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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. Nearly identical bills introduced in Iowa, Missouri and Idaho this year - with wording supplied by Bayer - would protect pesticide companies from claims they failed to

Jordan Meadows, Staff Writer Central Wake High School stands as a beacon of optimism for students who have stumbled along the path of education. This fully accredited, tuition-free public charter school is part of the Accelerated Learning Solutions (ALS) network: an educational management consultancy that provides services to public school districts and charter schools struggling with high dropout rates among other educational failings. Among nearly 20 sister schools scattered across

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's health agency and a nonprofit defending people with intellectual and development disabilities have reached an agreement that could resolve a lawsuit seeking action to help those who can't live at home because services in their communities are lacking. The Department of Health and Human Services and Disability Rights North Carolina announced this week they had filed in court a proposed order that would address

Julia Stokes and her daughter moved into the Helen Wright Center, a Raleigh shelter for women experiencing homelessness, late last year after a family dispute left them without a place to live. With a monthly income of just under $1,900 - a combination of survivor's benefits for Stokes and federal assistance for the daughter who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair - Triangle-area rents are well out of the

By Rodney Ross (Special To The Carolinian) The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a permanent, intergovernmental Organization, created at the Baghdad Conference on September 10-14, 1960, by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.  Since inception, additional Arab countries such as Libya, United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Nigeria,and non Arab countries such as Gabon; Equatorial Guinea , and Congo  have joined OPEC.  The United States has had various

NEW YORK (AP) - Faith Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining painting, textiles and storytelling, has died. She was 93. The artist's assistant, Grace Matthews, told The Associated Press that Ringgold died Friday night at her home in Englewood, New Jersey. Matthews said Ringgold had been in failing health. Ringgold's highly

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Western North Carolina residents could see improved internet access over the next few years after a major service provider agreed to invest millions of dollars in the region. The state Attorney General's Office and Frontier Communications of America have reached a settlement agreement that requires Frontier to make $20 million in infrastructure investments in the state over four years, Attorney General Josh Stein announced on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, DC-Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced final drinking water standards for six individual PFAS "forever chemicals" including PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFHxS, HFPO-DA (GenX), and PFBS. This is the first time that drinking water standards have been finalized for a new chemical under the Safe Drinking Water Act since it was updated in 1996. The finalized drinking water standards are: 4 parts per trillion for PFOA 4 parts

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cemented economic links and cultural amity with North Carolina on Friday, following up time in Washington during his official U.S. visit by checking up on benchmark Japanese companies building in the ninth-most populous state and meeting with students. In between, Kishida lunched at the governor's mansion in Raleigh, a historic first for the head of a foreign country in the Tar

Nationwide - The Richmond Art Museum is proud to host an inspiring exhibition by Latosha Stone-Keagy, also known as ToshaIsGnarly, celebrating women's empowerment, skateboarding, diversity, and the influence of anime in her contemporary art. Hailing from Greenville, Ohio, Stone-Keagy is a painter and graphic designer renowned for her captivating artworks that depict cute yet fiercely empowered women. Drawing inspiration from anime and surrealism, her vibrant pieces demand a second glance, inviting viewers