actor Sydney Sweeney and her recent controversial ad campaign with American Eagle. "You'd be surprised at how many people are Republicans," the president said after a reporter stated that the "White Lotus" and "Euphoria" star is a registered Republican. "That's what I wouldn't have known, but I'm glad you told me that. If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her

(AP NEWS) Since the 1980s, the Lumbee Tribe has lobbied Congress to acknowledge it as a sovereign nation. There was renewed hope last year when both major party candidates in the presidential election promised to intervene on behalf of the Lumbee. In his first week in office, President Donald Trump appeared to be making good on his endorsement. He issued an executive order directing the Interior Department to create a

  [caption id="attachment_13085" align="alignnone" width="800"] Evan Milligan, center, plaintiff in Merrill v. Milligan, an Alabama redistricting case, speaks with reporters following oral arguments at the Supreme Court in Washington, Oct. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)[/caption] BY  DAVID A. LIEB (AP) When Democratic lawmakers fled Texas to try to prevent the Republican-led Legislature from redrawing the state's congressional districts, it marked the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering. The word "gerrymander"

[caption id="attachment_13061" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Mayor Christopher Neal and Louisburg Town residents speak out aginst HB 183 (Photo by Ahmed Jallow)[/caption] BY: AHMED JALLOW NC Newsline - Officials and residents from the town of Louisburg gathered Tuesday outside of the North Carolina Legislative Building to protest a surprise change to the town's mayoral election process, which they say was made without their knowledge or any public input. The provision was inserted into House

By: Callum Jones in New York and Michael Sainato The Guardian - Donald Trump fired the federal government official in charge of labor statistics, hours after data revealed jobs growth stalled this summer, prompting accusations that he is "firing the messenger". The US president claimed that Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of labor statistics, had "faked" employment figures in the run-up to last year's election, in an effort to boost Kamala Harris's chances of victory. Trump later claimed:

[caption id="attachment_13056" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Photo from PBS North Carolina Site[/caption] By: Shauneen Miranda NC Newsline WASHINGTON - The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday that it will be shutting down. The announcement came just one day after a major Senate appropriations bill omitted funding for the nonprofit that funds public media and a week after President Donald Trump signed a bill into law that yanked $1.1 billion in previously approved

By: Kevin Hardy Stateline They may resemble other ATMs, but officials are increasingly warning about the potential for fraud with the expanding fleet of cryptocurrency ATMs popping up across the country. The National Consumers League says the largely unregulated machines have become favored by scammers for their anonymity and irreversibility - once a user transfers or deposits funds, that money is essentially gone. While officials say the machines can be

By Jane Winik Sartwell Carolina Public Press [caption id="attachment_12985" align="alignright" width="326"] Stanley Furniture, the largest employer in Graham County, announced it would be closing its manufacturing plant, laying off about 400 workers in this county of about 8,600. Gwen Albers/Carolina Public Press[/caption] When Shaun Adams was laid off by Stanley Furniture in 2014, he was beyond frustrated. Not only was he losing his job at the furniture manufacturing plant, but

WUNC | By Colin Campbell State lawmakers are trying to address long lines at the Division of Motor Vehicles by making it easier to renew driver's licenses online. DMV offices have been dealing with a surge in people trying to get a REAL ID under new federal requirements. Rep. Reece Pyrtle, R-Rockingham, says people who get their REAL ID shouldn't have to come back to the DMV in the following years.