Author: The Carolinian

NC NEWSLINE - In his college courses at Stanford University, Jehangir Amjad poses a curious question to his students: Was the 1969 moon landing a product of artificial intelligence? It might sound like a work of science fiction, or time travel, he said, but understanding the history of AI answers the question for them. "I would actually argue, yes, a lot of the algorithms that were part of what put

[caption id="attachment_10397" align="alignnone" width="1024"] cinematography class on stage 6[/caption] RALEIGH, N.C. - Film productions across the state generated more than $302 million in direct in-state spending in 2024. This year is the second highest year-end total since 2015, when the state's current film grant program began, and the third highest total since 2000, when the state began offering film incentives to support its film industry. "North Carolina's strong economic recovery

NC Newsline - The sensitive data of millions of American adults and children have been compromised after hackers targeted California-based education software company PowerSchool, the company confirmed this week. The breach happened at the end of December, and new information confirmed by TechCrunch Thursday morning says that hackers were able to access student addresses, Social Security numbers, grades and medical information on the platform, which schools use for student records, grades, attendance

WASHINGTON - This week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the City of Raleigh, North Carolina a $14.2 million loan guarantee under Section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, for the Section 108 Loan Pool project. The City will use the loan proceeds for Section 108 eligible activities that meet the low- and moderate-income and elimination of slum and blight

Originally published by The 19th The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on January 10 about the constitutionality of a federal law that would require TikTok - the wildly popular video-based social media platform - to either face a ban in the United States or have its Chinese parent company sell to non-Chinese owners. Without action by the high court, the ban would go into effect on January 19. During the arguments,

NC Newsline - Democracy advocates stood in front of the North Carolina Supreme Court from sunrise to sunset Tuesday reading the names of more than 60,000 voters whose ballots are being challenged by state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin, who has refused to concede despite falling 734 votes short of his opponent after a recount. The readers spoke the names aloud in shifts, county by county, beginning at 6 a.m.

ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) - The sight of celebrity mansions and movie landmarks reduced to ashes can make it seem like the wildfires roaring through the Los Angeles area affected a constellation of movie stars. But a drive through the charred neighborhoods around Altadena shows that the fires also burned through a remarkable haven for generations of Black families avoiding discriminatory housing practices elsewhere. They have been communities of racial and

STATELINE.ORG - Blue states are bracing for a battle with the Trump administration over their authority to limit tailpipe emissions, a showdown that will have major repercussions on the types of cars and trucks sold to American drivers. All sides expect President-elect Donald Trump to try to revoke states' authority to adopt California's strict rules on the pollution spewed by vehicles. Many states' efforts to fight climate change hinge on

BY  MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) - The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they - and the boy - had been missing: iodine. A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across large swaths of the country. It essentially disappeared after some food makers started adding it to table salt, bread and

BY  ALEXANDRA OLSON NEW YORK (AP) - On the night Stephanie Cosme died, her sister and brother said they received a curt explanation from a U.S. Air Force official who met them at the hospital: The civilian contractor was failing to follow protocol when she was hit by an aircraft's rotating propeller and killed. The family would wait eight agonizing months to find out more about how the accident unfolded during