Terminally ill people languish in North Carolina prisons, even after reforms

NC NEWSLINE BY: PHILLIP VANCE SMITH, II This story first appeared in Bolts, and is reprinted with permission.  "One doctor said I got two-to-four years left to live," drawled 64-year-old James Davis in a deep southern accent. "Another give me three-to-five. They don't really know. But one thing's for sure: If I don't get out, cancer'll kill me in prison." Davis, a tall white man with wispy brown hair and a chest-length

Federal Prosecutors Won’t Seek Charges In The Deadly Arrest Of Black Motorist

(AP)-Federal prosecutors told family members Tuesday they will not bring charges in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, closing the books on a lengthy FBI investigation into the white troopers who stunned, punched and dragged Greene on a roadside and allegations of an attempted cover-up by the Louisiana State Police. The U.S. Justice Department informed Greene's family of the decision as officials were also preparing to release

How Soon Can You File Your 2024 Income-Tax Return? 

  MarketWatch-The tax season is just around the corner. It's never too early to get started. January is a big month for the letter R, with resolutions, resets and tax returns demanding our attention. While it's undeniably early days, the Internal Revenue Service will tell you it's not too early to think about the income-tax returns for 2024 that will start to come due soon enough. The federal tax collector

As technology evolves, it becomes harder to tell ‘real’ AI from marketing

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

Film Production In North Carolina Tops $300M In Direct Spending in 2024

[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

School software provider is the latest target of major hack of personal data

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

HUD’s $14.2 M Investment In Raleigh

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

Over a third of Americans are on TikTok. That could change in a week

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,

Raleigh of Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow

By Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer The year was 1788, a new capital city was born in North Carolina: Raleigh. Uniquely, its location was selected with military strategy in mind - far from the vulnerable coast line. Raleigh blossomed in its early years, with the population soaring from under a thousand to over 2,600 between 1810 and 1820. The Civil War, largely spared the city from property destruction. Following the

The Raleigh Chamber “Economic Forecast: Launch 2025”

By Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, Raleigh's business community gathered at the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts for "Economic Forecast: Launch 2025," presented by Wells Fargo. the highly anticipated event drew a crowd eager for insights into the economic outlook for the coming year. Business leaders seeking a competitive edge in 2025 found what they were looking for: "Launch 2025" provided a comprehensive