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The Quaker Oats Company has added two dozen additional types of granola bars, cereals and snack foods to a December recall over possible salmonella contamination. The company, which is owned by PepsiCo., announced the additional recall in the U.S. and Canada on Thursday. The expanded recall includes Quaker Chewy Granola Bars and Cereals, Cap'n Crunch Bars and select cereals, Gamesa Marias Cereal, Gatorade Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Bars, Munchies Munch

ATLANTA (AP) — A billionaire couple is giving $100 million to Atlanta’s Spelman College, which the women’s school says is the largest-ever single donation to a historically Black college or university. The donation was announced Thursday by Ronda Stryker and her husband William Johnston. She is the billionaire granddaughter of the founder of medical device maker Stryker Corp. and he is the chairman of money management firm Greenleaf Trust. They

By: JORDAN MEADOWS, STAFF WRITER On a chilly midday in North Raleigh, crowds gathered on Durant Road outside Abbott Creek Elementary School for a chance to catch a glimpse of President Biden during his visit to the Triangle. With police lights at every turn and helicopters whizzing overhead, the atmosphere unmistakably conveyed the proximity to the most powerful person on the planet. Families huddled together to stay warm during the

By: DOMINIQUE HEATH, GUEST STAFF WRITER It has been a year since the death of Darryl Tyree Williams, and unfortunately, there has been no significant progress in the status of his case. The Attorney General ruled that the actions of the officers involved in Williams' arrest and subsequent death were justified and "not a violation of the law." This decision has left many questioning the justice system and the treatment

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - Sean Hodgson watched and worried as his best friend of nearly two decades unraveled. His former roommate and fellow U.S. Army reservist's anger and paranoia were mounting, he had access to guns, and he refused to get help. So Hodgson did the hardest thing of his life: He sent a text about Robert Card to their Army supervisor. "I believe he's going to snap and do

By: JORDAN MEADOWS, STAFF WRITER As she gears up for her upcoming election bid in 2024 for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Judge Carolyn J. Thompson's journey unfolds as a testament to her commitment to the law, community service, and the pursuit of fairness. Thompson's legal odyssey began with a solid academic foundation, attending Hampton University and the North Carolina Central University School of Law. Admitted to the North

PARIS (AP) - It was Wild West meets melting pot America at the Louis Vuitton Fall-Winter 2024 men's show Tuesday, where musician-turned-designer Pharrell Williams unveiled his highly-anticipated sophomore collection. The show, set against the dramatic silhouette of the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, masterfully channeled Americana, with Native American designs mixing with modern luxury and showcasing Williams' unique vision for the powerhouse. Celebrity guests including Bradley Cooper, Omar Sy and

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey youth detention center let a "culture of abuse," in which staff sexually abused boys, endure for decades, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in state Superior Court by 50 men who lived at the facility. The lawsuit alleges virtually unchecked sexual abuse of the boys housed at the New Jersey Training School in Monroe Township. "For decades, children detained in New Jersey juvenile

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday is taking up challenges by commercial fishermen to a fee requirement that could achieve a long-sought goal of business and conservative interests: limiting a wide swath of government regulations. Billions of dollars are potentially at stake in front of a court that, like the rest of the federal judiciary, was remade during Donald Trump's presidency by conservative interests that were motivated as

A new report from the Prison Policy Initiative explores the ways the criminal justice and child welfare systems can punish families and worsen the conditions that got them ensnared in those systems in the first place. The report encourages policymakers and reformers to broaden their views of the criminal justice system beyond jails, prisons, parole and probation. It highlights how the justice system is intertwined with the child welfare system - and