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By Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer Art, action, and a lot of emotion Highest to Lowest, the newest film by Spike Lee, was truly thrilling with outstanding music and visuals. The gorgeous shots of New York City were a backdrop to the captivating acting of Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, and others. The film begins with Denzel on his Dumbo balcony negotiating a deal. With cameos from musicians, athletes, commercial stars,

LUMBERTON - Georgeva Gerald Wright, born August 23, 1925, has officially joined the ranks of centenarians, marking 100 years of a life dedicated to education, family, and community. Born during the Roaring Twenties, Wright has lived through some of the most defining moments of modern history - World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, the fall of the Soviet Union, the rise of the internet, and even the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer North Carolina Central University's Department of Nursing broke new ground in health education last Thursday, becoming the first university in North Carolina to implement an immersive interactive training room designed to revolutionize how nursing students train for real-world clinical situations. Located on the second floor of the nursing building, the new immersive room transports students into high-stakes medical scenarios, including everything from post-operative complications to

NC Newsline - The board overseeing the health insurance plan for North Carolina workers and retirees voted Friday to raise most enrollees' premiums to help cover a deficit that has grown to $507 million this year.  State Treasurer Brad Briner, whose office oversees the health plan, said no one wants to increase premiums but the hikes are needed to remedy the plan's financial instability. The insurance plan has been relying

NC Newsline-The state Health Plan Board of Trustees plans a vote Friday on a proposal that will for the first time set premiums according to how much state employees earn. Premiums would increase substantially for the state's top earners.  Premiums will increase $10 a month, to $35 monthly, for state employees and teachers enrolled in the standard insurance plan, make $50,000 or less, and have coverage for only themselves.  That

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer North Carolina has found itself at the center of a fierce national debate over the future use of private school vouchers. A program launched in 2014 to help low-income families access private schooling has now grown into a nearly billion-dollar initiative, driven by aggressive legislative expansion, rising private school tuition, and new opportunities introduced by federal policy. The state's Opportunity Scholarship Program was initially underutilized,

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Just outside the nation's capital, in the suburban sprawl of Montgomery County, Maryland, lies a serene 116-acre stretch of forested land named in honor of a man whose legacy was nearly lost to history-Matthew Henson. Matthew Henson State Park Stream Valley Park is threaded with a 4.2-mile paved trail that winds through woodlands and wetlands, with deer, wild turkeys, and birds making frequent appearances. Most

AP NEWS - A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. It reintensified to a Category 4 storm with 130 mph (215 kph) maximum sustained winds early Monday and moved closer to the Southeast Bahamas, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. Around 5 a.m. Monday, Erin was

By Will Atwater NC Newsline As the Trump administration keeps pushing to change the focus of scientific research and roll back environmental regulations - moves that critics say favor industry over public health - members of North Carolina's scientific and environmental communities are speaking out. They're raising alarms about the effect of the EPA's stated goal of dismantling its environmental research arm, including the possible closure of its Office of

By Brendan Szendro The Conversation The IRS will offer religious congregations more freedom to endorse political candidates without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status, the agency said in a July 2025 court filing. President Donald Trump has previously vowed to abolish the Johnson Amendment, which bars charitable nonprofits from taking part in political campaigns - although the latest move simply reinterprets the rule. Celebrating the change, House Speaker Mike Johnson highlighted an