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[caption id="attachment_7357" align="alignnone" width="900"] Coco Gauff (AP NEWS)[/caption] Cheryl Cooky, Purdue University Though the college career of Iowa's Caitlin Clark ended with a disappointing loss, the point guard's record-breaking season helped fuel widespread interest in this year's NCAA women's college basketball tournament. The women's Final Four garnered higher television ratings than the men's Final Four. Then the women's basketball championship game between South Carolina and Iowa didn't just draw in

  Greg Childress (NC Newsline) Durham officials are hoping for the best this legislative short session - knowing the worst is likely to come - regarding a bill to allow the Board of Education and the county to build workforce housing on public land for teachers, law enforcement officers and first responders. Durham lawmakers have filed bills year-after-year asking colleagues in the House and the Senate to support efforts to

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Despite advancements in banking accessibility and technology, a sizable portion of the population in the United States remains unbanked or underbanked. An unbanked individual refers to someone who doesn't have a checking or savings account at a bank or credit union. They primarily rely on alternative financial services like check cashing services, money orders, or payday loans for their financial transactions. On the other hand,

[caption id="attachment_7281" align="alignnone" width="970"] (Jackie Valley/The Christian Science Monitor via AP)[/caption] LAS VEGAS (AP) - They operate in places like an airport, a resort, and a distribution center, tucked away from the public eye but close enough for easy access. They often emit laughter - and the sound of tumbling blocks, bouncing balls, and meandering tricycles. They're child care centers based at workplaces. And in the fraught American child care

(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and 40 other bipartisan attorneys general today called on Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to thoroughly review their data security practices after a rise in scammers taking over and locking users out of their accounts. From 2022 to 2023, the North Carolina Department of Justice saw a 330 percent increase in complaints related to these account takeovers. "Meta has encouraged its users to share

By Jheri Hardaway  (Staff Writer) Let's build about screen time and technology devices. Many of us are drowning in technology and it is not healthy. For all ages and walks of life, this is an important topic, and we should discuss the implications and ways out of our shared addiction. Spending too much time on the phone is detrimental to our mental health, thumb dexterity, and so much more. Like

By: Dominique Heath Guest Columnist Downtown Raleigh was transformed into an artistic wonderland this past weekend, as it played host to the much-loved Artsplosure - The Raleigh Arts Festival. The weekend was rich with creativity and bustling activity, enchanting visitors with an array of artistic expressions. The focal point of the festival was the acclaimed Art Market, where more than 175 juried artists and craftspeople exhibited their original masterpieces. These

Jordan Meadows, Staff Writer  Kamala Harris made history in 2010 by winning the election for California's Attorney General, marking her as the first woman, the first Black American, and the first South Asian American to assume the role in the state's history.  Following her victory, her initial weeks were characterized by a slew of challenges, reminiscent of those she had encountered in her prior roles, reflecting the issues that had

Speakers call on federal officials to oppose any attempts to reduce investments in climate smart agricultural programs Wilson - Tuesday, North Carolina public officials, farmers, and agriculture leaders convened a press conference to demonstrate how the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law in 2022 by President Biden, is now providing critical funding for farmers to help them mitigate the dire impacts of climate change. Speakers highlighted the ways

[caption id="attachment_7289" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Protesters gathered outside the court on Tuesday as the justices heard oral arguments in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. (Mark Walsh)[/caption] Jordan Meadows, Staff Writer The debate over personhood and abortion rights continues at the US Supreme Court, with Idaho's near-total ban on abortion under scrutiny. The case, argued on April 24, centers around whether Idaho's abortion restrictions conflict with the Emergency Medical Treatment and