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GLOBE NEWSWIRE-Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration and SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses and an SBA resource partner, set the dates for the 2025 National Small Business Week virtual summit. The free two-day online event will take place May 6 and 7 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET and registration is required. The virtual summit will feature educational workshops presented by cosponsors, access to federal resources, and networking

(AP)-In the Trump administration's quest to "Make America Healthy Again," there may be no bigger target than ultraprocessed foods. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation's new health secretary, has cited "highly chemically processed foods" as a chief culprit behind an epidemic of chronic disease in the U.S., including ailments such as obesity, diabetes and autoimmune disorders. Such foods are "poisoning" people, particularly children, Kennedy said during Senate confirmation hearings. He

By: Jordan Meadows | Staff Writer Eva Clayton, born on September 16, 1934, in Savannah, Georgia, is a pioneering American politician who made history as the first African American to represent North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives since George Henry White in 1898. Clayton graduated with a Bachelor of Science in biology from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1955. In 1956, she married

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1256"] A storm-damaged home in western North Carolina. (Photo: North Carolina Department of Commerce HUD CDBG-DR Helene recovery Action Plan)[/caption]   NC Newsline - North Carolina has submitted its Action Plan for $1.4 billion in federal disaster recovery money to address unmet housing, infrastructure and economic revitalization needs in western North Carolina, Gov. Josh Stein's press office reported Thursday. The plan was submitted to the U.S. Department

NC Newsline - The North Carolina House Agriculture and Environment Committee approved on Wednesday a bill to regulate labels for meat alternatives, moving it to the House Rules Committee. HB 134, "Prohibit Misbranding of Certain Food Products," requires manufacturers to mark alternative protein products differently from meat. Specifically, a label for a "manufactured-protein food product" with an "identifying meat term" would be required to have an "appropriate qualifying term" such

BY: BRIAN WITTE ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A federal judge who had ordered the Trump administration to reinstate fired federal probationary employees across the country at more than a dozen agencies has narrowed the scope of his ruling so it now applies to workers in the 19 states and the District of Columbia that challenged the mass dismissals. U.S. District Judge James Bredar in Baltimore issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday

[caption id="attachment_11330" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Photo by Ivan Samkov / Pexels[/caption] BY: KELCIE MOSELEY-MORRIS  STATELINE - The decades-old federal law protecting the privacy of individual health information is threatened by multiple lawsuits that seek to throw out a rule restricting disclosure of information in criminal investigations, including for those seeking legal abortion and other reproductive health care. In one of the cases, the Texas federal judge who has been at the center

[caption id="attachment_7281" align="alignnone" width="970"] (Jackie Valley/The Christian Science Monitor via AP)[/caption] WASHINGTON (AP) - The problems for Head Start began days after President Donald Trump took office. Trump's administration announced it would freeze federal grants - the primary funding for the early education program that serves more than half a million low-income children. Then came glitches with the funding website that forced nearly two dozen Head Start centers to close temporarily. Even after

[caption id="attachment_10309" align="alignnone" width="981"] Damage from Hurricane Helene (AP Photos)[/caption] BY  JEFF MARTIN AP News - Potentially deadly flash flooding, high-magnitude tornadoes and baseball-sized hail could hit parts of the Midwest and South on Wednesday as severe thunderstorms blowing eastward become supercharged, forecasters warned. There were already tornado warnings Wednesday morning near the Missouri cities of Joplin and Columbia - merely the opening acts of what forecasters expect will be a more

By: Ms. Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer The Omega Kappa Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, achieved remarkable success at the 72nd Mid-Atlantic Regional Awards held in Richmond, Virginia. Representing Harnett County, the chapter was honored with the prestigious 2024 Best of the Best Award in the Membership Reports category. This accolade recognizes the chapter's outstanding efforts in maintaining accurate and comprehensive membership records, showcasing their commitment to organizational