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The Conversation We've all experienced this: You're in the middle of a lovely dream. Perhaps you're flying. As you're soaring through the air, you meet an eagle. The eagle looks at you, opens its beak and - BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Your alarm goes off. Dream over, time to get up. Many people - kids and adults alike - notice that when they wake up naturally from sleep, they feel more

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA As Black Friday approaches, shoppers across the United States prepare for the holiday shopping rush against widespread retail closures. More than 2,000 stores are set to shut their doors by the end of 2024, with 13 major retail chains accounting for a total of 2,055 closures. The shakeup reflects a retail landscape grappling with changing consumer habits, financial pressures, and shifting strategies. Family Dollar tops

[caption id="attachment_9941" align="alignnone" width="1536"] NC State students tape a list of demands to Holladay Hall, the building containing the chancellor's office, on Nov. 19, 2024. (Christine Zhu/NC Newsline)[/caption] NC Newsline - One year after the closure of Poe Hall at North Carolina State University, students are demanding more action from the school's administration to address the issue of PCBs on campus, which are linked to breast cancer. PCBs, or polychlorinated

The Conversation The Food and Drug Administration implemented a rule to go into effect on Sept. 10, 2024, requiring mammography facilities to notify women about their breast density. The goal is to ensure that women nationwide are informed about the risks of breast density, advised that other imaging tests might help find cancers and urged to talk with their doctors about next steps based on their individual situation. The FDA originally issued the

[caption id="attachment_9937" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Laura Hogshead (left), the director of ReBuild NC, and Pryor Gibson, advisor to Gov. Roy Cooper, are sworn in to testify in front of lawmakers about the state's hurricane recovery housebuilding program on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Photo: Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline)[/caption] NC Newsline - Laura Hogshead, director of ReBuild NC, which mismanaged millions of dollars in hurricane recovery spending, is no longer employed with the agency,

[caption id="attachment_9932" align="alignnone" width="800"] Dr. Kathleen Toomey, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health at a Sept. 2021 Capitol press conference. This month, Toomey sent a letter dismissing members of the state's maternal mortality review committee. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder[/caption] ProPublica - Georgia officials have dismissed all members of a state committee charged with investigating deaths of pregnant women. The move came in response to ProPublica having obtained internal reports

By Dominique Heath Guest Columnist While Project 2025 has been at the forefront of discussions, another movement has gained traction amongst many Black Americans on social media: Black Project 2025. This transformative movement is aiming to address concerns surrounding the potential implications of Project 2025, as proposed by The Heritage Foundation. With the possibility of Donald Trump's second presidential term, Black Project 2025 addresses significant concerns within the Black community

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The race for North Carolina's Supreme Court between Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs and Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin is going to a recount. With 5.5 million ballots cast, Riggs leads by just 625 votes, or 0.01%, after the final votes were tallied from several counties. As of Tuesday afternoon, all ballots appear to be in- Forsyth and Duplin were the ones left to be fully

[caption id="attachment_9902" align="alignnone" width="1536"] President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he would tap Linda McMahon as Education secretary in his second administration. In this photo, McMahon, at the time the head of the Small Business Administration, speaks during a rally with GOP lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol Nov. 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)[/caption] President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday night he plans to nominate Linda McMahon, the

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] The NC Senate chamber (Photo: ncleg.net)[/caption] Republican lawmakers in North Carolina approved wide-ranging legislation Wednesday that was billed as another round of hurricane relief, but instead primarily shifts power within state government away from Democratic officials. Senate Bill 382 is advertised as the third round of relief for western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene caused unprecedented damage in the state's western counties. But it provides just a fraction