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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina General Assembly begins its annual work session Wednesday with a little extra money to spend and limited pressing issues to address before key elections this fall and longtime state government leaders depart. Following their landmark 2023 session that expanded Medicaid, restricted abortion, broadened gun rights, swelled private-school vouchers and weakened the governor, Republicans leading the House and Senate are talking about the traditionally

Ms Jheri Worldwide, Staff Writer Photos by Terrence Jones, Terrence Jones Photography. The 2024 North Carolina Black Summit hosted by the North Carolina Black Alliance and sponsored by Advance Carolina was an outstanding opportunity for elected officials, community leaders, and mindful citizens to come together and build. It has been a while since I was in the convention center, having these impactful conversations in this beautiful space really amplified the

Jordan Meadows, Staff Writer What began as a localized movement at Columbia University in New York has morphed into a nationwide confrontation between students and administrators regarding anti-war protests and the boundaries of free speech on college campuses.  Over the past 10 days, the wave of demonstrations has led to the arrest, suspension, probation, and expulsion of thousands of students across various colleges, including Yale University, UNC-Chapel Hill, Virginia Tech,

PRNewswire- A leading nonprofit health advocacy organization that provides health and wellness information that is rooted in medical expertise to the Black community - is partnering with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) to spread awareness about kidney equity during National Kidney Month. Observed in March each year, National Kidney Month aims to raise awareness about kidney health and chronic kidney disease. The month also includes World Kidney Day - a

WASHINGTON (AP) - The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form - a financial aid application that's supposed to help students go to college, but is blocking her instead. She has tried to submit it over and over. Every time, it fails to go through. "I feel overwhelmed and stressed out," said Bijoux, 19. She came close to tears the last time she tried the

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Law enforcement officers with an arrest warrant demanded that a man come out of a house in North Carolina before four were killed by gunfire, the victims unable to survive shots coming from inside the dwelling, a witness and officials said Tuesday. Still reeling from Monday's attack - the deadliest against U.S. law enforcement officers since 2016 - investigators in Charlotte said they weren't sure whether

Nationwide - Meet Cynthia Cureton-Robles and her daughter Santia Deck, the owners of TRONUS, the first ever Black woman-owned sneaker brand to be launched by a female athlete. The brand continues to break glass ceilings after its latest announcement that it has expanded its footwear product line to include sports-focused Active Recovery Slides. After years of passionately researching, planning, and developing the ultimate recovery slides, TRONUS has won the endorsement

(AP News) A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said Thursday. Authorities said the case appears to be among the first of its kind in the country and called for new laws to guard against the technology. Experts also warned that artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly powerful, while

(AP News) - Indigenous representatives from 35 countries issued a declaration Thursday criticizing the fact that they are too rarely consulted about mining that takes place on or near their lands, an issue that has become more acute with increased demand for minerals needed in the transition to a cleaner energy system. "We recognize and support the need to end fossil fuel reliance and shift to renewable energy as critical

CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS-A biotech manufacturer that's expanding its facility under construction in Holly Springs in southern Wake County, want to take advantage of the workforce in the area. Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Fujifilm Corporation. The company, whose new expansion plans were announced by the governor's office last week, helps develop and manufacture products including vaccines, cell and gene therapies and oncolytic viruses, according to the company's