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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="722"] Owen's Pharmacy in Tryon, left, and Creech Drug in Selma have closed their doors in recent years. Credit: Images via Google Street View[/caption] By Jaymie Baxley NC Health News People in rural communities depend on local pharmacies for more than just prescription medicines. Many rural pharmacies offer immunizations, blood pressure testing and other services that can be difficult to get in remote places where traditional health

By  The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Sean "Diddy" Combs headed to jail Tuesday to await trial in a federal sex trafficking case that accuses him of presiding over a sordid empire of sexual crimes protected by blackmail and shocking acts of violence. The music mogul is charged with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. The indictment against him lists allegations that go back to 2008. He's accused of inducing female victims and

WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned voters in the battleground state of North Carolina that they could lose jobs if Republicans weaken a signature Biden administration law that encourages investments in manufacturing and clean energy. Yellen said that Republican-dominated states like North Carolina are greatly benefiting from tax incentives under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and that eliminating them would be a "historic mistake," in a Thursday speech

NC NEWSLINE - North Carolinians are getting their first look at the impact of the UNC System's decision to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs from its campuses. The UNC Board of Governors voted in May to repeal the policy in favor of "principled neutrality." Campuses within the system had until September 1st to issue reports on how they followed the new directive, detailing the steps taken to achieve that compliance.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who came to the United States from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone and performed on some of the world's biggest stages, has died, her family said in a statement. She was 29. "Michaela touched so many lives across the world, including ours. She was an unforgettable inspiration to everyone who knew her or heard her story," her family said

By: Adria R Walker The Guardian President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris spoke on Saturday at the Congressional Black Caucus's Phoenix Awards dinner, bringing a message that its members were in a "battle for the soul of the nation". Biden highlighted his relationship with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Black voters. "In 2020, I ran for president to redeem the soul of America, to restore decency and dignity

NC Newsline-As early as next year, North Carolina's public high school athletes could get paid for sponsorship deals. The state Board of Education advanced proposed rules Thursday to allow students to profit from their name, image, and likeness. NIL deals have been common in college athletics for some time and increasingly, more states have allowed high school athletes to get in on the action. The State Board of Education initially

(AP) Watching climbing at the Paris Olympics makes it seem as if it's a sport that would be completely out of the question for a weekend athlete. The speed, strength and dexterity with which the competitors scale the walls appear impossible to match. Think again. Climbing might look terrifying on television, with and without ropes. Whether it's watching "Free Solo" or roped climbers making an ascent on one of the

By Dr. Charles Modlin,MD blackdoctor.org Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men and African American men have the highest rate of prostate cancer in the world, with incidence rates and mortality rates twice that of Caucasian men. "Why do African American men have a higher incidence of prostate cancer?" Some have proposed that it may be a function of genetic or hereditary factors. African American men have

NC NEWSLINE - When state regulators ordered a nonprofit run by the wife of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to repay $132,000 in disallowed expenses from a federal child care meal program in July, it marked the largest repayment request demanded from a "sponsoring organization" in the past five years. The amount also exceeds the total disallowed expenses in each of those fiscal years, according to NC Newsline's analysis of DHHS