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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - A 6-year-old boy who left on a flight for the Christmas holiday to visit his grandmother in southwest Florida instead was put on the wrong plane and ended up 160 miles away in Orlando, Florida. When the grandmother, Maria Ramos, showed up on Thursday at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers to greet her grandson who was flying for the first time from Philadelphia,

All photos are credited to Photographer Cecil Williams and AP News. ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) - Much of how South Carolina has seen its civil rights history has been through the lens of photographer Cecil Williams. From sit-ins to prayer protests to portraits of African Americans integrating universities and rising to federal judges, Williams has snapped it. After years of work, Williams' millions of photographs are being digitized and categorized and

By: JORDAN MEADOWS, STAFF WRITER In the heart of Conetoe, North Carolina, where access to fresh, nutritious food is challenging, Reverend Richard Joyner embarked on a transformative journey in 2007. Facing the reality of being situated in one of the country's "food deserts," with the nearest grocery store 10 miles away, Joyner envisioned a holistic solution that would address the immediate need for sustenance and nurture the growth of the

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A beneficiary of one of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's end-of-year criminal pardons, who currently works in state government, said she hopes her life story will help others who also are seeking second chances. Among the four receiving a pardon of forgiveness from Cooper on Wednesday was Portia Bright-Pittman, 38, who had been convicted of being an accessory after the fact to armed robbery in Orange County in

In 2021, 20 teenagers died in North Carolina due to drunk driving, says Rodney Poole, program coordinator for Talk it Out NC. The state-funded program was created by the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission in 2014 to help educate youth and parents about the dangers of underage drinking. As a result of those fatalities, Poole said during a webinar about how social media influences teen drinking, there will be 20 empty seats at

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(AP) Annual mammograms are recommended indefinitely for breast cancer survivors in many countries, including the U.S., but a large British study finds that less frequent screening is just as good. Yearly screening is meant to monitor whether cancer has come back. All that testing causes anxiety for patients and costs money. Until now, there wasn't solid evidence for when women could ease back on yearly mammograms, said Janet Dunn of

Tim Henderson - Stateline - A still-roaring national economy grew at an unexpectedly robust 5.2% annual rate in the third quarter of this year, but early indicators show a more mixed picture for many states heading into the holidays. The preliminary unemployment rate rose in 38 states and economic output slowed in 32 states in October, according to a Stateline analysis of preliminary federal economic data. Yet states where the economy

By: LINDEN BECKFORD JR. and MOTHER DIVA It was an epic moment and gathering on December 2, 2023, for the 40th Anniversary of Thriller Dance Re-Enactment produced by Chicago Community Activist/ Producer Mother Diva. The event was sponsored in part by the LA Valley Recovery Center. They help people detox from drugs and alcohol. “Mr. Jackson always believed in doing things that had never been done before. Out of all

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