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AARP - Financial advisers usually tell you that it's bad to get a big tax refund. A refund, after all, is money you paid the government that you didn't owe. You could have used that money during the tax year instead of giving it to Uncle Sam in the form of an interest-free loan. If taxpayers have heard that advice, most have probably just nodded along and continued making plans

(AP NEWS) Yogurt sold in the U.S. can make claims that the food may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, based on limited evidence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The agency agreed that there is some evidence, but not significant scientific agreement, that eating at least 2 cups of yogurt per week may reduce the chance of developing the disease that affects about 36 million Americans.

Jordan Meadows Staff Writer On Saturday, global demonstrations erupted as millions took to the streets in solidarity with humanitarian efforts in Palestine amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The protests were orchestrated by the Shut It Down 4 Palestine Coalition, sponsored by various groups and organizations. The protest in Raleigh, involving approximately 1,000 predominantly younger participants, kicked off on South Blount Street, circled the Capitol building, and proceeded down South Dawson

Thirty-seven-year-old Corinn O'Brien is about two months pregnant through in vitro fertilization, but an ultrasound recently showed the fetus might be in trouble, and she wants the option to try again if she needs to. Cancer survivor Kailani Greenwood, due to give birth in spring after undergoing IVF, hopes to have more children in the future and has four frozen embryos in storage. But the Alabama women who represent two groups most

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - More than 6,000 voters in a newly formed congressional district drawn to heighten Black voting power in Alabama received postcards with incorrect voting information ahead of Tuesday's primary, alarming advocates concerned about the potential impact on a race seen as crucial to boosting Black representation and Democrats' hopes to flip the U.S. House in November. James Snipes, chair of the Montgomery County Board of Registrars, said 6,593 county

WASHINGTON (AP) - When Nikki Haley said she would withdraw from the 2024 presidential race following her underwhelming showing on Super Tuesday, she did so using a phrase that would seem at odds with the finality of her announcement. The former South Carolina governor and former U.N. ambassador said she was suspending her campaign. Not ending, not concluding, not terminating - suspending. "I am filled with gratitude for the outpouring of support we've

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal appeals court was scheduled to hear arguments Monday on whether former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law requires full insurance coverage of certain types of preventive care, including HIV prevention and some types of cancer screenings. A federal judge in Texas said last year that it doesn't. U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor in Fort Worth ruled that some of the preventive care requirements of

RALEIGH - Governor Roy Cooper joined Vice President Harris and U.S. Department of the Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo for an announcement in Durham. Vice President Harris announced awards of $32 million to ten minority and women-led venture capital firms in North Carolina through funding by the American Rescue Plan. The funds, made available through the Treasury Department's State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), will help underserved small businesses and

NEW YORK (AP) - Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its longstanding guidance, saying that people can return to work or regular activities if their symptoms are mild and improving and it's been a day since they've had a fever. The change comes at a time when COVID-19 is

(Source: AP News) Scientists have created miniorgans from cells floating in the fluid that surrounds a fetus in the womb - an advance they believe could open up new areas of prenatal medicine. Miniorgans, or " organoids," are tiny simplified structures that can be used to test new medical treatments or study how the real organs they mimic work, whether they are healthy or diseased. Researchers from University College London and